100 Best universities for Literature in France

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Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 788K citations received by 50.1K academic papers made by 109 universities in France was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Literature

#19 in Europe
#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

4. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Literature

#140 in Europe
#344 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,900
Founded
1970

6. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Literature

#154 in Europe
#375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
15,232
Founded
1971

7. University of Lille

For Literature

#162 in Europe
#392 in the World
Enrollment
71,429
Founded
2018

8. University of Lorraine

For Literature

#165 in Europe
#400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

9. Normal Superior School

For Literature

#167 in Europe
#404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

10. Paris-Sud University

For Literature

#173 in Europe
#412 in the World
Enrollment
23,270
Founded
2014

12. University of Bordeaux

For Literature

#188 in Europe
#449 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

14. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Literature

#199 in Europe
#471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

16. Polytechnic School

For Literature

#213 in Europe
#507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

17. University of Montpellier

For Literature

#217 in Europe
#516 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

18. University of Paris 8

For Literature

#221 in Europe
#521 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

21. Paris Diderot University

For Literature

#279 in Europe
#658 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

22. University of Strasbourg

For Literature

#280 in Europe
#661 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

23. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Literature

#288 in Europe
#682 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

25. Paris Dauphine University

For Literature

#328 in Europe
#798 in the World
Enrollment
11,281
Founded
1968

27. University of Nantes

For Literature

#337 in Europe
#844 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

30. TELECOM ParisTech

For Literature

#357 in Europe
#893 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

31. University of Caen Normandy

For Literature

#361 in Europe
#913 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

32. University of Poitiers

For Literature

#373 in Europe
#944 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,820
Founded
1431

33. Paris Descartes University

For Literature

#388 in Europe
#1012 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,690
Founded
2019

35. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Literature

#415 in Europe
#1097 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

36. University of Rennes 2

For Literature

#421 in Europe
#1116 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

38. EHESP School of Public Health

For Literature

#439 in Europe
#1174 in the World
Enrollment
433
Founded
1945

39. University of Orleans

For Literature

#467 in Europe
#1263 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

41. University of Western Brittany

For Literature

#490 in Europe
#1344 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

43. Artois University

For Literature

#507 in Europe
#1418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,051
Founded
1992

45. University of Angers

For Literature

#520 in Europe
#1472 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

47. University of Limoges

For Literature

#527 in Europe
#1496 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

49. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Literature

#529 in Europe
#1501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
21,997
Founded
1970

51. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Literature

#540 in Europe
#1535 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

54. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Literature

#546 in Europe
#1569 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

55. EMLYON Business School

For Literature

#552 in Europe
#1613 in the World
Enrollment
9,000
Founded
1872

56. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Literature

#556 in Europe
#1630 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

57. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Literature

#559 in Europe
#1634 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

61. CentraleSupelec

For Literature

#586 in Europe
#1761 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
4,300
Founded
1894

62. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Literature

#588 in Europe
#1773 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

65. Agrocampus Ouest

For Literature

#601 in Europe
#1830 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

66. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Literature

#610 in Europe
#1872 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

68. Kedge Business School

For Literature

#656 in Europe
#2074 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
14,800
Founded
2013

69. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

For Literature

#668 in Europe
#2150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
8,000
Founded
1984

70. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Literature

#679 in Europe
#2182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

72. University of Southern Brittany

For Literature

#701 in Europe
#2265 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

73. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Literature

#703 in Europe
#2272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

74. Central School of Nantes

For Literature

#708 in Europe
#2284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

77. American University of Paris

For Literature

#731 in Europe
#2400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1962

78. Lille Catholic University

For Literature

#735 in Europe
#2412 in the World
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1875

79. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Literature

#750 in Europe
#2471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
19,018
Founded
1970

81. University of Nimes

For Literature

#769 in Europe
#2581 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,687
Founded
2007

82. Upper Alsace University

For Literature

#771 in Europe
#2593 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

83. Central School of Lille

For Literature

#772 in Europe
#2594 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

84. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Literature

#774 in Europe
#2614 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

85. HEC School of Management

For Literature

#783 in Europe
#2649 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
5,453
Founded
1881

88. Montpellier SupAgro

For Literature

#813 in Europe
#2817 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

93. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Literature

#844 in Europe
#3020 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

96. University of Le Havre

For Literature

#868 in Europe
#3144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

97. University of Technology of Troyes

For Literature

#886 in Europe
#3270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

99. Central School of Lyon

For Literature

#927 in Europe
#3476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

The best cities to study Literature in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Villeurbanne, Saint Martin d'Heres, and Amiens.