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Le Parisien Étudiant ranking: SKEMA reaches the Top 4 for the first time!
This marks a major milestone for SKEMA Business School. Since its creation, the school had never climbed so high in a post-preparatory class ranking. In the 2025 edition of Le Parisien Étudiant's ranking, SKEMA secures 4th place among the top French business schools.
A significant step forward
With a total score of 71 points, SKEMA records a notable rise compared with last year, thanks in particular to its progress in three key areas:
- Development (growth in budget, student numbers and applicants over the past three years)
- Social impact (a rising share of scholarship students
- Professionalisation (increased time spent in companies and a greater focus on apprenticeships)
Another impressive achievement: the school earned the highest possible score in 11 of the 15 criteria assessed by Le Parisien Étudiant’s editorial team.
Confirmed leadership in entrepreneurship and pedagogical innovation
In thematic rankings, SKEMA climbs to 2nd place in entrepreneurship, reflecting the large number of startups launched by its graduates over the past three years — a clear sign of the strength of its entrepreneurial ecosystem.
AI as a strategic pillar
The school’s pedagogical innovation is also recognised, particularly its pioneering approach to artificial intelligence. Since 2020, SKEMA has made AI a cornerstone of its strategy, integrating it across teaching and the student experience through its AI innovation centre based in Montreal. As Alice Guilhon, Dean and Executive President of SKEMA, states in the article: “A whole new world is emerging, full of astonishing potential in terms of teaching, pedagogy, and optimising the learning process.”
Growing international reach
Le Parisien Étudiant also highlights SKEMA’s increasing international visibility, notably through the recent opening of its Dubai campus in 2024. These developments are part of the school’s “glocal” model: combining strong local roots in key growth regions with a global outlook on the skills to be delivered.
A future-focused institution
This ranking is a clear recognition of SKEMA’s strategic commitment to tackling the major challenges of the 21st century: technological transformation, sustainable transitions, inclusion, and entrepreneurship.
