100 Best universities for Botany in France

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Botany. A graph of 4.16M citations received by 142K academic papers made by 112 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

#15 in Europe

#73 in the World

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

2. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Botany

#44 in Europe

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

3. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Botany

#61 in Europe

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

4. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Botany

#102 in Europe

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

5. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Botany

#110 in Europe

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

6. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Botany

#112 in Europe

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

7. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Botany

#140 in Europe

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#157 in Europe

#422 in the World

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

9. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Botany

#188 in Europe

#517 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

10. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Botany

#211 in Europe

#603 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

11. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Botany

#212 in Europe

#604 in the World

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

12. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Botany

#227 in Europe

#639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

13. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Botany

#246 in Europe

#698 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

14. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Botany

#251 in Europe

#709 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

15. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Botany

#263 in Europe

#744 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

16. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Botany

#273 in Europe

#770 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

17. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Botany

#282 in Europe

#789 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

18. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Botany

#304 in Europe

#866 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

19. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Botany

#311 in Europe

#904 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

20. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Botany

#313 in Europe

#923 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

21. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Botany

#316 in Europe

#938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 25,078
Founded: 1431

22. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Botany

#320 in Europe

#944 in the World

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

23. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Botany

#321 in Europe

#948 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Botany

#323 in Europe

#954 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

25. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Botany

#324 in Europe

#955 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

26. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Botany

#326 in Europe

#960 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

27. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#346 in Europe

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,704
Founded: 2019

28. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Botany

#347 in Europe

#1061 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

29. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Botany

#348 in Europe

#1069 in the World

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

30. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Botany

#355 in Europe

#1098 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

31. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#371 in Europe

#1156 in the World

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

32. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Botany

#373 in Europe

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,490
Founded: 1970

33. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Botany

#383 in Europe

#1185 in the World

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

34. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#391 in Europe

#1232 in the World

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

35. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Botany

#392 in Europe

#1238 in the World

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

36. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Botany

#399 in Europe

#1266 in the World

Founded: 1828

37. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Botany

#402 in Europe

#1273 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

38. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#408 in Europe

#1307 in the World

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

39. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Botany

#413 in Europe

#1333 in the World

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

40. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Botany

#442 in Europe

#1524 in the World

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

41. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Botany

#448 in Europe

#1544 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

42. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Botany

#453 in Europe

#1564 in the World

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

43. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Botany

#454 in Europe

#1574 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

44. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Botany

#459 in Europe

#1619 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

45. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Botany

#464 in Europe

#1633 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

46. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#470 in Europe

#1646 in the World

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

47. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#473 in Europe

#1666 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

48. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Botany

#484 in Europe

#1737 in the World

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

49. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Botany

#490 in Europe

#1783 in the World

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

50. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Botany

#505 in Europe

#1862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

51. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Botany

#508 in Europe

#1875 in the World

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

52. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Botany

#513 in Europe

#1896 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

53. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Botany

#528 in Europe

#1960 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

54. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Botany

#529 in Europe

#1969 in the World

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

55. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Botany

#553 in Europe

#2124 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

56. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#563 in Europe

#2195 in the World

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

57. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Botany

#572 in Europe

#2230 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

58. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Botany

#575 in Europe

#2245 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

59. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#576 in Europe

#2249 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

60. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Botany

#583 in Europe

#2288 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#584 in Europe

#2289 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

62. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#587 in Europe

#2303 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

63. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Botany

#592 in Europe

#2323 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

64. University of New Caledonia

New Caledonia | Noumea

For Botany

#596 in Europe

#2340 in the World

Enrollment: 3,536
Founded: 1987

65. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Botany

#604 in Europe

#2378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,091
Founded: 1992

66. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Botany

#605 in Europe

#2380 in the World

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

67. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Botany

#623 in Europe

#2457 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

68. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#626 in Europe

#2478 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

69. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Botany

#636 in Europe

#2542 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

70. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Botany

#671 in Europe

#2768 in the World

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

71. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Botany

#672 in Europe

#2770 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

72. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Botany

#678 in Europe

#2807 in the World

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

73. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Botany

#691 in Europe

#2873 in the World

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

74. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Botany

#693 in Europe

#2885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

75. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Botany

#695 in Europe

#2890 in the World

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

76. University of French Guiana

French Guiana | Cayenne

For Botany

#702 in Europe

#2940 in the World

Enrollment: 2,580
Founded: 2014

77. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#709 in Europe

#2985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

78. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Botany

#712 in Europe

#2996 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

79. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Botany

#721 in Europe

#3070 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

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

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Botany

#731 in Europe

#3115 in the World

Founded: 1994

81. Eurecom

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

For Botany

#742 in Europe

#3214 in the World

Founded: 1991

82. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Botany

#743 in Europe

#3215 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

83. National School Mines - Telecom Lille Douai

Hauts-de-France | Douai

For Botany

#751 in Europe

#3235 in the World

Founded: 2017

84. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Botany

#754 in Europe

#3246 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

85. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Botany

#759 in Europe

#3283 in the World

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

86. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Botany

#762 in Europe

#3297 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

87. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Botany

#776 in Europe

#3388 in the World

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

88. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Botany

#783 in Europe

#3427 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

89. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Botany

#787 in Europe

#3464 in the World

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

90. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Botany

#802 in Europe

#3533 in the World

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

91. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Botany

#806 in Europe

#3555 in the World

Founded: 1907

92. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Botany

#828 in Europe

#3690 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

93. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Botany

#850 in Europe

#3791 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

94. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Botany

#855 in Europe

#3804 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

95. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Botany

#859 in Europe

#3840 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

96. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Botany

#873 in Europe

#3913 in the World

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

97. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Botany

#878 in Europe

#3944 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

98. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Botany

#887 in Europe

#3995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,196
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1994

99. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Botany

#900 in Europe

#4089 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

100. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Botany

#908 in Europe

#4114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 2007

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