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Key dates and figures

The school

  • 5,000 students, 1/3 of whom are international
  • Top 1% worldwide of schools with triple accreditation from AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS
  • No. 1 school in entrepreneurship in France (Leader in % of graduates who start their own business – L’Etudiant 2023)

 Excellence

  • Top 10 in France for the Programme Grande École (Le Parisien 2024)
  • Top 3 best Bachelor’s degrees in France (Le Parisien 2025, Le Figaro 2025)
  • Top 100 business schools in the world (FT 2025) and 56th in the ranking of the best business schools in Europe (FT 2024)

International

  • 100+ nationalities on campus
  • 90% of permanent faculty are international
  • Nearly 100% of courses are taught in English
  • 1/4 of students pursue international careers.
  • 330+ partner universities worldwide

Professional integration

  • 93 to 95% professional integration within 6 months, depending on the programme
  • 30,000+ alumni in France and internationally
  • 20,000 internship offers per year
  • 94% of our alternance/apprenticeship students rated as very good or excellent by companies.

Resources in Rennes

  • 20,000 m² of campus space, open 6 days a week
  • 25 rooms for student associations
  • A media library with over 10,000 press publications, 20,000 books, and a collection of eBooks.
  • 20 lecture halls with 50 to 400 seats
  • 2 gym
  • 1 outdoor basketball court
  • 1 music room
  • 1 language lab
  • 1 audiovisual lab with editing suite
  • 1 trading room
  • 1 Créativ’Lab
  • 1 Incubator

Resources in Paris

  • A 1,500 m² campus (5 buildings) near the Saint-Lazare train station
  • An alumni centre
Le campus de Rennes School of Business

Consult the dates that have marked the history of Rennes School of Business

From the laying of the foundation stone to the appointment of Adilson Borges, the current Dean and Executive Director of Rennes School of Business, via three international accreditations and the opening of the Paris campus, discover the key dates in our business school’s history!

2025 – 2015

2025

  • Unveiling of the Houses, RSB’s four houses inspired by the Anglo-Saxon model.

2024

  • Adilson Borges becomes the new Dean & Executive Director of Rennes School of Business.

2023

  • Financial Times 2023 ranking of the world’s best EMBA programs: Top 100 (up 6 places)
  • Jean Audouard is appointed CEO of Rennes School of Business.
  • Rennes School of Business renews its AACSB accreditation for the maximum period of 5 years.

2022

  • Financial Times 2022 ranking of the world’s best Masters in Management: 49th place (+5 places), 1st French Grande École and 3rd worldwide in the “International Experience” category.
  • 2022 Financial Times ranking of the world’s best EMBA programmes: Top 100

2021

  • Opening of the Paris campus
  • Ranked 24th in the world (+5 places) (and 8th in France) by the Financial Times for the MSc in International Finance.

2020

  • Creation of the Chair in Cyber Risk Governance
  • 29th in the 2020 Financial Times global ranking (and 9th in France) for the MSc in International Finance
  • 54th in the 2020 Financial Times global ranking for the Master in Management (and 6th in France) – 100 best schools in the world (Master Programme Grande École).

2019

2018

  • Thomas Froehlicher becomes the new CEO and Dean of Rennes School of Business
  • AACSB reaccreditation

2017

2016

2015

  • Official launch of R-SCOM (Research in Supply Chain and Operations Management), the third research centre at Rennes School of Business

2014 – 2002

2014

  • EQUIS accreditation
  • Ranked 23rd in the Financial Times (Master in Management)
  • Opening of Campus 3 in Rennes

2013

  • François Chatel becomes the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of ESC Rennes
  • AMBA accreditation
  • EPAS reaccreditation
  • The École Supérieure de Logistique Industrielle (ESLI) joins the ESC Rennes Group (Redon Campus)

2012

  • AACSB accreditation

2010

  • Opening of Campus 2 in Rennes

2008-2009

  • Eligibility for EQUIS accreditation
  • Extension of current buildings: + 5,000 m², bringing the total campus area to nearly 15,000 m²
  • Creation of the Centre for Technology and Innovation Management
  • Creation of a Bachelor’s programme: IBPM 2008
  • EPAS accreditation in April 2008 for 5 years (Grande École programme)
  • Reaccreditation by the Open University

2007

  • Creation of the Centre for Responsible Business
  • Implementation of a Strategic Development Plan for 2007-2011
  • Dr Olivier Aptel becomes the new Director General of the School
  • Bernard Angot is the new President of Rennes School of Business
  • New strategic positioning: the ESC Rennes Group becomes ESC Rennes School of Business

2004

  • Launch of new postgraduate programmes: Master of Science (MSc) degrees

2002

  • Building extension (10,000 m²) and installation of multimedia platform

2000 – 1989

2000

  • 10th anniversary of the School
  • Re-accreditation by the Open University

1999

  • Implementation of the 5-year development plan

1998

  • Joined the Chapter of Management Schools and the Conference of Grandes Écoles
  • First business school to obtain ISO 9001 certification from AFAQ

1996

  • Becomes a member of the EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development)

1994

  • Accreditation by the British Open University. ESC Rennes is authorised to award Anglo-Saxon degrees: Master of Arts in International Business (MA), Master in Business Administration (MBA), MPhil and PhD

1993

  • Graduation Ceremony P1.

1991

  • Inauguration of Building 1.
  • Diploma approved by the French Ministry of Education.

1990

  • Creation of the School of Business and Management.
  • Laying of the foundation stone.
  • Welcome of the first class at 4 rue des Français-Libres.

1989

  • AG CCI official decision to create a business school in Rennes
  • Authorisation to open from the Ministry of Industry
  • Sup de Co Rennes is admitted to the ESCAE network
  • Authorisation for the competitive entrance exam in the ESCAE network