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

13th French business school – post-foundation year (L’Etudiant 2026)
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

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

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

2018

Thomas Froehlicher becomes the new CEO 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 world rankings: the MSc in International Finance, the Master Grande Programme 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 rankings (Master in Management) for the Programme Grande École
45th place in the Financial Times rankings 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

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

10^th 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