10 Best Painting and Drawing schools in France

Below is the list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Painting and Drawing. A graph of 2.39K citations received by 249 academic papers made by 10 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 topical rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science profiles.

1. Normal Superior School

For Painting and Drawing

#36 in Europe
#86 in the World
Enrollment
2,400
Founded
1794

2. University of Bordeaux

For Painting and Drawing

#53 in Europe
#116 in the World
Enrollment
50,174
Founded
1441

3. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Painting and Drawing

#81 in Europe
#171 in the World
Enrollment
35,037
Founded
1150

4. Paris Descartes University

For Painting and Drawing

#124 in Europe
#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
32,302
Founded
2019

5. Polytechnic School

For Painting and Drawing

#127 in Europe
#274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

6. Grenoble Alpes University

For Painting and Drawing

#150 in Europe
#318 in the World
Enrollment
55,000
Founded
1339

7. University of Strasbourg

For Painting and Drawing

#218 in Europe
#485 in the World
Enrollment
50,822
Founded
1621

8. Francois Rabelais University

For Painting and Drawing

#256 in Europe
#606 in the World
Enrollment
25,843
Founded
1969

9. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Painting and Drawing

#263 in Europe
#630 in the World
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
1947

10. University of Lorraine

For Painting and Drawing

#279 in Europe
#676 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Enrollment
58,320
Founded
2012

The best cities to study Painting and Drawing in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Bordeaux, Palaiseau, and Saint Martin d'Heres.