100+ Best Materials Science schools in France [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 28.7M citations received by 1.43M academic papers made by 128 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. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Materials Science

#31 in Europe

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

2. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Materials Science

#76 in Europe

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

3. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Materials Science

#99 in Europe

#304 in the World

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

4. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Materials Science

#102 in Europe

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

5. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Materials Science

#109 in Europe

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,037
Founded: 1150

6. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Materials Science

#123 in Europe

#359 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

7. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Materials Science

#137 in Europe

#400 in the World

Enrollment: 31,388
Founded: 1960

8. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Materials Science

#159 in Europe

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 50,822
Founded: 1621

9. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Materials Science

#166 in Europe

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

10. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Materials Science

#196 in Europe

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 5,383
Founded: 1957

11. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Materials Science

#204 in Europe

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1957

12. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Materials Science

#214 in Europe

#578 in the World

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

13. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Materials Science

#222 in Europe

#607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1896

14. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Materials Science

#227 in Europe

#631 in the World

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

15. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Materials Science

#234 in Europe

#656 in the World

Enrollment: 34,169
Founded: 1722

16. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Materials Science

#235 in Europe

#659 in the World

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

17. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Materials Science

#238 in Europe

#662 in the World

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

18. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Materials Science

#240 in Europe

#667 in the World

Enrollment: 55,000
Founded: 1339

19. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Materials Science

#243 in Europe

#674 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Materials Science

#246 in Europe

#683 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

21. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Materials Science

#268 in Europe

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1900

22. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Materials Science

#274 in Europe

#754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,400
Founded: 1794

23. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Materials Science

#278 in Europe

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1780

24. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Materials Science

#279 in Europe

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,468
Founded: 1857

25. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Materials Science

#289 in Europe

#806 in the World

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

26. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Materials Science

#297 in Europe

#826 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

27. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Materials Science

#298 in Europe

#828 in the World

Enrollment: 2,469
Founded: 1987

28. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Materials Science

#299 in Europe

#842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

29. National Graduate School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Materials Science

#303 in Europe

#851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,160
Founded: 1816

30. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Materials Science

#308 in Europe

#860 in the World

Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 1912

31. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Materials Science

#317 in Europe

#905 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

32. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Materials Science

#323 in Europe

#923 in the World

Enrollment: 10,555
Founded: 1975

33. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Materials Science

#330 in Europe

#946 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

34. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Materials Science

#332 in Europe

#949 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

35. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Materials Science

#337 in Europe

#958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1972

36. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Materials Science

#357 in Europe

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1747

37. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Materials Science

#358 in Europe

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 25,687
Founded: 1971

38. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Materials Science

#363 in Europe

#1040 in the World

Founded: 1894

39. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Materials Science

#365 in Europe

#1051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,889
Founded: 1970

40. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Materials Science

#368 in Europe

#1057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 15,052
Founded: 1991

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

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Materials Science

#369 in Europe

#1059 in the World

Founded: 1994

42. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Materials Science

#384 in Europe

#1115 in the World

Enrollment: 22,971
Founded: 1548

43. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Materials Science

#388 in Europe

#1135 in the World

Enrollment: 577
Founded: 1948

44. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Materials Science

#393 in Europe

#1166 in the World

Enrollment: 750
Founded: 1976

45. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Materials Science

#403 in Europe

#1190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 13,400
Founded: 1970

46. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Materials Science

#424 in Europe

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1985

47. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Materials Science

#428 in Europe

#1341 in the World

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

48. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Materials Science

#433 in Europe

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,534
Founded: 1963

49. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Materials Science

#435 in Europe

#1379 in the World

Enrollment: 13,820
Founded: 1991

50. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Materials Science

#444 in Europe

#1405 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

51. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Materials Science

#456 in Europe

#1442 in the World

Enrollment: 3,059
Founded: 1999

52. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Materials Science

#458 in Europe

#1445 in the World

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

53. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Materials Science

#469 in Europe

#1490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 2,696
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1994

54. National School Mines - Telecom Lille Douai

Hauts-de-France | Douai

For Materials Science

#470 in Europe

#1491 in the World

Founded: 2017

55. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Materials Science

#472 in Europe

#1495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

56. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Materials Science

#485 in Europe

#1543 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

57. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Materials Science

#486 in Europe

#1546 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

58. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Materials Science

#487 in Europe

#1562 in the World

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

59. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Materials Science

#492 in Europe

#1587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1919

60. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Materials Science

#494 in Europe

#1598 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

61. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Materials Science

#502 in Europe

#1641 in the World

Founded: 1969

62. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Materials Science

#512 in Europe

#1678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 32,302
Founded: 2019

63. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Materials Science

#516 in Europe

#1707 in the World

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

64. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Materials Science

#517 in Europe

#1708 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

65. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Materials Science

#521 in Europe

#1723 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

66. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Materials Science

#527 in Europe

#1738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 8,730
Founded: 1970

67. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Materials Science

#528 in Europe

#1741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Founded: 1961

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Materials Science

#533 in Europe

#1772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,300
Founded: 2007

69. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Materials Science

#545 in Europe

#1808 in the World

Enrollment: 8,691
Founded: 1993

70. University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

Ile-de-France | Marne-la-Vallee

For Materials Science

#546 in Europe

#1811 in the World

Enrollment: 12,335
Founded: 1991

71. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Materials Science

#557 in Europe

#1864 in the World

Enrollment: 17,553
Founded: 1970

72. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Materials Science

#563 in Europe

#1895 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

73. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Materials Science

#597 in Europe

#2052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 7,591
Founded: 1984

74. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Materials Science

#598 in Europe

#2056 in the World

Enrollment: 868
Founded: 1902

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Materials Science

#604 in Europe

#2079 in the World

Enrollment: 32,779
Founded: 1970

76. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Materials Science

#606 in Europe

#2088 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1991

77. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Materials Science

#607 in Europe

#2092 in the World

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

78. National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Materials Science

#616 in Europe

#2131 in the World

Enrollment: 350
Founded: 1889

79. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Materials Science

#621 in Europe

#2154 in the World

Founded: 1872

80. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Materials Science

#624 in Europe

#2170 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

81. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Materials Science

#644 in Europe

#2286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Enrollment: 8,681
Founded: 1968

82. University of Rennes 1

Brittany | Rennes

For Materials Science

#666 in Europe

#2370 in the World

Enrollment: 28,187
Founded: 1970

83. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Materials Science

#692 in Europe

#2502 in the World

Enrollment: 6,864
Founded: 1984

84. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Materials Science

#710 in Europe

#2601 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

85. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Materials Science

#747 in Europe

#2820 in the World

Enrollment: 43,700
Founded: 1971

86. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Materials Science

#766 in Europe

#2900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1872

87. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Materials Science

#768 in Europe

#2904 in the World

Enrollment: 31,001
Founded: 1964

88. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Materials Science

#794 in Europe

#3022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,984
Founded: 2003

89. National School of Engineering, Tarbes

Occitanie | Tarbes

For Materials Science

#800 in Europe

#3051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 1,083
Founded: 1963

90. Eurecom

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

For Materials Science

#802 in Europe

#3056 in the World

Founded: 1991

91. Brest National School of Engineering

Brittany | Plouzane

For Materials Science

#817 in Europe

#3144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1961

92. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Materials Science

#846 in Europe

#3268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1828

93. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Materials Science

#869 in Europe

#3359 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

94. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Materials Science

#902 in Europe

#3568 in the World

Founded: 1947

95. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Materials Science

#920 in Europe

#3657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1881

96. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Materials Science

#923 in Europe

#3663 in the World

Enrollment: 9,991
Founded: 1850

97. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Materials Science

#932 in Europe

#3726 in the World

Founded: 1952

98. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Materials Science

#938 in Europe

#3742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1955

99. ESIEE Paris

Ile-de-France | Noisy-le-Grand

For Materials Science

#947 in Europe

#3792 in the World

Enrollment: 2,100
Founded: 1904

100. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Materials Science

#955 in Europe

#3828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1907

Chemistry subfields in France