Speak & Act 2026 Ranking: Excelia… a great place to study!

Each year, the platform Speak and Act compiles comments on employer brands and higher education institutions with the aim of creating rankings, one of which is the ‘Best School Experience - Happiness Barometer’. By soliciting student feedback, this ranking highlights those schools that offer the most positive student experience.

The student experience… the key to the Speak and Act Barometer 

Speak & Act is a platform focussing on employer and school brands. It aims to identify companies and schools offering the best experience for employees or students on internships or work placements, in order to help students and job applicants find the right employer or the perfect higher education establishment for them. The ‘Best School Experience - Happiness Barometer’ is based exclusively on student feedback, identifying schools offering the best student experience, thereby helping future learners make the right choice.

How is the ranking compiled ?

The ranking of schools is based on 21 questions, posed exclusively to students, on a range of different topics such as…

• Employer recognition of the school and corporate relations
• Culture and values
• Sense of belonging and student life
• Quality of education and pedagogy
• Infrastructure and facilities

For the results to be considered statistically representative and credible, the survey must be completed by at least 25% of the students attending the school. From these results, each school is given a score in the ranking. This score is intended to help future students and their parents assess which schools are considered ‘a great place to study’, offering a quality student experience.

Life is good at Excelia

This year, Excelia Business School was ranked 1st in the Speak & Act ranking, with a score of 4.18/5, among 23 business schools. This distinction is based on anonymous feedback from several hundred thousand students, collected between January and December 2025, and places our institution among more than 750 evaluated schools.

This result is driven by what our students say.

• 90% highlight our commitment to responsible education, connected to social and environmental challenges, and rooted in partnerships with engaged organisations.
• 87% believe that our campuses and facilities contribute to their wellbeing and overall quality of life.
• 86% recognise the value of the opportunities offered by our academic and corporate partnerships, in France and internationally.

Being number one is not an end in itself. It confirms that our vision of education – demanding, human and committed – resonates with those who experience it every day.