
Excelia is consistently recognised in national and international rankings, with a constant progression that endorses its pedagogy and ensures excellent employment prospects.
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Figaro ranking 2025: Excelia's bachelors ranked 14th
Le Figaro Étudiant has also unveiled its ranking of four-year BBAs. Excelia Business School came 6th in the BBA rankings.
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L'Etudiant ranking 2025: TOP 15 Business Schools
The Master in Management programme at Excelia Business School features in the TOP 11 for post-preparatory class education and 2nd for post-High School education.
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QS Business Masters Rankings 2024
QS 2024 has just published its Business Masters Rankings, in which Excelia Business School has once again performed outstandingly. Four programmes appear in these internationally recognised rankings.
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Times Higher Education IMPACT 2025
Excelia integrates for the first time in its history the Times Higher Education IMPACT global ranking and ranks as the 2nd French management school in terms of CSR
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Financial Times 2024: ranked 30th best Masters worldwide
For the 7th consecutive year, Excelia Business School has climbed the prestigious World Ranking of the Best Masters in Management, now featuring in 30th place among the 100 business schools ranked. It is now ranked 8th among the French Business Schools that feature in the ranking.
HappyAtSchool® 2024 special CSR ranking
In this brand new HappyAtSchool® ranking, which focuses on corporate social responsibility, Excelia has achieved 5th place in the Business School category.
Le Point 2025 ranking of Business Schools
Excelia Business School is ranked in the TOP 10 of the most committed schools to the ecological transition. Its Master in Management programme confirms its position as the 3rd post-baccalaureate programme in France (14th post-prep). Not to mention, its BBA International ranks 7th among four-year bachelor's programmes
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Challenges 2025: 12th
Challenges magazine has just published its 2025 ranking of major Business Schools in which the programmes offered at Excelia Business School have done particularly well: Excelia Business School has recorded the highest increase in position in the ranking French ‘post-preparatory’ Business Schools, finishing in 12th place.

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Schools rankings

Financial Times 2024 Top European Business Schools Ranking… 52th place for Excelia Business School!
This is a composite ranking based on the combined performance of Europe’s leading schools across the five main rankings of programmes published by the FT in 2024: MBA, Executive MBA, Masters in Management (MiM) and Executive Education.
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9th place for Excelia Business School in the ranking by ChangeNOW and Les Echos START
Excelia Business School ranked 9th amongst the schools most committed to the ecological and social transition. Excelia Business School scored particularly well on its programmes which focus on environmental and social issues, its strategies, which make it an exemplary school in the field of CSR, its CSR policies promoting diversity and equal opportunities.
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Financial Times Custom Executive Education 2025: 43th
Excelia Business School has ranked 43th worldwide and top 15 among the French management schools present in this edition.
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2024 Business School Ranking – Figaro étudiant:
Excelia Business School has risen one place in the 2024 Business School Ranking by Figaro étudiant, reaching 15th place in the overall ranking.
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HappyAtSchool® 2022: 6th out of 15 schools
Ranking 2022: 6th out of 15 schools
This ranking is based on the quality of student's experience, thereby highlighting the best schools to study at.
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Women Ranking 2023 : Top 10
This ranking evaluates schools that offer the best student experience for women.
Positive Impact Rating : Excelia Business School has been rated among the world’s top schools
In its first ever participation in the Positive Impact Rating (PIR) for Business Schools, Excelia Business School has been rated among the world’s top schools for its positive impact on the planet. By immediately attaining the demanding level 4, ‘Transforming’, out of a possible 5 levels, it joins the world’s Top 50 most socially and environmentally committed establishments.
Excelia Business School's programmes ranked :
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Bachelor in Business
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Eduniversal 2025: 1st /30
3rd/30 | Ranking – Bachelor/Degree in Negotiation, Sales and Trade.
The Bachelor in Business programme features in the Eduniversal 2025 ranking in the category best Bachelor/Degree in Negotiation, Sales, Trade and Distribution (Négociation, Vente, Commerce, Distribution). The programme has been ranked 1st out of 30 and has been awarded 4 stars. This ranking is a genuine recognition of both the academic and professional quality of the programme.Le Parisien 2025: 6ème / 48
Excelia Business School’s 3-year post-High School programme has been ranked 6th in the 2025 Parisien Étudiant ranking of Business School Bachelor programmes. This ranking is not only proof of the academic excellence of the Bachelor in Business but also demonstrates that its students are fully prepared, on both an academic and practical level, to enter the corporate world or to continue with further studies.
Speak and Act 2025 Ranking: 4th/19
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.
For the 2025 edition, the Bac+3 Bachelor programme at Excelia Business School have positioned itself in 4th place on the podium.
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BBA International
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2025 Challenges ranking of major Business Schools
Challenges magazine has just published its 2025 ranking of major Business Schools in which the programmes offered at Excelia Business School have done particularly well: the School’s BBA International programme finished 5th in the ranking for 4-year post-High School programmes. This last ranking of the year confirms the dynamism of the School, which recorded the highest increase in position in the latest national (L'Etudiant, Le Figaro) and international rankings (including the Financial Times).
Le Point 2025: 7th
The Point 2025: 7th | Ranking of Top Business Schools. Excelia's BBA International is ranked 7th among 4-year undergraduate programs.
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Master in Management
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Le Point 2025: 3rd post-baccalaureate programme in France!
The 2025 Rankings by Le Point places MGE in the top 15 of Grandes Écoles programmes and ranks it 3rd among post-baccalaureate programmes and 14th among post-preparatory programmes in France.
Challenges 2025: 12th
Challenges magazine has just published its 2025 ranking of major Business Schools in which the programmes offered at Excelia Business School have done particularly well: Excelia Business School has recorded the highest increase in position in the ranking French ‘post-preparatory’ Business Schools, finishing in 12th place.
The magazine has also highlighted several criteria through 3 specific rankings: the School was ranked 13th for the category puissance (strength) and 10th for the category international. This last ranking of the year confirms the dynamism of the School, which recorded the highest increase in position in the latest national (L'Etudiant, Le Figaro) and international rankings (including the Financial Times).
Financial Times 2024: 30th
For the 7th consecutive year, Excelia Business School has climbed the prestigious Financial Times World Ranking of the Best Masters in Management, now featuring in 30th place among the 100 business schools ranked. It has moved up another 2 places since last year.
It is ranked in the TOP 8 among the French Business Schools that feature in the ranking.
L'Étudiant 2024 : 11th post prépa
Excelia Business School's Master Grande Ecole programme is now ranked 11th for post-preparatory programmes and 2nd for post-baccalaureate programmes.
Le Figaro Étudiant 2020-2021: 15th
Ranking of major Business Schools
The Master in Management programme offered by Excelia Business School is ranking on the 15th place in the category french 'post-preparatory' business schools.
Le Parisien Etudiant 2025: 12th
Le Parisien Étudiant has just published its 2025 ranking of major Business Schools offering programmes, in which our Master in Management is now ranked 12th.
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Masters of Science (MSc)
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Le MOCI: 11th
Le MOCI 2021: 11th place for the MSc in International Trade Management in the category Master of Science (MSc) programmes
On 12th July, Le Moci published its new 2021 Guide to initial and continuing education programmes in International Business, featuring an exclusive ranking of the best undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
This edition focuses on the vocational and international dimension. The MSc in International Trade Management was ranked 11th in the category Master of Science (MSc) programmes.QS Ranking 2025
QS 2024 has just published its Business Masters Rankings, in which Excelia Business School has once again performed outstandingly. Four programmes appear in these internationally recognised rankings.
Excelia constantly features in the various prestigious national and international rankings, proving that it remains a force to be reckoned with, in particular thanks to its innovative and adapted pedagogy ensuring excellent employment prospects for all its students.
Speak and Act 2025 Ranking: 1st/18
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.
For the 2025 edition, the Bac+5 Masters of Science programmes at Excelia Business School have positioned themselves in 1st place on the podium.
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The specialisations of Masters of Science (MSc), offered by Excelia Business School, feature in the Eduniversal 2025 ranking. This ranking is a genuine recognition of both the academic and professional quality of the programmes offered by the School.
Our award-winning masters :
- MSc Audit-Conseil et Contrôle - 9th
View ranking table - MSc International Event Marketing and Management : 8th
View ranking table - MSc Stratégies du Développement Durable, RSE et Environnement : 25th
View ranking table - MSc Banque et Chargé d'Affaires : 22th
View ranking table - MSc Management du Tourisme et de l'Evénementiel : 3rd
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- MSc Audit-Conseil et Contrôle - 9th

QS World University Ranking 2024: rank 151-160 / 1559 institutions
The QS international ranking evaluates various criteria related to excellence, through the academic reputation of universities and higher education institutions, as well as through the reputation of their graduates among employers.
Among the 1559 institutions ranked in 55 individual disciplines, Excelia is positioned in the global range 151-160 for the category 'Hospitality & Leisure Management.'
HappyAtSchool® 2022 : 2nd /10 schools
This ranking is based on students' opinions from business schools, who evaluate the quality of their student experience and highlight schools where it is good to study.
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Bachelor in Tourism & Hospitality Management
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Eduniversal 2024: 6th/20
Eduniversal 2024: 6th/20 | Ranking – Bachelor/Degree in Tourism & Hospitality
The Bachelor in Tourism & Hospitality Management features in the Eduniversal 2024 ranking of the best Bachelor programmes in Tourism and Hospitality Management. This year, the programme has been ranked in 6th place. 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 2024 : 12th
The specialisations of Masters of Science (MSc), offered by Excelia Business School, feature in the Eduniversal 2024 ranking. This ranking is a genuine recognition of both the academic and professional quality of the programmes offered by the School.
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Le Figaro Etudiant : Excelia Communication School ranked 12th
Le Figaro Étudiant has published its very first ranking of the best communication schools in France: Excelia distinguishes itself with an impressive 12th place
HappyAtSchool® 2022: 2nd out of 13 schools
This ranking is based on feedback from business school students who evaluate the quality of their student experience, thereby highlighting the best schools to study at.
HappyAtSchool® 2022 special CSR ranking: 2nd out of 400 schools
ChooseMyCompany has 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
Excelia Communication School’s Bachelor in Communications and Digital Strategies has been ranked in 7th place out of 30 in the category ‘Communication and Media’.