Academic Index Last updated: June 22, 2026

18 Best Universities in France for Entrepreneurship

Focusing specifically on Entrepreneurship, our data science engine identified the 18 most influential universities in France. To determine these leaders, we isolated 599.7K specialized research publications which collectively generated 12.71M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Entrepreneurship

#372 in Europe #842 in the World

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

2

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Entrepreneurship

#408 in Europe #957 in the World

9% Acceptance

11,196 Enrollment

1872 Founded

3

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Entrepreneurship

#333 in Europe #722 in the World

17% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1819 Founded

4

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

ESSEC Business School Paris

For Entrepreneurship

#222 in Europe #476 in the World

22% Acceptance

5,453 Enrollment

1907 Founded

5

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

HEC School of Management

For Entrepreneurship

#152 in Europe #334 in the World

11% Acceptance

5,453 Enrollment

1881 Founded

6

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Dauphine University

For Entrepreneurship

#285 in Europe #622 in the World

47% Acceptance

11,281 Enrollment

1968 Founded

7

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

Grenoble Graduate School of Business

For Entrepreneurship

#170 in Europe #369 in the World

20% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

8

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

Kedge Business School

For Entrepreneurship

#162 in Europe #349 in the World

32% Acceptance

14,800 Enrollment

2013 Founded

9

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

EMLYON Business School

For Entrepreneurship

#10 in Europe #21 in the World

29% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1872 Founded

10

Occitanie | Toulouse

Toulouse Business School

For Entrepreneurship

#226 in Europe #490 in the World

41% Acceptance

5,600 Enrollment

1903 Founded

11

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

Grenoble Alpes University

For Entrepreneurship

#297 in Europe #643 in the World

14% Acceptance

53,949 Enrollment

1339 Founded

12

Pays de la Loire | Angers

Angers Graduate School of Business

For Entrepreneurship

#413 in Europe #976 in the World

54% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

13

Grand Est | Nancy

University of Lorraine

For Entrepreneurship

#366 in Europe #824 in the World

11% Acceptance

60,404 Enrollment

2012 Founded

14

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

Audencia Nantes School of Management

For Entrepreneurship

#196 in Europe #418 in the World

80% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1900 Founded

15

Hauts-de-France | Lille

SKEMA Business School

For Entrepreneurship

#163 in Europe #352 in the World

36% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1892 Founded

16

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Entrepreneurship

#312 in Europe #672 in the World

47% Acceptance

25,327 Enrollment

1965 Founded

17

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

EDHEC Business School

For Entrepreneurship

#345 in Europe #764 in the World

20% Acceptance

5,453 Enrollment

1906 Founded

18

Hauts-de-France | Lille

University of Lille

For Entrepreneurship

#241 in Europe #523 in the World

12% Acceptance

69,000 Enrollment

2018 Founded