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