
Excelia is consistently recognised in national and international rankings, showing constant progression, which not only endorses the quality of its programmes but also ensures excellent employment prospects for graduates.
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Outstanding performance in leading rankings
Le Figaro Étudiant 2025
14th place for Excelia's Bachelor programmes in the best Bachelors ranking
In addition, in Le Figaro Étudiant’s 4-year BBA programmes ranking, Excelia Business School’s BBA International features in 6th place.
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L'Etudiant 2025
Excelia in the TOP 15 business schools
Excelia Business School’s Master in Management programme features in 11th place for post-preparatory class education and in 2nd place for post-High School education.
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QS Business Master's Rankings 2025
Excellent results for Excelia Business School
In the QS 2025 Business Master’s Rankings, Excelia performed outstandingly well, with 4 of its programmes being featured in these internationally recognised rankings.
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Times Higher Education IMPACT 2025
2nd place for Excelia
After making a strong debut in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings in 2023, Excelia retains its position as 2nd highest ranked French school for CSR, for the third consecutive year.
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Financial Times Business School Rankings
Masters in Management 2024
30th best in the world
For the seventh consecutive year, Excelia Business School has risen in the prestigious Financial Times world ranking of the best Masters in Management, reaching an impressive 30th place among the 100 business schools listed and 8th among the French business schools featured.
HappyAtSchool® 2025 special CSR ranking
5th place for Excelia Business School
In this HappyIndexAtSchool® ranking focussing on Corporate Social Responsibility, Excelia achieves 5th place in the business school category.
Le Point Business Schools Ranking 2025
Excelia Business School in the TOP 10 schools most committed to the ecological transition
The school’s Master in Management programme confirms its position as the 3rd best post-High School programme and 14th best post-preparatory class programme in France. In addition, its BBA International is ranked 7th in the 4-year BBA programme category.
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Challenges 2025
12th place in post-preparatory class education category
In the Challenges magazine 2025 ranking of major business schools, Excelia Business School has performed particularly well, reaching 12th place in the post-preparatory class education ranking

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Schools rankings

Financial Times European Business Schools 2024 Ranking
52nd place for Excelia Business School
This ranking is a consolidation of the results obtained by European schools in each of the world rankings compiled by the Financial Times in 2024: MBA, Executive MBA, Masters in Management (MiM) and Executive Education.
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ChangeNOW/Les Echos START ranking
9th place for Excelia Business School
This ranking highlights the schools and universities that are the most advanced in addressing environmental and societal issues. Excelia Business School performed particularly well in the following: study programmes with sustainable development and CSR content; the strategy and reputation of the school; policies which promote diversity and equal opportunities.
Financial Times worldwide Executive Education Custom 2025 Ranking
43rd worldwide for Excelia Business School
In addition to being placed 43rd out of the 95 schools ranked, the school retained its place in the TOP 15 French schools featured in this 2025 edition.
Speak & Act Ranking 2025
5th place for Excelia Business School
Based exclusively on student feedback, this ranking focusses on the ‘Best School Experience - Happiness Barometer’, identifying schools offering the best student experience, thereby helping future learners make the right choice.
Le Figaro Étudiant 2025 Business School Ranking
15th place for Excelia Business School
The school has risen yet again for this 2025 edition of the Le Figaro Étudiant’s Business School Ranking, reaching 15th place.
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HappyIndexAtSchool® 2024
6th place out of 15 schools featured
Soliciting feedback from business school students, this ranking focusses on the quality of student experience, thereby highlighting the best schools to study at.
ChooseMyCompany Women Ranking 2023
Excelia Business School in TOP 10
This ranking looks at schools that offer the best student experience for women.
Positive Impact Rating for Business Schools
Excelia Business School in the TOP 50 business schools worldwide committed to the ecological and social transition
In its first ever participation in the Positive Impact Rating (PIR) for Business Schools, Excelia Business School immediately attained the demanding level 4, ‘Transforming’, out of a possible 5 levels, thereby joining the world’s TOP 50 most socially and environmentally committed establishments.
Rankings of Excelia Business School's programmes
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Bachelor in Business
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Eduniversal 2025
1st place in the best bachelor in Negotiation, Sales, Commerce ranking
The Bachelor in Business achieved the number one spot out of 25 ranked programmes, providing genuine recognition not only of the academic excellence of the programme but also its vocational dimension.
Le Parisien Étudiant 2025
6th place for Excelia Business School
Excelia’s Bachelor in Business, a 3-year post-High School programme, is ranked 6th out of 48 programmes featured, thereby endorsing the academic excellence of the programme and demonstrating that its students are fully prepared, on both an academic and practical level, either to enter the world of work or to continue with further studies.
Speak & Act 2025
4th place for Excelia Business School
Through its ‘Best School Experience - Happiness Barometer’, Speak & Act compiles student feedback to highlight those schools that offer the most positive student experience. In its 2025 edition, Excelia Business School’s 3-year Bachelor in Business programme features in 4th place.
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BBA International
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Challenges 2025 Major Business Schools Ranking
BBA International takes 5th place
Excelia Business School’s BBA International features in 5th place in the Challenges 2025 ranking of 4-year post-High School programmes.
Le Point 2025 Business Schools Ranking 2025
7th place for the BBA International
In this prestigious ranking of top business schools, Excelia’s BBA International is ranked in the TOP 10, featuring in 7th place in the 4-year undergraduate programme category
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Master in Management
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Le Point 2025
3rd place in France in the post-High School education category
Excelia Business School’s Master in Management features in the TOP 15 schools in France, taking 3rd place for post-High School education and 14th place for post-preparatory class education.
Challenges 2025
12th place for post-preparatory class education
In its 2025 ranking of major business schools, Challenges magazine ranks Excelia Business School’s Master of Management in 12th place in the post-preparatory class education category.
Financial Times Business School Rankings Master in Management 2024
30th best Master in Management in the world
In the prestigious Financial Times world ranking of the best Masters in Management, Excelia Business School’s programme reaches an impressive 30th place among the 100 business schools listed and 8th among the French business schools featured.
L'Étudiant 2025
11th place for the Master in Management
Excelia Business School’s Master in Management ranks 11th in the post-preparatory class education category and 2nd in the post-High School education category.
Le Figaro Étudiant 2025
Excelia’s Master in Management takes 15th place
In this ranking of major business schools, Excelia Business School’s Master in Management programme features in 15th place in the post-preparatory education category
Le Parisien Etudiant 2025
12th place for the Master in Management
For its 2025 edition, Le Parisien Étudiant ranks Excelia’s Master in Management in 12th place in its ranking of major Business Schools offering post-preparatory class education.
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Masters of Science (MSc)
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QS Business Master's Rankings 2025
Excellent results for Excelia Business School
In the QS 2025 Business Master’s Rankings, Excelia performs outstandingly well, with 4 of its programmes featured in these internationally recognised rankings.
Among the French schools listed, the MSc in Sustainable Global Supply Chain Management is ranked 5th, the MSc in Digital Marketing 14th, the MSc in Audit & Consultancy in 12th, and finally the Master in Management takes 15th place.
Speak & Act Ranking 2025
1st place for Excelia Business School
This ranking, focussing on the ‘Best School Experience - Happiness Barometer’, highlights schools offering the best student experience, thereby helping future learners make the right choice. In its 2025 edition, Excelia Business School’s Masters of Science programmes take 1st place on the podium!
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Excelia Business School’s Masters of Science (MSc) specialisations feature in Eduniversal 2025
This ranking is a genuine recognition of both the academic and professional quality of the programmes offered by the school.
Our ranked Masters of Science:
- MSc Audit-Conseil et Contrôle - 9th place
View ranking table - MSc International Event Marketing and Management : 8th place
View ranking table - MSc Stratégies du Développement Durable, RSE et Environnement : 25th place
View ranking table - MSc Banque et Chargé d'Affaires : 22nd place
View ranking table - MSc Management du Tourisme et de l'Evénementiel : 3rd place
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Le MOCI
11th place
Le Moci publishes its 2021 Guide detailing initial and continuing education in International Business.
Excelia Business School’s Master of Science in International Business Management is included in the exclusive list of the best 2- to 6-year post-High school programmes. The vocational orientation and international dimension of the programmes are the focus of this edition.
- MSc Audit-Conseil et Contrôle - 9th place

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
Ranked in the 151-160 range out of 1559 institutions featured
The QS rankings evaluate various criteria linked to excellence, such as the academic reputation of universities and higher education institutions, as well as the standing of their graduates among employers.
Among the 1559 institutions ranked across 55 subjects, Excelia featured in the range 151-160 in the category ‘Hospitality & Leisure Management.
HappyIndexAtSchool® 2022
2nd place out of 10 schools featured
This ranking is based on feedback from business school students, who evaluate the quality of their experience.
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Bachelor in Tourism & Hospitality Management
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Eduniversal 2024
6th place in the best Bachelor in Tourism & Hospitality category
Excelia’s Bachelor in Tourism & Hospitality Management, (with its Hotel Management Track and Tourism Management Track) is ranked in 6th place out of 20 in the Eduniversal 2024 ranking of the best Bachelor programmes in Tourism & Hospitality. This ranking is a genuine recognition of both the academic and professional quality of the programme.
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MSc International Hospitality
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Eduniversal 2025
14th place
Excelia Hotel & Tourism School’s MSc in International Hospitality ranks in 14th place in Eduniversal 2024. This ranking is a genuine recognition of both the academic and professional quality of the programmes offered.
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Le Figaro Etudiant Best Communication Schools 2025
12th place for Excelia Communication School
Le Figaro Étudiant has published its very first ranking of the best communication schools in France. Excelia distinguishes itself with an impressive 12th place
HappyIndexAtSchool® 2023
2nd place out of 13 schools featured
This ranking is based on feedback from business school students about the quality of their student experience, thereby highlighting the best schools to study at.
HappyIndexAtSchool® 2022 Special CSR ranking
2nd place out of 400 schools featured
ChooseMyCompany compiled a ranking of the schools most committed to CSR, as rated by students.
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Bachelor in Communications and Digital Strategies
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Eduniversal 2024
7th place for the Bachelor in Digital Communication & Strategy
Excelia Communication School’s Bachelor in Digital Communication & Strategy is ranked in 7th place out of 30 establishments featured in the category ‘Communication and Media’.