ESCP Business School: How It Has Changed and Where It Is Headed

ESCP Business School today in numbers

ESCP's defining feature is its multi-campus model: in most of its master's programmes you study in at least two countries.

According to ESCP's 2025 corporate snapshot, the school has around 11,000 students from 136 nationalities, 206 professors, more than 85,000 alumni and 48 degree programmes. It holds AACSB and EQUIS accreditation, and its MBA and Executive MBA are EFMD accredited.

The latest ESCP ranking results:

What has changed at ESCP in the past five years?

Rankings. ESCP rose from 5th to 4th in the FT European Business School ranking in 2025, its fourth year running in the top five. Its MBA climbed from 27th in the 2023 FT Global MBA ranking to 22nd in 2026, and its Master in Finance topped the FT ranking every year from 2023 to 2026. Poets&Quants named ESCP its 2025 Business School of the Year.

Leadership. Léon Laulusa became dean in 2023 and led the new strategy. He stepped down in summer 2026, and Thomas Jeanjean, previously Deputy CEO for Education at CCI Paris Île-de-France, became Executive President and Dean in August 2026.

Technology and AI. ESCP was one of the first business schools to pilot ChatGPT Edu, and it partners with Hugging Face, co-founded by ESCP alumnus Clément Delangue.

Programmes. New options include a Bachelor in Politics, Economics and Management with Sciences Po and a Global Master in Management with CEIBS in China. The MSc in Big Data and Business Analytics is now the MSc in Business Analytics & AI.

Where is ESCP Business School headed?

The ESCP strategic plan, Bold & United (2026 to 2030), was unveiled in June 2025. It aims to turn ESCP into a European University of Management with three parts: the business school as its academic core, an ESCP School of Technology opening in 2027 (AI, data and emerging technologies) and an ESCP School of Governance planned for 2029 (geopolitics, public affairs and international law).

Targets for 2030 include more than 12,000 students from over 150 nationalities, 300 professors and at least four new MSc degrees, one in business in the space industry. ESCP is also investing more than €300 million in its campuses, including around €150 million for its historic Paris République site, according to Poets&Quants. The new ESCP dean's mandate is to launch both new schools, strengthen research and expand the six-campus model.

What this means for applicants

• Choose your ESCP campuses with your target job market in mind: a year in Berlin or Madrid builds a local network.
• Judge the programme, not only the school: finance and the Executive MBA rank among the world's best, while the MBA is still climbing.
• Ask at info sessions how the new schools will affect your programme.

At Zenith, we start with the life, industry and skills you want, then choose the degree. Our guides cover each programme:

• ESCP MiM admissions, for recent graduates
• ESCP Master in Finance admissions, for finance careers
• ESCP MBA admissions, for early-career professionals
• ESCP Executive MBA admissions, for senior managers
• ESCP Business Analytics master, for data and AI careers

Frequently asked questions

Is ESCP Business School a good school?

By most measures, yes. ESCP was 4th in the FT European Business School ranking 2025, and in 2026 the FT ranked its Master in Finance 1st and its Master in Management 6th worldwide. Fit still depends on your goals.

How many campuses does ESCP have?

ESCP has six European campuses: Paris, London, Berlin, Madrid, Turin and Warsaw, and most master's students study on at least two. The Executive MBA page also lists Beirut and Dubai, so ask admissions how those tracks work.

Who is the current dean of ESCP?

Thomas Jeanjean became Executive President and Dean in August 2026, succeeding Léon Laulusa, who led the school from 2023. His priorities include opening the School of Technology in 2027 and the School of Governance in 2029.