Rankings and accreditations
Our main rankings
Masters in Management Ranking 2025
School's rankings
No. 11 best business school in Europe
Financial Times - European Business School 2024
No. 2 business school in France, No. 14 university in Western Europe, No. 42 worldwide
Global Employability University Ranking & Survey 2025 (GEURS) - Employability
No. 3 in France in the 101-150th bracket (over 500 international institutions)
Shanghai GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024
Management
No. 4 French business school
QS World University Rankings 2025 by Subjets
No.2 French business school
Times Higher Education (THE) - University Impact Rankings 2025
Program Rankings
No. 4 in France, No. 9 in Europe, No. 12 worldwide
Financial Times Masters in Management Ranking 2025- No. 4 in France, No. 15 in Europe, No. 16 worldwide
QS Business Master's Rankings 2026
- No. 2 in France - Business schools Rankings 2025
Le Point
- No. 3 in France - Bachelor degree BBA Rankings 2025
Le Figaro Etudiant
Masters en Finance - MSc in Finance
- No. 5 in France, No. 10 in Europe, No. 13 worldwide
Financial Times Master in Finance 2025
- No. 4 in France, No. 14 in Europe, No. 21 worldwide - Masters in Finance
QS Business Master's Rankings 2026
MSc in Supply Chain & Purchasing Management
- No. 2 in France, No. 4 in Europe, No. 4 worldwide - Masters in Supply Chain Management
QS Business Master's Rankings 2026
MSc in International Marketing & Business Development
- No. 4 in France, No. 9 in Europe, No. 10 worldwide - Masters in Marketing
QS Business Master's Rankings 2026
MSc in Digital Marketing & Data Analytics
- No. 5 in France, No. 13 in Europe, No. 30 worldwide - Masters in Business Analytics
QS Business Master's Rankings 2026
International MBA
- No. 4 in France, No.13 in Europe, No. 44 worldwide
Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2025
- No. 6 in France, No. 22 in Europe, No. 49 worldwide
QS Business Global MBA Rankings 2026
Executive MBA
- No. 22 in Europe, No. 40 worldwide,
2024 Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking
- No. 3 in France, No. 12 Europe, No. 23 worldwide
QS Executive MBA Rankings 2025
Certificates and Short programs
- No. 4 in France, No. 22 worldwide
Financial Times Executive Education Open Ranking 2025
Our accreditations
International accreditations
EQUIS is the European accreditation for Business Schools from EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development). The accreditation process covers the whole School, its programs and departments in a very thorough manner, with the aim of continuous improvement through very high-level, internationally-agreed quality standards. The School's quality is assessed every 5 years by a Peer Review Team, i.e. by Deans of accredited schools from around the world. The award of EQUIS by EFMD is acknowledged worldwide by students, employers and the media.
emlyon has been continuously EQUIS-accredited since 1998. Its EQUIS accreditation was renewed in September 2024, for the maximum period of 5 years.
AACSB Accreditation is the longest standing, most recognized specialized accreditation an institution and its business programs can earn. The accreditation process covers the full set of programs and functions of the School and relies on a peer review conducted every 5 years. Being AACSB-accredited requires teh maintenance of a very tight quality assurance system and committing to Engagement, Innovation and Impact.
emlyon has been continuously AACSB-accredited since 2005.
AMBA is the UK-based Association of MBAs that accredits Business Schools with programs at Master's level and above in management. AMBA has set specific quality criteria including program design, learning outcomes and faculty profiles. The accreditation process is rolled out every 5 years and relies on a peer review and in-depth site-visit, as for all other accreditations.
emlyon has been continuously AACSB-accredited since 2000.
emlyon business school benefits from the most prestigious State accreditations and recognitions for its degree-awarding programs and at institutional level.
Our degree awarding programs approved by the French State:
State-recognized Masters degrees:
- Master in Management (Programme Grande École)
- International MBA (Diplôme d’études supérieures en management avancé des affaires internationales)
- Master in Finance (Diplôme spécialisé en finance)
- Master in Management de l’Innovation (Diplôme spécialisé en management de l’Innovation)
State-recognized Bachelors degrees:
- Global BBA (Bachelor en sciences du management Diplôme d'études supérieures en management international)
- BSc in Data Science for Responsible Business with Ecole Centrale de Lyon (Bachelor science des données pour une entreprise responsable)
State Institutional-level accreditation and certificates:
- QUALIOPI Early Makers Group
- QUALIOPI emlyon executive education
- QUALIOPI AESCRA
- Hcéres Etablissement
- FNEGE/EFMD Business School Impact System (BSIS)
emlyon is a member of the French Conférence des grandes écoles (CGE), the association of selective top business and engineering schools in France. The CGE sets quality standards for higher education programmes and grants “labels” (certificates) to master-level programs that meet these standards. All emlyon business school's “MS” and “MSc in” programs have the CGE label.
Our commitment to quality
At emlyon business school, quality is based on the standards governing the triple accreditation obtained by the School, the frameworks of the French Ministry of Higher Education and the Ministry of Labour, and the general framework of European standards, particularly with regard to ECTS credits and the three cycles of higher education.
The school participates in prestigious national and international rankings and surveys, and is regularly ranked among the best business schools in Europe and the world.
These rankings assess programmes, the school as a whole or specific aspects, and are based on a wide range of criteria such as excellence in research, student satisfaction and graduate pay.
