100 Best universities for Finance in France

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Finance. A graph of 1.94M citations received by 87.8K academic papers made by 114 universities in France was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#49 in Europe

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

2. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#112 in Europe

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

3. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Finance

#119 in Europe

#313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1794

4. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#124 in Europe

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

5. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#132 in Europe

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 11,196
Founded: 1872

6. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Finance

#138 in Europe

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

7. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Finance

#142 in Europe

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 5,453
Founded: 1881

8. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Finance

#163 in Europe

#419 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

9. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Finance

#199 in Europe

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

10. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Finance

#201 in Europe

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

11. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Finance

#204 in Europe

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

12. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Finance

#207 in Europe

#520 in the World

Founded: 1907

13. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Finance

#209 in Europe

#525 in the World

Founded: 1906

14. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Finance

#220 in Europe

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

15. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#226 in Europe

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,536
Founded: 1794

16. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Finance

#233 in Europe

#570 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

17. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Finance

#266 in Europe

#650 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

18. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Finance

#275 in Europe

#665 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

19. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Finance

#288 in Europe

#694 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

20. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Finance

#293 in Europe

#702 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

21. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Finance

#294 in Europe

#703 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

22. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Finance

#302 in Europe

#719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 60,404
Founded: 2012

23. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Finance

#382 in Europe

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

24. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Finance

#384 in Europe

#942 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

25. Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Finance

#388 in Europe

#950 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

26. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Finance

#392 in Europe

#962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,690
Founded: 1854

27. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#407 in Europe

#1009 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

28. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Finance

#408 in Europe

#1010 in the World

Founded: 1892

29. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Finance

#416 in Europe

#1033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

30. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Finance

#419 in Europe

#1041 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

31. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Finance

#421 in Europe

#1043 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

32. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#429 in Europe

#1073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1783

33. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Finance

#442 in Europe

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 14,800
Founded: 2013

34. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Finance

#445 in Europe

#1109 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

35. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#449 in Europe

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,523
Founded: 1970

36. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Finance

#452 in Europe

#1136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 22,023
Founded: 1968

37. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Finance

#470 in Europe

#1188 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

38. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Finance

#475 in Europe

#1201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 37,252
Founded: 1460

39. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Finance

#480 in Europe

#1226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

40. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Finance

#483 in Europe

#1234 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

41. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#506 in Europe

#1308 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

42. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#514 in Europe

#1343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 19,018
Founded: 1970

43. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Finance

#517 in Europe

#1359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 25,687
Founded: 1971

44. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Finance

#531 in Europe

#1412 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

45. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Finance

#539 in Europe

#1448 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

46. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Finance

#540 in Europe

#1451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1984

47. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Finance

#542 in Europe

#1454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,629
Founded: 1970

48. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Finance

#544 in Europe

#1459 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

49. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Finance

#549 in Europe

#1478 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

50. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Finance

#551 in Europe

#1488 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

51. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Finance

#559 in Europe

#1528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,646
Founded: 1900

52. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Finance

#563 in Europe

#1546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,820
Founded: 1431

53. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Finance

#573 in Europe

#1580 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

54. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Finance

#588 in Europe

#1653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,900
Founded: 1970

55. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Finance

#589 in Europe

#1654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,067
Founded: 1957

56. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#590 in Europe

#1656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1819

57. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Finance

#597 in Europe

#1718 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

58. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Finance

#602 in Europe

#1742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,367
Founded: 1972

59. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Finance

#607 in Europe

#1772 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

60. Angers Graduate School of Business

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Finance

#633 in Europe

#1876 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1909

61. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Finance

#637 in Europe

#1901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,465
Founded: 1432

62. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Finance

#640 in Europe

#1919 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

63. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Finance

#643 in Europe

#1931 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

64. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Finance

#659 in Europe

#1995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 4,300
Founded: 1894

65. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Finance

#660 in Europe

#1998 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

66. Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#669 in Europe

#2025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,300
Founded: 2007

67. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Finance

#673 in Europe

#2050 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

68. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Finance

#681 in Europe

#2095 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

69. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Finance

#690 in Europe

#2156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,196
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1994

70. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#692 in Europe

#2167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1780

71. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#695 in Europe

#2177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,690
Founded: 2019

72. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Finance

#702 in Europe

#2228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,238
Founded: 1970

73. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Finance

#708 in Europe

#2275 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

74. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Finance

#711 in Europe

#2281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 3,077
Founded: 1963

75. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Finance

#712 in Europe

#2285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 7,591
Founded: 1984

76. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Finance

#725 in Europe

#2341 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

77. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Finance

#734 in Europe

#2375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,051
Founded: 1992

78. Eurecom

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Biot Sophia-Antipolis

For Finance

#740 in Europe

#2397 in the World

Founded: 1991

79. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Finance

#741 in Europe

#2406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 20,784
Founded: 1991

80. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Finance

#743 in Europe

#2418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,287
Founded: 1919

81. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Finance

#748 in Europe

#2456 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

82. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Finance

#759 in Europe

#2538 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

83. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#779 in Europe

#2629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 15,232
Founded: 1971

84. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Finance

#782 in Europe

#2655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

85. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Finance

#787 in Europe

#2684 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

86. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Finance

#792 in Europe

#2716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,003
Founded: 1985

87. School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#807 in Europe

#2788 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

88. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Finance

#814 in Europe

#2835 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

89. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#824 in Europe

#2894 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

90. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Finance

#829 in Europe

#2929 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

91. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Finance

#844 in Europe

#2981 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

92. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Finance

#848 in Europe

#2993 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

93. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Finance

#881 in Europe

#3117 in the World

Enrollment: 9,477
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1995

94. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Finance

#888 in Europe

#3155 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

95. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Finance

#894 in Europe

#3198 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

96. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Finance

#896 in Europe

#3211 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

97. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Finance

#898 in Europe

#3229 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

98. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Finance

#899 in Europe

#3230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

99. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Finance

#902 in Europe

#3234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 2,920
Founded: 1857

100. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Finance

#929 in Europe

#3353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 21,997
Founded: 1970

The best cities to study Finance in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Palaiseau, Villeurbanne, and Jouy-en-Josas.

Economics subfields in France

Actuarial Science30

Agricultural Economics11

Development Studies105

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics98

Environmental Economics35

International Economics57

International Relations and Diplomacy13

International Trade62

Investment Banking and Stock trading45

Political Economy25