Audencia is part of a very select group of schools holding all three international accreditations for business and management education. This is just one way in which our commitment to excellence in teaching is recognised.
We are also internationally recognised for the global careers of our graduates, and we hold top global rankings for our MBA and other specialised programmes. We are highly regarded internationally as well as within Europe and France.
The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) has established highly respected standards for evaluating the quality of management schools through EQUIS accreditation.
Not only are we EQUIS-accredited, but the EQUIS report praises our “impressive development” over the last five years, highlighting our areas of research, internationalisation and continuing education.
Furthermore, it emphasises “the considerable potential of the alliance between Audencia, the École Centrale de Nantes and the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Nantes”.
Founded in 1916, AACSB International (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) is the longest-serving global association dedicated to advancing management education worldwide.
Within the AACSB report granting Audencia accreditation, AACSB specifically focused on the excellence of our strategic approach in combining innovation, cooperation and responsibility. It also emphasised our very strong international expansion and ongoing commitment to corporate social responsibility.
AMBA (Association of MBAs) is the global standard in accreditation for postgraduate business and management programmes: MBAs, DBAs and masters in management.
The 2015 AMBA report notes: “The School’s dedication to its deserved reputation for corporate social responsibility and business ethics, throughout its portfolio, is impressive.”
Audencia is a member of the elite national Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE), which is a non-profit association and prestigious national accreditation body. CGE certifies Mastère Spécialisé (specialised master’s) degrees in order to ensure that programmes meet the needs of businesses.
All of our Mastère Spécialisé programmes are approved by the CGE:
Our Master of Science programmes are approved :
Ranking of European Business School | |||
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Financial Times December 2021 | Top 50 (7th french business school) |
Executive Education | |||
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Financial Times | 66th for open programmes 73th for customised programmes | ||
CNN Expansión March 2019 | 37th - Executive MBA | ||
QS Global EMBA Rankings | 41st - Executive MBA | ||
Financial Times | 99th - Executive MBA |
MBA Full Time | |||
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Better World MBA ranking | 1st in France, 32nd in the world | ||
QS World University Rankings 2022 – MBA | Tier 141- 150 (world) | ||
QS world University Rankings 2021 - MBA by Career Specialization | Top 100 | ||
The Economist 2022 | 90th 24th for student diversity 47th for faculty quality 12th for diversity of recruiters | ||
CNN Expansión March 2019 | 58th in the world | ||
América Economía 2022 | 35th in the world | ||
Financial Times 2023 | 86th in the world |
Master in Management | |||
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QS World University Rankings 2022 – Masters in Management | Global rank – 49th | ||
Masters in Management 2019 Ranking | 29th | ||
Masters in Management 2021 Ranking | 44th | ||
Masters in Management 2021 Ranking | 20th |
Msc in Management-Engineering | |||
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Financial Times October 2019 | 46th in the world 15th for career service rank 26th in the world for alumni salary |
Masters in Finance | |||
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QS World University Rankings 2022 | Global rank – joint 55th |
Masters in Supply Chain Management | |||
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QS World University Rankings 2022 | Global rank – 16th |
Masters in Marketing | |||
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QS World University Rankings 2022 | Global rank – 21st |
Grande Ecole programme | |||
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Le Point
| 9th | ||
L'Etudiant
| 9th | ||
Sigem 2021 | 7th | ||
Le Parisien
| 8th | ||
Challenges | 8th |