Top 50 Universities in France
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest universities in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1,419 universities tracked in France, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. ESCP Europe, university maryland and Edhec lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 3,311,020 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 328,807, and the largest, ESCP Europe, reaches around 1,447,366 people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each university, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ESCP Europe |
1,447,366 | 41.0% | University | Business & Career |
| 2 |  university maryland |
1,194,318 | 59.2% | University | Business & Career |
| 3 |  Edhec |
669,336 | 64.0% | University | Business & Career |
| 4 |  University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay |
646,133 | 1.9% | University | Business & Career |
| 5 |  University of Lagos |
592,389 | 6.6% | University | Business & Career |
| 6 |  Paris Dauphine University |
512,100 | 16.9% | University | Business & Career |
| 7 |  Sciences Po |
510,339 | 34.9% | University | Business & Career |
| 8 |  École Polytechnique |
486,084 | 60.5% | University | Business & Career |
| 9 |  EDHEC Business School (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord) |
457,440 | 25.6% | University | Business & Career |
| 10 |  EMLYON Business School |
439,708 | 36.3% | University | Business & Career |
| 11 |  Harvard University |
412,266 | 1.4% | University | Business & Career |
| 12 |  University of Waikato |
400,093 | 62.5% | University | Business & Career |
| 13 |  Far Eastern University |
390,167 | 17.6% | University | Business & Career |
| 14 |  University of Oxford |
348,183 | 0.9% | University | Business & Career |
| 15 |  University of Savoy |
324,510 | 88.1% | University | Business & Career |
| 16 |  KEDGE Business School |
323,964 | 36.6% | University | Business & Career |
| 17 |  Harvard Business School |
307,652 | 2.8% | University | Business & Career |
| 18 |  International Organization for Standardization |
306,812 | 2.2% | University | Business & Career |
| 19 |  Aix Marseille Université |
304,658 | 72.2% | University | Business & Career |
| 20 |  Essec |
303,815 | 54.9% | University | Business & Career |
| 21 |  Panthéon-Assas University |
302,257 | 77.3% | University | Business & Career |
| 22 |  The New School |
285,212 | 5.6% | University | Business & Career |
| 23 |  Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles |
285,129 | 52.8% | University | Business & Career |
| 24 |  Audencia |
276,899 | 59.6% | University | Business & Career |
| 25 |  University of Rennes 2 – Upper Brittany |
251,902 | 83.6% | University | Business & Career |
| 26 |  University of Cambridge |
244,223 | 1.7% | University | Business & Career |
| 27 |  Grenoble School of Management |
243,661 | 93.1% | University | Business & Career |
| 28 |  University of Notre Dame |
241,450 | 3.1% | University | Business & Career |
| 29 |  University of Milan |
233,288 | 3.5% | University | Business & Career |
| 30 |  Arts et Métiers ParisTech |
211,992 | 49.9% | University | Business & Career |
| 31 |  American University in Cairo |
206,194 | 1.9% | University | Business & Career |
| 32 |  Cairo University |
201,368 | 1.8% | University | Business & Career |
| 33 | German University in Cairo |
198,770 | 2.2% | University | Business & Career |
| 34 |  University of Baghdad |
192,524 | 1.5% | University | Business & Career |
| 35 |  Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III |
192,247 | 97.4% | University | Business & Career |
| 36 |  Technical University of Madrid |
188,514 | 0.9% | University | Business & Career |
| 37 |  Toulouse Business School |
187,109 | 64.1% | University | Business & Career |
| 38 |  Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education |
184,042 | 2.2% | University | Business & Career |
| 39 |  ICN Graduate Business School |
173,337 | 9.9% | University | Business & Career |
| 40 |  Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier Business School |
170,360 | 100.0% | University | Business & Career |
| 41 |  National University of San Marcos |
168,986 | 1.1% | University | Business & Career |
| 42 | Instituto Politécnico Nacional |
168,415 | 8.7% | University | Politics & Society |
| 43 |  University of Orléans |
165,308 | 87.6% | University | Business & Career |
| 44 |  Durban University of Technology |
163,133 | 3.1% | University | Business & Career |
| 45 |  Epita |
162,344 | 74.3% | University | Business & Career |
| 46 |  Baruch College |
154,033 | 5.2% | University | Politics & Society |
| 47 |  Middle East Technical University |
153,727 | 11.9% | University | Business & Career |
| 48 |  National University of Singapore |
152,867 | 4.3% | University | Business & Career |
| 49 |  Aix-Marseille University |
152,469 | 66.6% | University | Business & Career |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates University |
151,279 | 21.4% | University | Business & Career |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each university by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest university in France?
ESCP Europe currently leads with an estimated audience of 1,447,366 people in France.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across France. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.