100 Best universities for Economics in France

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 4.47M citations received by 188K academic papers made by 128 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 Economics

#60 in Europe

#186 in the World

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

2. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#127 in Europe

#356 in the World

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

3. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#146 in Europe

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

4. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#168 in Europe

#448 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

5. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Economics

#169 in Europe

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,790
Founded: 1794

6. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Economics

#173 in Europe

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

7. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Economics

#182 in Europe

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

8. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Economics

#226 in Europe

#597 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

9. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Economics

#232 in Europe

#606 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

10. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Economics

#233 in Europe

#612 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

11. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Economics

#239 in Europe

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

12. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Economics

#244 in Europe

#637 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

13. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#255 in Europe

#658 in the World

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

14. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Economics

#266 in Europe

#687 in the World

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

15. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Economics

#285 in Europe

#745 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

16. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Economics

#302 in Europe

#786 in the World

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

17. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Economics

#326 in Europe

#843 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

18. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Economics

#332 in Europe

#859 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

19. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Economics

#344 in Europe

#889 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

20. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Economics

#345 in Europe

#890 in the World

Founded: 1907

21. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Economics

#365 in Europe

#954 in the World

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

22. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#379 in Europe

#987 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

23. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Economics

#397 in Europe

#1043 in the World

Founded: 1906

24. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Economics

#415 in Europe

#1080 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

25. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Economics

#417 in Europe

#1082 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

26. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Economics

#435 in Europe

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Economics

#441 in Europe

#1155 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

28. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Economics

#447 in Europe

#1178 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

29. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Economics

#466 in Europe

#1246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

30. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#472 in Europe

#1276 in the World

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

31. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Economics

#481 in Europe

#1325 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

32. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#493 in Europe

#1349 in the World

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

33. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Economics

#496 in Europe

#1361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1460

34. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Economics

#503 in Europe

#1384 in the World

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

35. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Economics

#506 in Europe

#1396 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

36. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#510 in Europe

#1418 in the World

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

37. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Economics

#513 in Europe

#1430 in the World

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

38. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Economics

#515 in Europe

#1436 in the World

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

39. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#516 in Europe

#1439 in the World

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

40. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Economics

#518 in Europe

#1446 in the World

Founded: 1892

41. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Economics

#522 in Europe

#1466 in the World

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

42. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Economics

#527 in Europe

#1501 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

43. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Economics

#533 in Europe

#1519 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

44. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#541 in Europe

#1553 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

45. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Economics

#550 in Europe

#1588 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

46. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Economics

#551 in Europe

#1594 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

47. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Economics

#559 in Europe

#1614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#573 in Europe

#1670 in the World

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

49. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Economics

#577 in Europe

#1681 in the World

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

50. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Economics

#580 in Europe

#1686 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

51. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Economics

#586 in Europe

#1711 in the World

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

52. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Economics

#590 in Europe

#1741 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

53. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Economics

#592 in Europe

#1749 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

54. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Economics

#600 in Europe

#1798 in the World

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

55. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Economics

#602 in Europe

#1804 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

56. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Economics

#605 in Europe

#1811 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

57. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Economics

#606 in Europe

#1821 in the World

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

58. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Economics

#611 in Europe

#1841 in the World

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

59. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Economics

#623 in Europe

#1893 in the World

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

60. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Economics

#624 in Europe

#1894 in the World

Enrollment: 39,424
Founded: 1875

61. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Economics

#633 in Europe

#1931 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

62. University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

Ile-de-France | Marne-la-Vallee

For Economics

#643 in Europe

#2016 in the World

Enrollment: 12,335
Founded: 1991

63. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Economics

#644 in Europe

#2020 in the World

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

64. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Economics

#667 in Europe

#2137 in the World

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

65. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Economics

#669 in Europe

#2169 in the World

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

66. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#671 in Europe

#2194 in the World

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

67. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Economics

#674 in Europe

#2222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

68. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Economics

#684 in Europe

#2261 in the World

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

69. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Economics

#686 in Europe

#2263 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

70. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Economics

#691 in Europe

#2289 in the World

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

71. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Economics

#710 in Europe

#2349 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

72. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Economics

#713 in Europe

#2358 in the World

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

73. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Economics

#726 in Europe

#2425 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

74. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Economics

#731 in Europe

#2445 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

75. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Economics

#732 in Europe

#2447 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

76. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Economics

#752 in Europe

#2552 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

77. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Economics

#756 in Europe

#2568 in the World

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

78. Angers Graduate School of Business

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Economics

#758 in Europe

#2598 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1909

79. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#776 in Europe

#2681 in the World

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

80. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Economics

#777 in Europe

#2687 in the World

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

81. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Economics

#798 in Europe

#2839 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

82. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Economics

#804 in Europe

#2881 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

83. Eurecom

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

For Economics

#806 in Europe

#2892 in the World

Founded: 1991

84. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Economics

#814 in Europe

#2949 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

85. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Economics

#816 in Europe

#2963 in the World

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

86. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#819 in Europe

#2983 in the World

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

87. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Economics

#825 in Europe

#2995 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

88. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Economics

#845 in Europe

#3120 in the World

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

89. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Economics

#848 in Europe

#3140 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

90. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Economics

#859 in Europe

#3183 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

91. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Economics

#863 in Europe

#3215 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

92. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Economics

#866 in Europe

#3223 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

93. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Economics

#882 in Europe

#3301 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

94. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Economics

#903 in Europe

#3416 in the World

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

95. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Economics

#921 in Europe

#3480 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#924 in Europe

#3487 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

97. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Economics

#934 in Europe

#3547 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

98. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Economics

#940 in Europe

#3598 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

99. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#943 in Europe

#3609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

100. American University of Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#951 in Europe

#3653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1962

The best cities to study Economics in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Palaiseau, Villeurbanne, and Montpellier.

Economics subfields in France

Actuarial Science30

Agricultural Economics13

Development Studies106

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics97

Environmental Economics37

International Economics59

International Relations and Diplomacy14

International Trade63

Investment Banking and Stock trading46

Political Economy25