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Rankings: The 44 best universities in France for 2022/2023

Universities, grand ecoles, business schools: France offers a diverse range of institutions at which you can study. And many of them rank high with the best universities in Europe and the world. Another statistic underlines France’s claim to be one of the world’s leading nations for higher education: France is high up among the countries with the most Nobel prize winners.

Thanks to the remarkable reputation of French education, a degree from a university in France will open many doors for you around the globe.

Featured universities:
TBS Education
TBS Education
Toulouse, France
22 study programmes
Audencia Business School
Audencia Business School
Nantes, France
11 study programmes

Top ranked universities in France

University QS Ranking 2022 THE Ranking 2022 ARWU Ranking 2021
Université PSL 44 40 38
Sorbonne University 72 88 35
Université Paris-Saclay 86 117 13
ENS de Lyon 130 301 301
École des ponts ParisTech 245 251 –
Sciences Po 261 401 –
Université de Paris 261 155 73
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne 290 601 –
Université Grenoble Alpes 314 351 101
University of Strasbourg 421 501 101
University of Bordeaux 501 301 201
Aix-Marseille University 501 301 101
University of Montpellier 521 301 151
INSA Lyon 531 601 –
Université Paul Sabatier 551 – 301
University Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas 601 – –
Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University 651 401 201
Université Côte d’Azur 701 401 401
CY Cergy Paris University 801 601 –
Université de Rennes 1 801 801 501
Université de Nantes 801 601 601
Université de Lorraine 801 601 201
University of Lille 801 501 401
Toulouse 1 Capitole University 801 – 301
University Paris Nanterre 1001 1201 –
Université Lumière Lyon 2 1001 1201 –
University of Poitiers 1001 – 901
Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University 1001 – –
University Toulouse - Jean Jaurès 1001 – –
Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 1001 – –
University of Caen Normandy 1201 – –
University of Clermont Auvergne – 801 501
École Centrale de Lyon – 801 –
Centrale Nantes – 501 –
University of Technology of Compiègne – 1001 –
University Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne (UPEC) – – 901
University of Tours – – 901
Montpellier Business School – – 801
INSA Toulouse – – 801
Université Gustave Eiffel – – 801
University of Savoy – – 801
EHESS - School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences – – 701
Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines – – 601
Université de Bourgogne – – 501

Explained: How do the university rankings work?

The QS World University Rankings are among the most important, most-referenced rankings. The QS ranking relies heavily on its academic survey, asking thousands of academics worldwide about the reputation of universities.

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings (or the THE Rankings for short) compile a wide range of statistics. Equal weight is put on teaching quality, research excellence, and research impact through citations (meaning how often a university’s research is referenced elsewhere).

The Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (often just Shanghai Ranking, or ARWU) focuses on research output and quality, for example measured by the number of published and cited scientific papers and the number of staff or alumni winning the Nobel Prize or Fields Medal.

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Thanks to world-leading universities and tuition-free education at public institutions, France is one of the most popular student host countries in the world. Many French universities have increased the number of English-taught degree programmes in recent years. Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Social Studies - in France, you can study virtually any subject in English.

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Find the right study programme for yourself:

Bachelors degrees in France
Masters degrees in France
PhD programmes in France

Relevant links

  • Studying abroad in France: Basic information for international students
  • Study programmes in France
  • Visit the website of the QS World University Rankings
  • Visit the website of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings
  • Visit the website of the Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities

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