70 Best universities for Horticulture 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 Horticulture. A graph of 1.29M citations received by 36.8K academic papers made by 70 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. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Horticulture

#23 in Europe

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

2. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Horticulture

#56 in Europe

#211 in the World

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

3. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Horticulture

#68 in Europe

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

4. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Horticulture

#78 in Europe

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Horticulture

#130 in Europe

#410 in the World

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

6. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Horticulture

#131 in Europe

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

7. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Horticulture

#137 in Europe

#430 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

8. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Horticulture

#143 in Europe

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

9. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Horticulture

#148 in Europe

#483 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

10. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Horticulture

#164 in Europe

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

11. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Horticulture

#165 in Europe

#529 in the World

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

12. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Horticulture

#180 in Europe

#576 in the World

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

13. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Horticulture

#198 in Europe

#636 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

14. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Horticulture

#200 in Europe

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

15. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Horticulture

#217 in Europe

#697 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

16. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Horticulture

#251 in Europe

#825 in the World

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

17. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Horticulture

#260 in Europe

#860 in the World

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

18. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Horticulture

#268 in Europe

#898 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

19. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Horticulture

#293 in Europe

#1024 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

20. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Horticulture

#296 in Europe

#1034 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

21. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Horticulture

#300 in Europe

#1060 in the World

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

22. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Horticulture

#301 in Europe

#1072 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

23. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Horticulture

#305 in Europe

#1097 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

24. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Horticulture

#306 in Europe

#1099 in the World

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

25. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Horticulture

#310 in Europe

#1131 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

26. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Horticulture

#316 in Europe

#1185 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

27. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Horticulture

#321 in Europe

#1210 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

28. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Horticulture

#334 in Europe

#1277 in the World

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

29. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Horticulture

#336 in Europe

#1288 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

30. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Horticulture

#337 in Europe

#1290 in the World

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

31. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Horticulture

#338 in Europe

#1303 in the World

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

32. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Horticulture

#344 in Europe

#1330 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

33. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Horticulture

#347 in Europe

#1349 in the World

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

34. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Horticulture

#377 in Europe

#1450 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Horticulture

#390 in Europe

#1510 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

36. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Horticulture

#394 in Europe

#1530 in the World

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

37. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Horticulture

#408 in Europe

#1576 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

38. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Horticulture

#410 in Europe

#1584 in the World

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

39. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Horticulture

#419 in Europe

#1635 in the World

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

40. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Horticulture

#431 in Europe

#1710 in the World

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

41. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Horticulture

#434 in Europe

#1752 in the World

Founded: 1828

42. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Horticulture

#437 in Europe

#1769 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

43. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Horticulture

#446 in Europe

#1833 in the World

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

44. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Horticulture

#447 in Europe

#1841 in the World

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

45. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Horticulture

#467 in Europe

#1938 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

46. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Horticulture

#477 in Europe

#1993 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

47. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Horticulture

#500 in Europe

#2174 in the World

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

48. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Horticulture

#502 in Europe

#2182 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

49. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Horticulture

#506 in Europe

#2192 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

50. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Horticulture

#533 in Europe

#2329 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

51. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Horticulture

#537 in Europe

#2353 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

52. University of Reunion

Reunion | Saint-Denis

For Horticulture

#550 in Europe

#2444 in the World

Enrollment: 19,200
Founded: 1960

53. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Horticulture

#554 in Europe

#2461 in the World

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

54. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Horticulture

#558 in Europe

#2471 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

55. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Horticulture

#569 in Europe

#2506 in the World

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

56. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Horticulture

#570 in Europe

#2515 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

57. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Horticulture

#588 in Europe

#2630 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

58. University of New Caledonia

New Caledonia | Noumea

For Horticulture

#612 in Europe

#2727 in the World

Enrollment: 3,536
Founded: 1987

59. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Horticulture

#616 in Europe

#2762 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

60. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Horticulture

#637 in Europe

#2871 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

61. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Horticulture

#638 in Europe

#2880 in the World

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

62. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Horticulture

#640 in Europe

#2890 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

63. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Horticulture

#657 in Europe

#2992 in the World

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

64. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Horticulture

#662 in Europe

#3029 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

65. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Horticulture

#668 in Europe

#3053 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

66. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Horticulture

#669 in Europe

#3054 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

67. University of French Guiana

French Guiana | Cayenne

For Horticulture

#678 in Europe

#3134 in the World

Enrollment: 2,580
Founded: 2014

68. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Horticulture

#686 in Europe

#3177 in the World

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

69. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Horticulture

#704 in Europe

#3275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

70. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Horticulture

#728 in Europe

#3397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

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