Excelia Business School among the world’s best in the Financial Times 2025 ranking

The Financial Times has just published its prestigious global ranking of the best Masters in Management (Programme Grande École). For the sixth year running, Excelia Business School features with distinction.
In 2025, it ranks 39^th worldwide (out of 100 business schools), reaffirming its academic excellence, its position as a global leader in the ecological transition, and its international standing.

12^th among French Masters in Management

Excelia Business School ranks 12^th among French business schools and 6th worldwide for teaching CSR and ‘net zero carbon’, consolidating its role as a pioneer in the ecological transition and climate education.

Master in Management

A high-calibre, resolutely international Programme Grande École

Academically, Excelia Business School’s Programme Grande École stands out for its international outlook and commitment to CSR.
Beyond traditional study-abroad schemes and internships, students take part in unique experiences such as compulsory Humacité© humanitarian missions carried out across the globe.

The programme also offers 50+ specialisations in a variety of fields (international finance, digital marketing, sustainable supply chain, entrepreneurship, etc.). Students can enrich their pathway through double degrees with partner universities in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Oceania, as well as partnerships with engineering schools such as EFREI, EPF, CESI, EIGSI and ISART.

Opportunities across three campuses and seamless mobility 

With campuses in La Rochelle, Tours and Paris, Excelia Business School promotes inter-campus mobility, enabling students to diversify their academic and professional experiences throughout their studies. Each campus provides a stimulating environment, modern facilities, and close links with local and international businesses.

Sustaining and strengthening a position of excellence

To maintain—and improve—its standing in the Financial Times ranking, Excelia is pursuing an ambitious strategy to:

• Strengthen academic excellence through a continually enriched curriculum aligned with economic and societal challenges.
• Deepen international partnerships to offer pathways that are ever more globally oriented.
• Advance the ecological transition by embedding new climate- and sustainability-focused teaching approaches.
• Support students towards professional excellence, with a strong emphasis on employability and entry into careers with positive impact.