For business studies see our separate ranking of business schools in France
Latest ranking updates related to universities in France
- 06 Mar, 2024: New edition of Scimago Institutions Rankings. 138 universities in France ranked.
- 25 Jan, 2024: THE World’s Most International Universities updated with Polytechnic School ranked highest among 9 listed universities in France.
- 19 Dec, 2023: URAP World Ranking - University Ranking by Academic Performance updated with Paris Cité University ranked highest among 82 listed universities in France.
- 15 Dec, 2023: Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments - ShanghaiRanking (Sport Science) updated with University of Nantes ranked highest among 5 listed universities in France.
Rankings of universities in France 2024
#251
Graduate School of Bois
Student satisfaction:
4.6 / 5.0
(based on 24 student ratings)
#252
National School of Computer Science for Industry and Business
Student satisfaction:
4.6 / 5.0
(based on 59 student ratings)
#253
Textile and Chemical Institute of Lyon
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#254
École Supérieure de Commerce d’Amiens
Student satisfaction:
4.7 / 5.0
(based on 97 student ratings)
#255
Higher Institute of Materials and Advanced Mechanics of Le Mans
Student satisfaction:
3.9 / 5.0
(based on 12 student ratings)
#256
Higher Institute of Buildings and Public Works
#257
Graduate School of Building Engineering of Metz
Student satisfaction:
3.9 / 5.0
(based on 8 student ratings)
#258
National Engineering College for Industrial Ceramics
Student satisfaction:
4.7 / 5.0
(based on 25 student ratings)
#259
3iL School of Engineering
#260
Graduate School of Management, Saint-Etienne
Student satisfaction:
4.0 / 5.0
(based on 4 student ratings)
#261
Graduate School of Building Engineering of Cachan
Student satisfaction:
4.2 / 5.0
(based on 5 student ratings)
#262
Graduate School of Foundry and Forge
#263
Adventist University of France
#264
National School of Nature and Landscape
Student satisfaction:
4.7 / 5.0
(based on 6 student ratings)
#265
UPMF, IAE Grenoble
#266
Institut Francais de Gestion
Student satisfaction:
4.2 / 5.0
(based on 66 student ratings)
#267
Institut International du Commerce et du Developpement, Groupe IGS
Student satisfaction:
4.6 / 5.0
(based on 58 student ratings)
#268
Institut de Gestion Sociale, Groupe IGS
Student satisfaction:
3.9 / 5.0
(based on 98 student ratings)
#269
Robert Schuman University
Student satisfaction:
4.8 / 5.0
(based on 146 student ratings)
#270
Institute for American Universities
Student satisfaction:
3.7 / 5.0
(based on 50 student ratings)
#271
ISCID
#272
Groupe ESC Normandie, EM Normandie
Student satisfaction:
3.8 / 5.0
(based on 198 student ratings)
#273
Groupe IMEA
Student satisfaction:
3.5 / 5.0
(based on 29 student ratings)
#274
Institut Superieur du Commerce
Student satisfaction:
4.6 / 5.0
(based on 5 student ratings)
#275
L'institut Agro
Student satisfaction:
4.1 / 5.0
(based on 240 student ratings)
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Highest subject rankings of universities in France
Marketing
QS Business Masters
#1
HEC School of Management
Mathematics
GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
#2
Paris-Saclay University
Physics
GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
#3
Paris-Saclay University
Anthropology
URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
#7
University of Bordeaux
Agriculture
URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
#9
University of Montpellier
Aerospace Engineering
URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
#18
Paris-Saclay University
Law
QS World University Rankings By Subject
#18
Pantheon-Sorbonne University
Computer Science
THE World University Rankings by Subject
#35
PSL Research University Paris
Dentistry
URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
#42
Paris Cité University
Education
QS World University Rankings By Subject
#45
Paris-Sorbonne University
France Key Facts for International Students
190 out of 275 Universities in France Ranked in at least one ranking
29 Different Rankings list Universities in France (20 institution and 9 subject rankings)
30 Global Rankings rank Universities in France Among TOP 200
Time: GMT +2
Telephone country code: +33
- Religion:
- Catholicism 58%
- Islam 6%
- Protestantism 3%
- Judaism 1%
- Atheist, agnostic and unclassified 30%
- Other religions: Buddhism, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%
- Largest cities in France:
- 1. Paris: 2,200,000
- 2. Marseille: 795,000
- 3. Lyon: 475,000
- 4. Toulouse: 435,000
- 5. Nice: 340,000
Largest international airport in France:
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG): 69.471.442 Passengers/Year; 3 Terminals; 23 km. from Paris city center
- Nobel prize laureates:
- Gérard Mourou (, 2018)
- Gérard Mourou (, 2018)
- Jean-Pierre Sauvage (, 2016)
- Jean Tirole (, 2014)
- Martin Karplus (, 2013)
- Martin Karplus (, 2013)
- Serge Haroche (, 2012)
- Serge Haroche (, 2012)
- Serge Haroche (, 2012)
- Jules A. Hoffmann (, 2011)
Map with location of universities in France
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Paris-Saclay University ranks #1 in France in our meta ranking composed of 112 university rankings.
Among all universities in France Paris-Sorbonne University is listed in the largest number of rankings. See all 33 rankings where Paris-Sorbonne University is listed.
HEC School of Management is ranked best in France for Business (Marketing). See all rankings for the HEC School of Management.
Paris-Saclay University is ranked best in France for Mathematics (Mathematics). See all rankings for the Paris-Saclay University.
Paris-Saclay University is ranked best in France for Natural Sciences (Physics). See all rankings for the Paris-Saclay University.
University of Bordeaux is ranked best in France for Social Studies & Humanities (Anthropology). See all rankings for the University of Bordeaux.
University of Montpellier is ranked best in France for Agriculture (Agriculture). See all rankings for the University of Montpellier.
Paris-Saclay University is ranked best in France for Engineering (Aerospace Engineering). See all rankings for the Paris-Saclay University.
Pantheon-Sorbonne University is ranked best in France for Law (Law). See all rankings for the Pantheon-Sorbonne University.
PSL Research University Paris is ranked best in France for Computer Science (Computer Science). See all rankings for the PSL Research University Paris.
Paris Cité University is ranked best in France for Medicine & Health (Dentistry). See all rankings for the Paris Cité University.
Paris-Sorbonne University is ranked best in France for Education (Education). See all rankings for the Paris-Sorbonne University.
Gustave Eiffel University is ranked best in France for Architecture, Building & Planning (Architecture). See all rankings for the Gustave Eiffel University.
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Ranking publishers
British Quacquarelli Symonds, UK
- Universities:
- 12584
- Published:
- 27 June, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -QS World University Rankings:
Academic Reputation 40% Employer Reputation 10% Faculty/Student Ratio 20% Citations per faculty 20% International Faculty Ratio 5% International Student Ratio 5%
- Universities:
- 1001
- Published:
- 23 September, 2021
- Criteria used in ranking -QS Employability Rankings:
Employer reputation 30% Alumni outcomes 25% Partnerships with Employers per Faculty 25% Employer/Student Connections 10% Graduate employment rate 10%
- Universities:
- 150
- Published:
- 24 June, 2020
- Criteria used in ranking -QS 50 under 50:
Based on the QS World University rankings methodology, the top 50 universities that are under 50 years old.
Academic Reputation 40% Employer Reputation 10% Faculty/Student Ratio 20% Citations per faculty 20% International Faculty Ratio 5% International Student Ratio 5%
- Universities:
- 2097
- Published:
- 05 December, 2023
CWUR Center for World University Rankings
- Universities:
- 6000
- Published:
- 25 April, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CWUR Center for World University Rankings:
Research Performance: 40%
- Research Output: 10%
- High-Quality Publications: 10%
- Influence: 10%
- Citations: 10%
Quality of Education: 25%
Alumni Employment: 25%
Quality of Faculty: 10%
Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Netherlands
- Universities:
- 3718
- Published:
- 22 June, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CWTS Leiden Ranking:
Scientific Impact Number of Publications Collaboration Open Access Gender Diversity
NTU ranking
- Universities:
- 3103
- Published:
- 11 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -NTU Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers:
Research Productivity: 25%
- # Articles last 11 years: 10%
- # Articles current year: 15%
Research Impact: 35%
- # Citations last 11 years: 15%
- # Citations last 2 years: 10%
- Average # citations last 11 years: 10%
Research Excellence: 40%
- H-index last 2 years: 10%
- # Highly cited papers last 11 years: 15%
- # Articles current year in high-impact journals: 15%
Nature Index
- Universities:
- 9699
- Published:
- 15 June, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -Nature Index - Academic:
Article count (AC) Fractional count (FC) Weighted fractional count (WFC)
- Universities:
- 150
- Published:
- 08 December, 2021
RUR Ranking Agency (Moscow, Russia)
- Universities:
- 3939
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR World University Rankings:
Teaching: 40%
- Ratio Faculty/Student: 8%
- Ratio Faculty/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
- Ratio Faculty/Doctoral Degrees Awarded: 8%
- Ratio Doctoral Degrees Awarded/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
- World Teaching Reputation: 8%
Research: 40%
- Citations per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
- Doctoral Degrees per Accepted PhD: 8%
- Normalized Citation Impact: 8%
- Papers per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
- World Research Reputation: 8%
International Diversity: 10%
- International Faculty: 2%
- International Students: 2%
- International Co-Authored Papers: 2%
- Reputation Outside Geographical Region: 2%
- International Level: 2%
Financial Sustainability: 10%
- Institutional Income per Faculty: 2%
- Institutional Income per Student: 2%
- Papers per Research Income: 2%
- Research Income per Academic/Research Staff: 2%
- Research Income per Institutional Income: 2%
- Universities:
- 2046
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR Academic Rankings:
Normalized citation impact (Citations of research publications from all university authors compared with world averages) 20% Citation per papers 20% Papers per academic and research staff 20% International research reputation 20% Share of research publications written in international co-authorship 20%
- Universities:
- 2917
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR Reputation Ranking:
Teaching Reputation 50% Research Reputation 50%
Scimago Institutions
- Universities:
- 21682
- Published:
- 06 March, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -Scimago Institutions Rankings:
Research 50% Innovation 30%
Societal 20%
ShanghaiRanking Consultancy
- Universities:
- 13016
- Published:
- 15 August, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking:
Quality of Education 10%
- Alumni winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 10%
Quality of Faculty 40%
- Staff winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 20%
- Highly Cited Researchers 20%
Research Output 40%
- Papers published in Nature and Science 20%
- Papers indexed in Science Citation Index-Expanded & Social Science Citation Index 20%
Per Capita Performance 10%
- Universities:
- 65806
- Published:
- 27 October, 2023
StuDocu
- Universities:
- 1196
- Published:
- 06 September, 2021
THE Times Higher Education, UK
- Universities:
- 14232
- Published:
- 27 September, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World University Rankings:
30% Teaching (the Learning Environment)
- Reputation survey: 15%
- Staff-to-student ratio: 4.5%
- Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio: 2.25%
- Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio: 6%
- Institutional income: 2.25%
30% Research (Volume, Income and Reputation)
- Reputation survey: 18%
- Research income: 6%
- Research productivity: 6%
30% Citations (Research Influence)
7.5% International Outlook (Staff, Students and Research)
- Proportion of international students: 2.5%
- Proportion of international staff: 2.5%
- International collaboration: 2.5%
2.5% Industry Income (Knowledge Transfer)"
- Universities:
- 735
- Published:
- 23 November, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -THE Global Employability University Ranking:
Employability (survey) 100%
- Universities:
- 831
- Published:
- 27 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World Reputation Rankings:
Research Reputation 66,6% Teaching Reputation 33,3%
- Universities:
- 750
- Published:
- 25 January, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World’s Most International Universities:
Proportion of international students 25% Proportion of international staff 25% Proportion of journal publications with one or more international co-authors 25% University’s international reputation 25%
- Universities:
- 2033
- Published:
- 03 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE Young University Rankings:
Teaching 30% Research (volume, income and reputation) 30% Citations 30% International outlook (staff, students, research) 7.5% Industry income (knowledge transfer) 2.5%
- Universities:
- 4115
- Published:
- 01 June, 2023
- Universities:
- 348
- Published:
- 10 May, 2022
- Universities:
- 3144
- Published:
- 11 May, 2022
Thomson Reuters
- Universities:
- 100
- Published:
- 23 October, 2019
- Criteria used in ranking -Reuters Most Innovative Universities:
Patent Volume 33% Patent Citations 34% Industry Article Citation Impact 11% Percent of Industry Collaborative Articles 11% Total Web of Science Core Collection Papers 11%
- Universities:
- 100
- Published:
- 30 April, 2019
- Criteria used in ranking -Reuters Most Innovative Universities Europe:
Patent volume 11.11% Patent success 11.11% Global patents 11.11% Patent citations 11.11% Percent of patents cited / Patent citation impact 11.11% Patent to Article Citation Impact 11.11% Industry Article Citation Impact 11.11% Percent of Industry Collaborative Articles 11.11% Total Web of Science Core Collection Papers 11.11%
Urap
- Universities:
- 12002
- Published:
- 19 December, 2023
Us News
- Universities:
- 5248
- Published:
- 24 October, 2022
Webometrics
- Universities:
- 60012
- Published:
- 31 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities:
Visibility 50% Excellence 35% Transparency 10% Presence 5%
Ranking publishers
British Quacquarelli Symonds, UK
- Universities:
- 12584
- Published:
- 27 June, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -QS World University Rankings:
Academic Reputation 40% Employer Reputation 10% Faculty/Student Ratio 20% Citations per faculty 20% International Faculty Ratio 5% International Student Ratio 5%
- Universities:
- 1001
- Published:
- 23 September, 2021
- Criteria used in ranking -QS Employability Rankings:
Employer reputation 30% Alumni outcomes 25% Partnerships with Employers per Faculty 25% Employer/Student Connections 10% Graduate employment rate 10%
- Universities:
- 150
- Published:
- 24 June, 2020
- Criteria used in ranking -QS 50 under 50:
Based on the QS World University rankings methodology, the top 50 universities that are under 50 years old.
Academic Reputation 40% Employer Reputation 10% Faculty/Student Ratio 20% Citations per faculty 20% International Faculty Ratio 5% International Student Ratio 5%
- Universities:
- 2097
- Published:
- 05 December, 2023
CWUR Center for World University Rankings
- Universities:
- 6000
- Published:
- 25 April, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CWUR Center for World University Rankings:
Research Performance: 40%
- Research Output: 10%
- High-Quality Publications: 10%
- Influence: 10%
- Citations: 10%
Quality of Education: 25%
Alumni Employment: 25%
Quality of Faculty: 10%
Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Netherlands
- Universities:
- 3718
- Published:
- 22 June, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CWTS Leiden Ranking:
Scientific Impact Number of Publications Collaboration Open Access Gender Diversity
NTU ranking
- Universities:
- 3103
- Published:
- 11 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -NTU Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers:
Research Productivity: 25%
- # Articles last 11 years: 10%
- # Articles current year: 15%
Research Impact: 35%
- # Citations last 11 years: 15%
- # Citations last 2 years: 10%
- Average # citations last 11 years: 10%
Research Excellence: 40%
- H-index last 2 years: 10%
- # Highly cited papers last 11 years: 15%
- # Articles current year in high-impact journals: 15%
Nature Index
- Universities:
- 9699
- Published:
- 15 June, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -Nature Index - Academic:
Article count (AC) Fractional count (FC) Weighted fractional count (WFC)
- Universities:
- 150
- Published:
- 08 December, 2021
RUR Ranking Agency (Moscow, Russia)
- Universities:
- 3939
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR World University Rankings:
Teaching: 40%
- Ratio Faculty/Student: 8%
- Ratio Faculty/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
- Ratio Faculty/Doctoral Degrees Awarded: 8%
- Ratio Doctoral Degrees Awarded/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
- World Teaching Reputation: 8%
Research: 40%
- Citations per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
- Doctoral Degrees per Accepted PhD: 8%
- Normalized Citation Impact: 8%
- Papers per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
- World Research Reputation: 8%
International Diversity: 10%
- International Faculty: 2%
- International Students: 2%
- International Co-Authored Papers: 2%
- Reputation Outside Geographical Region: 2%
- International Level: 2%
Financial Sustainability: 10%
- Institutional Income per Faculty: 2%
- Institutional Income per Student: 2%
- Papers per Research Income: 2%
- Research Income per Academic/Research Staff: 2%
- Research Income per Institutional Income: 2%
- Universities:
- 2046
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR Academic Rankings:
Normalized citation impact (Citations of research publications from all university authors compared with world averages) 20% Citation per papers 20% Papers per academic and research staff 20% International research reputation 20% Share of research publications written in international co-authorship 20%
- Universities:
- 2917
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR Reputation Ranking:
Teaching Reputation 50% Research Reputation 50%
Scimago Institutions
- Universities:
- 21682
- Published:
- 06 March, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -Scimago Institutions Rankings:
Research 50% Innovation 30%
Societal 20%
ShanghaiRanking Consultancy
- Universities:
- 13016
- Published:
- 15 August, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking:
Quality of Education 10%
- Alumni winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 10%
Quality of Faculty 40%
- Staff winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 20%
- Highly Cited Researchers 20%
Research Output 40%
- Papers published in Nature and Science 20%
- Papers indexed in Science Citation Index-Expanded & Social Science Citation Index 20%
Per Capita Performance 10%
- Universities:
- 65806
- Published:
- 27 October, 2023
StuDocu
- Universities:
- 1196
- Published:
- 06 September, 2021
THE Times Higher Education, UK
- Universities:
- 14232
- Published:
- 27 September, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World University Rankings:
30% Teaching (the Learning Environment)
- Reputation survey: 15%
- Staff-to-student ratio: 4.5%
- Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio: 2.25%
- Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio: 6%
- Institutional income: 2.25%
30% Research (Volume, Income and Reputation)
- Reputation survey: 18%
- Research income: 6%
- Research productivity: 6%
30% Citations (Research Influence)
7.5% International Outlook (Staff, Students and Research)
- Proportion of international students: 2.5%
- Proportion of international staff: 2.5%
- International collaboration: 2.5%
2.5% Industry Income (Knowledge Transfer)"
- Universities:
- 735
- Published:
- 23 November, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -THE Global Employability University Ranking:
Employability (survey) 100%
- Universities:
- 831
- Published:
- 27 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World Reputation Rankings:
Research Reputation 66,6% Teaching Reputation 33,3%
- Universities:
- 750
- Published:
- 25 January, 2024
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World’s Most International Universities:
Proportion of international students 25% Proportion of international staff 25% Proportion of journal publications with one or more international co-authors 25% University’s international reputation 25%
- Universities:
- 2033
- Published:
- 03 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE Young University Rankings:
Teaching 30% Research (volume, income and reputation) 30% Citations 30% International outlook (staff, students, research) 7.5% Industry income (knowledge transfer) 2.5%
- Universities:
- 4115
- Published:
- 01 June, 2023
- Universities:
- 348
- Published:
- 10 May, 2022
- Universities:
- 3144
- Published:
- 11 May, 2022
Thomson Reuters
- Universities:
- 100
- Published:
- 23 October, 2019
- Criteria used in ranking -Reuters Most Innovative Universities:
Patent Volume 33% Patent Citations 34% Industry Article Citation Impact 11% Percent of Industry Collaborative Articles 11% Total Web of Science Core Collection Papers 11%
- Universities:
- 100
- Published:
- 30 April, 2019
- Criteria used in ranking -Reuters Most Innovative Universities Europe:
Patent volume 11.11% Patent success 11.11% Global patents 11.11% Patent citations 11.11% Percent of patents cited / Patent citation impact 11.11% Patent to Article Citation Impact 11.11% Industry Article Citation Impact 11.11% Percent of Industry Collaborative Articles 11.11% Total Web of Science Core Collection Papers 11.11%
Urap
- Universities:
- 12002
- Published:
- 19 December, 2023
Us News
- Universities:
- 5248
- Published:
- 24 October, 2022
Webometrics
- Universities:
- 60012
- Published:
- 31 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities:
Visibility 50% Excellence 35% Transparency 10% Presence 5%