80 Best universities for Zoology in France

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Zoology. A graph of 1.65M citations received by 52.2K academic papers made by 80 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 Zoology

#9 in Europe

#38 in the World

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

2. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Zoology

#20 in Europe

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

3. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Zoology

#57 in Europe

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

4. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Zoology

#97 in Europe

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

5. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Zoology

#118 in Europe

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

6. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Zoology

#119 in Europe

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

7. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Zoology

#128 in Europe

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

8. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Zoology

#162 in Europe

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

9. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Zoology

#164 in Europe

#436 in the World

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

10. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Zoology

#181 in Europe

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

11. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Zoology

#230 in Europe

#636 in the World

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

12. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Zoology

#231 in Europe

#637 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

13. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Zoology

#234 in Europe

#650 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

14. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Zoology

#242 in Europe

#673 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

15. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Zoology

#249 in Europe

#694 in the World

Founded: 1828

16. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Zoology

#265 in Europe

#747 in the World

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

17. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Zoology

#267 in Europe

#752 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Zoology

#270 in Europe

#762 in the World

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

19. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Zoology

#275 in Europe

#770 in the World

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

20. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Zoology

#278 in Europe

#775 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

21. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Zoology

#304 in Europe

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

22. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Zoology

#312 in Europe

#905 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

23. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Zoology

#316 in Europe

#918 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

24. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Zoology

#317 in Europe

#922 in the World

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

25. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Zoology

#321 in Europe

#935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Zoology

#326 in Europe

#980 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

27. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Zoology

#331 in Europe

#1011 in the World

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

28. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Zoology

#344 in Europe

#1053 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

29. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Zoology

#345 in Europe

#1055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1460

30. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Zoology

#349 in Europe

#1070 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

31. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Zoology

#353 in Europe

#1104 in the World

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

32. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Zoology

#356 in Europe

#1109 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

33. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Zoology

#366 in Europe

#1170 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

34. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Zoology

#373 in Europe

#1198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,790
Founded: 1794

35. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Zoology

#384 in Europe

#1243 in the World

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

36. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Zoology

#385 in Europe

#1244 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

37. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Zoology

#387 in Europe

#1251 in the World

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

38. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Zoology

#389 in Europe

#1262 in the World

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

39. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Zoology

#390 in Europe

#1277 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

40. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Zoology

#409 in Europe

#1398 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

41. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Zoology

#420 in Europe

#1459 in the World

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

42. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Zoology

#425 in Europe

#1484 in the World

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

43. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Zoology

#437 in Europe

#1527 in the World

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

44. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Zoology

#448 in Europe

#1587 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

45. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Zoology

#449 in Europe

#1599 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

46. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Zoology

#454 in Europe

#1631 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

47. University of French Guiana

French Guiana | Cayenne

For Zoology

#461 in Europe

#1654 in the World

Enrollment: 2,580
Founded: 2014

48. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Zoology

#481 in Europe

#1734 in the World

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

49. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Zoology

#484 in Europe

#1740 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

50. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Zoology

#492 in Europe

#1799 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

51. University of New Caledonia

New Caledonia | Noumea

For Zoology

#493 in Europe

#1800 in the World

Enrollment: 3,536
Founded: 1987

52. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Zoology

#496 in Europe

#1825 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

53. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Zoology

#506 in Europe

#1905 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

54. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Zoology

#510 in Europe

#1922 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

55. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Zoology

#535 in Europe

#2021 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

56. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Zoology

#555 in Europe

#2133 in the World

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

57. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Zoology

#558 in Europe

#2139 in the World

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

58. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Zoology

#560 in Europe

#2144 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

59. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Zoology

#569 in Europe

#2185 in the World

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

60. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Zoology

#593 in Europe

#2293 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

61. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Zoology

#598 in Europe

#2311 in the World

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

62. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Zoology

#612 in Europe

#2380 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Zoology

#623 in Europe

#2455 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

64. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Zoology

#626 in Europe

#2488 in the World

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

65. National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Zoology

#631 in Europe

#2534 in the World

Enrollment: 419
Founded: 1889

66. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Zoology

#633 in Europe

#2538 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

67. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Zoology

#656 in Europe

#2650 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

68. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Zoology

#670 in Europe

#2701 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

69. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Zoology

#680 in Europe

#2744 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

70. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Zoology

#694 in Europe

#2837 in the World

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

71. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Zoology

#696 in Europe

#2846 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

72. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Zoology

#699 in Europe

#2890 in the World

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

73. University of Reunion

Reunion | Saint-Denis

For Zoology

#701 in Europe

#2895 in the World

Enrollment: 19,200
Founded: 1960

74. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Zoology

#706 in Europe

#2916 in the World

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

75. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Zoology

#713 in Europe

#2956 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

76. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Zoology

#714 in Europe

#2964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

77. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Zoology

#718 in Europe

#3000 in the World

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

78. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Zoology

#719 in Europe

#3002 in the World

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

79. Catholic University of the West

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Zoology

#751 in Europe

#3224 in the World

Enrollment: 11,400
Founded: 1875

80. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Zoology

#765 in Europe

#3339 in the World

Enrollment: 39,424
Founded: 1875

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