France

Business Schools Ranking in France

Western Europe

Higher education in France is divided between grandes écoles and public universities. Grandes écoles are selective whereas with universities, as long as you have a baccalaureat you can get in to one. A striking trait of French higher education, compared with other countries, is the small size and multiplicity of establishments, each specialized in a more or less broad spectrum of areas. A middle-sized French city, such as Grenoble or Nancy, may have 2 or 3 universities (focused on science or sociological studies), and also a number of engineering and other specialized higher education establishments. In Paris and its suburbs there are 13 universities, none of which is specialized in one area or another, and a large number of smaller institutions which are highly specialised. It is not uncommon for graduate teaching programmes (master's degrees, the course part of PhD programmes etc.) to be operated in common by several institutions, allowing the institutions to present a larger variety of courses. Another original feature of the French higher education system is that a large share of the scientific research is not done by universities, but by research establishments such as CNRS or INSERM. In many cases, the research units of those establishments are installed inside universities (or other higher education establishments), and jointly operated by the research establishment and the university.

Eduniversal in France: 46 schools
Schools with 5 Palmes 7
Schools with 4 Palmes 7
Schools with 3 Palmes 20
Schools with 2 Palmes 12
Schools with 1 Palme 0

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Official Selection of the Best Business Schools in France

5 Palmes Of Excellence UNIVERSAL business school with strong global influence

Rank Position in
Palmes’ League		 Deans’ Recommendation
rate 2022

INSEAD

1 519 ‰

HEC Paris

2 488 ‰

emlyon business school

3 326 ‰

ESSEC Business School

3 326 ‰

Grenoble Ecole de Management

5 248 ‰

ESCP Business School

6 233 ‰

Université Paris Dauphine-PSL

7 186 ‰

4 Palmes Of Excellence TOP business school with significant international influence

Rank Position in
Palmes’ League		 Deans’ Recommendation
rate 2022

KEDGE Business School

1 326 ‰

EDHEC Business School

2 287 ‰

NEOMA Business School

3 256 ‰

SKEMA Business School

4 217 ‰

Audencia

5 202 ‰

Sciences Po

6 147 ‰

IAE Paris Sorbonne Business School - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

7 116 ‰

TBS Education

8 62 ‰

3 Palmes Of Excellence EXCELLENT business school with reinforcing international influence

Rank Position in
Palmes’ League		 Deans’ Recommendation
rate 2022

Montpellier Business School

1 202 ‰

IÉSEG School of Management

2 178 ‰

Rennes School of Business

2 178 ‰

EM Normandie Business School

4 147 ‰

EM Strasbourg Business School - Université de Strasbourg

4 147 ‰

Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management IAE - Aix-Marseille University

6 132 ‰

ESC Clermont Business School

7 116 ‰

ESSCA School of Management

8 109 ‰

IAE Grenoble Graduate School of Management - Université Grenoble Alpes

8 109 ‰

BSB Burgundy School of Business

10 93 ‰

PSB Paris School of Business

10 93 ‰

ISC Paris Business School

12 78 ‰

Université de Toulouse 1 Capitole - Toulouse School of Management and Toulouse School of Economics

12 78 ‰

Excelia Business School (former La Rochelle Business School and ESCEM Business School)

14 70 ‰

ICN Business School

15 62 ‰

iaelyon School of Management - Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3

16 54 ‰

INSEEC School of Business & Economics

16 54 ‰

Institut Mines-Telecom Business School (IMT BS)

16 54 ‰

Paris-Panthéon-Assas Université

16 54 ‰

ParisTech- Ecole des Ponts Business School

20 31 ‰

2 Palmes Of Excellence GOOD business school with strong regional influence

Rank Position in
Palmes’ League		 Deans’ Recommendation
rate 2022

EDC Paris Business School

1 155 ‰

ESC Pau Business School

2 70 ‰

IPAG Business School

2 70 ‰

Université de Lille - Faculté des Sciences Economiques et Sociales et IAE Lille Ecole de Management

4 62 ‰

IAE Paris-Est - Université Paris-Est Créteil / Université Gustave Eiffel

5 47 ‰

IAE Poitiers Ecole de Management - Université de Poitiers

5 47 ‰

ESLSCA Business School PARIS

7 39 ‰

Université Clermont Auvergne - IAE Clermont Auvergne School of Management

7 39 ‰

Brest Business School

9 31 ‰

Université Lumière Lyon II - Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion

10 23 ‰

1 Palme Of Excellence BUSINESS school with considerable local influence

Rank Position in
Palmes’ League		 Deans’ Recommendation
rate 2022

Financia Business School

1 23 ‰

The International School of Management (ISM)

1 23 ‰

  • Aivancity School for Technology, Business & Society Paris-Cachan
  • Alternis Business School
  • Ascencia Business School
  • CELSA Sorbonne Université
  • CY Cergy Paris Université
  • Digital College
  • EBS Paris - European Business School
  • Ecole Centrale de Paris - Centrale Supélec
  • Ecole du Louvre
  • École Supérieure Internationale de Savignac
  • EEIE - Ecole Européenne d'Intelligence Economique
  • EFAP
  • EGE - Ecole de Guerre Economique
  • ESA - Ecole Supérieure d'Assurances
  • ESC Amiens School of Management
  • ESCE
  • ESCI Business School
  • ESDES Business School
  • ESG Finance
  • ESGCI
  • ESP - Ecole Supérieure de Publicité
  • Euridis Business School
  • Gobelins - L'Ecole de l'Image
  • Groupe ESPI - L'Ecole Supérieure des Professions Immobilières
  • HEAD - Hautes Etudes Appliquées du Droit
  • HEIP - Hautes Etudes Internationales et Politiques
  • Hexagone
  • IAE Amiens Ecole Universitaire de Management
  • IAE Brest University School of Management
  • IAE de Corse Ecole de Management et d'Economie
  • IAE Dijon Ecole Universitaire de Management
  • IAE La Rochelle University School of Management
  • IAE Limoges Ecole Universitaire de Management
  • IAE Metz School of Management
  • IAE Nancy School of Management
  • IAE Nice Graduate School of Management
  • IAE Nouvelle Calédonie
  • IAE Pau-Bayonne University School of Management
  • IAE Perpignan
  • IAE Réunion Ecole Universitaire de Management
  • IAE Rouen Normandie University School of Management
  • IAE Savoie Mont-Blanc
  • IAE Toulon
  • IAE Tours Val de Loire Ecole Universitaire de Management
  • IAE Valenciennes Ecole Universitaire de Management
  • ICD International Business School
  • ICP - Institut Catholique de Paris
  • IDRAC Business School
  • IGS-RH - Institut de Gestion Sociale
  • ISCOM
  • ISEG
  • ISG - Institut Supérieur de Gestion
  • Istec Business School
  • Keyce Academy
  • le cnam - Conservatoire national des arts et métiers
  • le cnam Enass - Ecole nationale d'assurance
  • Léonard de Vinci - Paris-La Défense
  • MAGELLAN INSTITUTE
  • Paris School of Technology & Business
  • PPA Business School
  • South Champagne Business School, groupe Yschools (ex ESC Troyes)
  • SUP CAREER
  • Sup de Pub School of Communication
  • Sup des RH
  • Université Angers
  • Université Caen Normandie
  • Université Côte d'Azur
  • Université d'Evry - Paris-Saclay
  • Université d'Orléans
  • Université de Bordeaux
  • Université de la Nouvelle Calédonie
  • Université de Montpellier
  • Université de Nantes
  • Université de Rennes 1
  • Université de Tours
  • Université Paris Nanterre
  • Université Paris-Saclay - Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
  • Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France - UPHF
  • Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
  • UPEM - Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée
  • Yncréa Hauts-de-France HEI, ISA, ISEN