100 Best universities for Economics 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 Economics. A graph of 4.13M citations received by 183K 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

#55 in Europe

#179 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

#358 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

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

4. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#165 in Europe

#438 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

5. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Economics

#166 in Europe

#441 in the World

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

6. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Economics

#171 in Europe

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

7. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Economics

#182 in Europe

#479 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

8. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Economics

#222 in Europe

#588 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

9. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Economics

#228 in Europe

#605 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

10. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Economics

#234 in Europe

#614 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

11. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Economics

#237 in Europe

#617 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

12. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Economics

#241 in Europe

#629 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

13. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#251 in Europe

#651 in the World

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

14. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Economics

#263 in Europe

#678 in the World

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

15. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Economics

#285 in Europe

#736 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

16. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Economics

#307 in Europe

#796 in the World

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

17. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Economics

#327 in Europe

#844 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

18. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Economics

#331 in Europe

#852 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

19. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Economics

#341 in Europe

#870 in the World

Founded: 1907

20. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Economics

#345 in Europe

#880 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

21. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#372 in Europe

#970 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

22. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Economics

#386 in Europe

#1013 in the World

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

23. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Economics

#397 in Europe

#1039 in the World

Founded: 1906

24. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Economics

#415 in Europe

#1074 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

25. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Economics

#419 in Europe

#1088 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

26. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Economics

#433 in Europe

#1131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

27. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Economics

#443 in Europe

#1154 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Economics

#444 in Europe

#1156 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

29. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Economics

#456 in Europe

#1201 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

30. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Economics

#462 in Europe

#1228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

31. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#466 in Europe

#1250 in the World

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

32. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#479 in Europe

#1314 in the World

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

33. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Economics

#481 in Europe

#1320 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

34. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Economics

#493 in Europe

#1351 in the World

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

35. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Economics

#498 in Europe

#1368 in the World

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

36. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#506 in Europe

#1389 in the World

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

37. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Economics

#507 in Europe

#1399 in the World

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

38. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Economics

#511 in Europe

#1410 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

39. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#512 in Europe

#1425 in the World

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

40. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Economics

#517 in Europe

#1439 in the World

Founded: 1892

41. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Economics

#518 in Europe

#1446 in the World

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

42. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Economics

#522 in Europe

#1464 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

43. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Economics

#526 in Europe

#1490 in the World

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

44. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Economics

#527 in Europe

#1493 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

45. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#533 in Europe

#1513 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

46. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Economics

#545 in Europe

#1554 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

47. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Economics

#551 in Europe

#1585 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

48. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Economics

#559 in Europe

#1619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#575 in Europe

#1671 in the World

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

50. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Economics

#577 in Europe

#1675 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

51. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Economics

#582 in Europe

#1685 in the World

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

52. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Economics

#585 in Europe

#1704 in the World

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

53. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Economics

#587 in Europe

#1730 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

54. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Economics

#593 in Europe

#1773 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

55. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Economics

#596 in Europe

#1785 in the World

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

56. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Economics

#598 in Europe

#1797 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

57. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Economics

#599 in Europe

#1803 in the World

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

58. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Economics

#606 in Europe

#1824 in the World

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

59. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#615 in Europe

#1867 in the World

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

60. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Economics

#621 in Europe

#1896 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

61. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Economics

#626 in Europe

#1906 in the World

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

62. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Economics

#634 in Europe

#1942 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

63. University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

Ile-de-France | Marne-la-Vallee

For Economics

#636 in Europe

#1959 in the World

Enrollment: 12,335
Founded: 1991

64. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Economics

#644 in Europe

#2003 in the World

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

65. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Economics

#651 in Europe

#2072 in the World

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

66. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Economics

#666 in Europe

#2136 in the World

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

67. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Economics

#676 in Europe

#2215 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

68. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Economics

#680 in Europe

#2225 in the World

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

69. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Economics

#684 in Europe

#2235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

70. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Economics

#697 in Europe

#2301 in the World

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

71. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Economics

#701 in Europe

#2327 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

72. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Economics

#720 in Europe

#2398 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

73. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Economics

#725 in Europe

#2416 in the World

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

74. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Economics

#732 in Europe

#2445 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

75. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Economics

#733 in Europe

#2448 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

76. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Economics

#746 in Europe

#2526 in the World

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

77. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Economics

#747 in Europe

#2529 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

78. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#757 in Europe

#2576 in the World

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

79. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Economics

#768 in Europe

#2636 in the World

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

80. Angers Graduate School of Business

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Economics

#773 in Europe

#2653 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1909

81. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Economics

#789 in Europe

#2787 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

82. Eurecom

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

For Economics

#796 in Europe

#2819 in the World

Founded: 1991

83. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Economics

#803 in Europe

#2853 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

84. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Economics

#812 in Europe

#2924 in the World

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

85. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Economics

#813 in Europe

#2925 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

86. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#815 in Europe

#2935 in the World

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

87. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Economics

#820 in Europe

#2966 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

88. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Economics

#850 in Europe

#3143 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

89. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Economics

#853 in Europe

#3156 in the World

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

90. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Economics

#854 in Europe

#3159 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

91. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Economics

#861 in Europe

#3194 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

92. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Economics

#864 in Europe

#3207 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

93. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Economics

#877 in Europe

#3265 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#895 in Europe

#3397 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

95. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Economics

#905 in Europe

#3428 in the World

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

96. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Economics

#906 in Europe

#3429 in the World

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

97. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Economics

#925 in Europe

#3516 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

98. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Economics

#942 in Europe

#3583 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

99. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#943 in Europe

#3588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

100. American University of Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Economics

#944 in Europe

#3609 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 Economics11

Development Studies105

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics98

Environmental Economics35

International Economics57

International Relations and Diplomacy13

International Trade62

Investment Banking and Stock trading45

Political Economy25