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Rankings: The 44 best universities in France for 2023/2024

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:
emlyon Business School
emlyon Business School
Lyon, France
15 study programmes
CIFE
CIFE
Nice, France
7 study programmes

Top ranked universities in France

University QS Ranking 2023 THE Ranking 2022 ARWU Ranking 2022
Université PSL 26 40 40
École Polytechnique 48 – 301
Sorbonne University 60 88 43
Université Paris-Saclay 69 117 16
ENS de Lyon 111 301 301
École des ponts ParisTech 174 251 –
Université de Paris 248 155 78
Sciences Po 259 401 –
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne 300 601 –
Université Grenoble Alpes 317 351 101
University of Strasbourg 434 501 101
INSA Lyon 457 601 –
Aix-Marseille University 490 301 101
University of Montpellier 501 301 151
University of Bordeaux 521 301 201
Université Paul Sabatier 581 – 201
Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University 601 401 201
University Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas 601 – –
CY Cergy Paris University 751 601 –
University of Lille 751 501 301
Université Côte d’Azur 751 401 501
Université de Rennes 1 801 801 601
Université de Nantes 801 601 601
Université de Lorraine 801 601 201
Université Lumière Lyon 2 1001 1201 –
Toulouse 1 Capitole University 1001 – 301
Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 1001 – –
University Toulouse - Jean Jaurès 1001 – –
University of Poitiers 1001 – –
University Paris Nanterre 1201 1201 –
University of Caen Normandy 1201 – –
Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University 1201 – –
University of Clermont Auvergne – 801 501
École Centrale de Lyon – 801 –
Centrale Nantes – 501 –
University of Technology of Compiègne – 1001 –
EHESS - School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences – – 701
University Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne (UPEC) – – 801
University of Tours – – 901
Montpellier Business School – – 801
INSA Toulouse – – 701
Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines – – 601
Université de Bourgogne – – 501
University of Savoy – – 801

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.

Summary: Top 10 universities

Top 10 best universities in France

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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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