In 2017, the school adopted a new legal status and became a public-private partnership (École consulaire or EESC) largely financed by the public Chambers of Commerce in Nantes St-Nazaire.

[1] Audencia is an École consulaire (EESC), a private institution of higher education funded and supervised by the city of Nantes, the local council and the chamber of commerce and industry.

Grandes écoles admit students through an extremely competitive process, and a significant proportion of their graduates occupy the highest levels of French society.

[11][12] The degrees are accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles[13] and awarded by the Ministry of National Education (France).

[15][16] Those levels of study include various "parcours" or paths based on UE (Unités d'enseignement or Modules), each worth a defined number of European credits (ECTS).

The highly coveted PGE (Grand Ecole Program) ends with the degree of Master's in Management (MiM)[15][16][17] Audencia Business School is also accredited by EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System), AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and Association of MBAs (AMBA).

At least 47 testimonies from the inside reported on stress, press, manipulation, burn-outs high sick-leaves and turn-over of employees, non-application of workers rights.