Key dates & figures

Students

  • 5 000 students on campus
  • 40% international students
  • 70 nationalities among students

Academic quality

  • 90 permanent professors
  • 40 nationalities among professors
  • Top 1% worldwide of management schools with triple accreditation from AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS
  • Top 10 in France for the Grande École programme in 2024 (Le Parisien 2024)
  • 56th in the ranking of the best business schools in Europe in the Financial Times European Business Schools 2024 ranking
  • Top 100 worldwide for tailor-made programmes in the Financial Times Executive Education 2024 ranking
  • Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees recognised by the State.

International

  • 90% of permanent professors are international
  • 100+ nationalities on campus
  • Nearly 100% of courses are taught in English
  • 1/4 of students pursue their careers internationally.
  • 330 partner universities on all continents

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 Rennes SB work-study students rated as very good or excellent by companies.

Resources in Rennes

  • 22,000 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 theatres with 50 to 400 seats
  • 1 sports hall
  • 1 outdoor multi-sports ground
  • 1 music room
  • 1 language laboratory
  • 1 audiovisual laboratory with editing suite
  • 1 trading room
  • 1 Créativ’Lab
  • 1 Incubator

Resources in Paris

  • A 1,500 m2 campus (5 buildings) near Saint-Lazare station
  • An alumni centre

 

Key Dates

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 programmes: Top 100 (up 6 places)
  • Jean Audouard is appointed Chief Executive Officer 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
  • 24th in the 2021 Financial Times world ranking (+5 places) (and 8th in France) for the MSc in International Finance.

2020

  • Creation of the Cyber Risk Governance Chair
  • 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 Grande École programme).

2019

  • Creation of the Geopolitics Chair
  • Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019 – Management (World Rank 401 – 500)

2018

  • Thomas Froehlicher becomes the new Chief Executive Officer and Dean of Rennes School of Business
  • AACSB reaccreditation

2017

  • Opening of a fourth building on campus
  • EQUIS reaccreditation
  • Three Rennes SB programmes in the Financial Times’ 2017 global rankings: the MSc in International Finance, the Master Programme Grande École, the Executive MBA; European Business School rankings 2017

2016

  • ESC Rennes becomes Rennes School of Business in June 2016
  • 35th place in the Financial Times ranking (Master in Management) for the Programme Grande École
  • 45th place in the Financial Times ranking (Finance Programme) for the MSc in International Finance

2015

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

2014

  • EQUIS accreditation
  • 23rd place in the Financial Times ranking (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 existing buildings: + 5,000 m², bringing the total surface area of the campus 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 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

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

1999

  • Implementation of 5-year development plan.

1998

  • Joins 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 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
  • Degree accredited 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 an ESC in Rennes
  • Authorisation to open from the Ministry of Industry
  • Sup de Co Rennes is admitted to the ESCAE network
  • Authorisation of the competitive examination in the ESCAE network