100 Best universities for Botany in France

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Botany. A graph of 5.11M citations received by 152K academic papers made by 115 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.

1. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#18 in Europe

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

2. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Botany

#51 in Europe

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

3. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Botany

#70 in Europe

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

4. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Botany

#116 in Europe

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

5. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Botany

#119 in Europe

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

6. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Botany

#121 in Europe

#332 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

7. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Botany

#141 in Europe

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

8. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Botany

#161 in Europe

#452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 60,404
Founded: 2012

9. Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#201 in Europe

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,300
Founded: 2007

10. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Botany

#204 in Europe

#589 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

11. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Botany

#220 in Europe

#629 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

12. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Botany

#223 in Europe

#636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,690
Founded: 1854

13. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Botany

#258 in Europe

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

14. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#259 in Europe

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,536
Founded: 1794

15. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Botany

#264 in Europe

#758 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

16. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Botany

#265 in Europe

#759 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

17. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Botany

#266 in Europe

#761 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

18. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Botany

#284 in Europe

#826 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

19. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Botany

#294 in Europe

#873 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

20. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Botany

#315 in Europe

#960 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

21. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Botany

#323 in Europe

#981 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

22. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Botany

#327 in Europe

#1003 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

23. Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Botany

#329 in Europe

#1008 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

24. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Botany

#334 in Europe

#1038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 25,687
Founded: 1971

25. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Botany

#336 in Europe

#1047 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

26. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Botany

#339 in Europe

#1055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 37,252
Founded: 1460

27. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Botany

#342 in Europe

#1072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,820
Founded: 1431

28. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#344 in Europe

#1082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,690
Founded: 2019

29. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Botany

#351 in Europe

#1112 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

30. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Botany

#361 in Europe

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,465
Founded: 1432

31. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Botany

#366 in Europe

#1169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,900
Founded: 1970

32. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Botany

#374 in Europe

#1195 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

33. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Botany

#376 in Europe

#1199 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

34. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Botany

#377 in Europe

#1200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1794

35. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Botany

#397 in Europe

#1305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,238
Founded: 1970

36. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#417 in Europe

#1394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,523
Founded: 1970

37. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Botany

#421 in Europe

#1407 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

38. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#424 in Europe

#1431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1780

39. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#428 in Europe

#1475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 11,196
Founded: 1872

40. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Botany

#454 in Europe

#1637 in the World

Founded: 1828

41. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Botany

#466 in Europe

#1699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,367
Founded: 1972

42. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Botany

#479 in Europe

#1792 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

43. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Botany

#480 in Europe

#1795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,067
Founded: 1957

44. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Botany

#486 in Europe

#1822 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

45. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Botany

#500 in Europe

#1896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 3,077
Founded: 1963

46. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Botany

#503 in Europe

#1907 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

47. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Botany

#512 in Europe

#1959 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

48. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#520 in Europe

#1994 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

49. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Botany

#524 in Europe

#2021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,646
Founded: 1900

50. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Botany

#526 in Europe

#2038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 21,997
Founded: 1970

51. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Botany

#527 in Europe

#2041 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

52. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Botany

#529 in Europe

#2058 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

53. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Botany

#540 in Europe

#2122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

54. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Botany

#551 in Europe

#2177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,629
Founded: 1970

55. University of New Caledonia

New Caledonia | Noumea

For Botany

#559 in Europe

#2217 in the World

Enrollment: 3,536
Founded: 1987

56. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Botany

#573 in Europe

#2294 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

57. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#579 in Europe

#2327 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

58. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Botany

#590 in Europe

#2378 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

59. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#598 in Europe

#2410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1783

60. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#599 in Europe

#2416 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

61. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Botany

#600 in Europe

#2419 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

62. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Botany

#606 in Europe

#2439 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

63. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Botany

#611 in Europe

#2476 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

64. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Botany

#622 in Europe

#2558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,051
Founded: 1992

65. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#630 in Europe

#2597 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

66. School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#632 in Europe

#2601 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

67. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Botany

#636 in Europe

#2620 in the World

Enrollment: 9,477
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1995

68. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Botany

#643 in Europe

#2640 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

69. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Botany

#647 in Europe

#2658 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

70. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Botany

#654 in Europe

#2721 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

71. University of French Guiana

French Guiana | Cayenne

For Botany

#675 in Europe

#2850 in the World

Enrollment: 2,580
Founded: 2014

72. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Botany

#703 in Europe

#2986 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

73. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Botany

#714 in Europe

#3057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 2,920
Founded: 1857

74. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#724 in Europe

#3127 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

75. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Botany

#730 in Europe

#3149 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

76. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Botany

#734 in Europe

#3160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,287
Founded: 1919

77. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#735 in Europe

#3167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

78. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Botany

#736 in Europe

#3168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 7,591
Founded: 1984

79. University of Reunion

Reunion | Saint-Denis

For Botany

#738 in Europe

#3187 in the World

Enrollment: 19,200
Founded: 1960

80. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Botany

#742 in Europe

#3194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 22,023
Founded: 1968

81. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Botany

#746 in Europe

#3232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,003
Founded: 1985

82. Graduate School of Chemistry, Physics and Electronics, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Botany

#773 in Europe

#3398 in the World

Founded: 1994

83. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Botany

#777 in Europe

#3419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

84. Eurecom

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Biot Sophia-Antipolis

For Botany

#778 in Europe

#3420 in the World

Founded: 1991

85. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#788 in Europe

#3473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 15,232
Founded: 1971

86. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Botany

#790 in Europe

#3485 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

87. National School Mines - Telecom Lille Douai

Hauts-de-France | Douai

For Botany

#795 in Europe

#3531 in the World

Founded: 2017

88. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Botany

#809 in Europe

#3589 in the World

Founded: 1907

89. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Botany

#816 in Europe

#3637 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

90. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Botany

#819 in Europe

#3652 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

91. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Botany

#824 in Europe

#3677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 4,300
Founded: 1894

92. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Botany

#832 in Europe

#3718 in the World

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

93. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Botany

#843 in Europe

#3767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,687
Founded: 2007

94. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Botany

#848 in Europe

#3780 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

95. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Botany

#864 in Europe

#3896 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

96. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Botany

#894 in Europe

#4031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 5,453
Founded: 1881

97. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Botany

#906 in Europe

#4113 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

98. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Botany

#913 in Europe

#4150 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

99. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Botany

#921 in Europe

#4183 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

100. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Botany

#949 in Europe

#4351 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

The best cities to study Botany in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Montpellier, Villeurbanne, and Bordeaux.