2022 European Business Schools Ranking: France dominates the Financial Times’ rankings

The ranking by the Financial Times is universally recognized. It is based on data collected by the renowned financial and economic daily from the graduates themselves. It is based on the rating given by each student, taking into consideration their school and the type of diploma attained. It also includes criteria that take into account the student’s salary after three years of work and their career progression after three years of activity.

The criterion of internationalization is also important in the rankings: the proportion of international faculty and doctoral students, as well as the international experience of students, both during their studies (study abroad and for internships) and at the start of their professional career.

France: still in the pole position

After publishing a few weeks ago, the rankings of the best Masters in Management in the world in 2022, in which France was already the top-ranked country globally, this new Financial Times ranking limits itself to European business schools.

New ranking; same top position for France in this new European ranking, since French schools are once again ranked at the top of 95 business schools. The conclusion is draw on the basis of the results: France is indeed the European country with the most institutions to make the ranking, followed by the United Kingdom with 17 and Germany with 7.

24 French institutions made the ranking

The 24 establishments cited can be divided into four main categories.

Schools ranked in the TOP 3

Two French schools are in the top podium positions:

• HEC, unbeatable in its field, still in first place;
• ESCP Business School, in 3rd position, which made a significant breakthrough in gaining 11 places in the ranking. 

The schools ranked in the TOP 20

In the Top 20, four other schools also made the ranking:

• EDHEC (7th place, moving up 3 places);
• ESSEC (9th);
• EM Lyon (12th, moving up 7 places);
• INSEAD (15th);

The schools ranked in the TOP 50

In the Top 50, in addition to the 6 schools already mentioned, four more institutions made the rankings:

• Audencia (38th);
• Kedge (39th);
• Grenoble Ecole de management (40th);
• Neoma (41th).

The 14 other schools that made the ranking

• TBS Education (55th);
• Rennes School of Business (57th, gaining 31 places, a record);
• SKEMA (58th);
• Excelia (61th);
• IESEG (63th);
• Montpellier Business School (76th);
• ICN Business School (77th);
• ESSCA (79th, its first time to make the rankings);
• Burgundy School of Business (80th);
• IAE Aix-Marseille (82th);
• Institut Mines-Télécom Business School (84th);
• EM Normandie (85th);
• ESDES Business School de Lyon (86th, its first time to make the rankings);
• EM Strasbourg (87th).