39 Best Materials Science schools in Ile-de-France

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ile-de-France ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 5.04M citations received by 179K academic papers made by 39 universities in Ile-de-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

For Materials Science

#1 in France

#9 in Europe

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

2. Paris-Sud University

For Materials Science

#3 in France

#28 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

3. Polytechnic School

For Materials Science

#8 in France

#87 in Europe

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

4. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Materials Science

#17 in France

#220 in Europe

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

5. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Materials Science

#19 in France

#235 in Europe

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

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

For Materials Science

#22 in France

#248 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

7. Normal Superior School

For Materials Science

#23 in France

#255 in Europe

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

8. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Materials Science

#24 in France

#268 in Europe

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

9. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Materials Science

#31 in France

#308 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

10. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Materials Science

#41 in France

#368 in Europe

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

11. National School of Bridges and Roads

Champs sur Marne

For Materials Science

#42 in France

#371 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

12. Paris Diderot University

For Materials Science

#43 in France

#372 in Europe

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

13. Cergy-Pontoise University

For Materials Science

#47 in France

#396 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 20,784
Founded: 1991

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

For Materials Science

#48 in France

#397 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

15. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Materials Science

#55 in France

#455 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

16. CentraleSupelec

For Materials Science

#56 in France

#460 in Europe

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

17. TELECOM ParisTech

For Materials Science

#65 in France

#493 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

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

For Materials Science

#66 in France

#498 in Europe

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

19. Paris Descartes University

For Materials Science

#68 in France

#509 in Europe

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

20. University of Paris 8

For Materials Science

#70 in France

#524 in Europe

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

21. University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

Marne-la-Vallee

For Materials Science

#76 in France

#576 in Europe

Enrollment: 12,335
Founded: 1991

22. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Materials Science

#80 in France

#618 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

23. Paris Dauphine University

For Materials Science

#83 in France

#633 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

24. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Materials Science

#84 in France

#638 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

25. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Materials Science

#86 in France

#697 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

26. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Materials Science

#90 in France

#734 in Europe

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

27. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Materials Science

#94 in France

#805 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

28. HEC School of Management

For Materials Science

#98 in France

#893 in Europe

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

29. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

For Materials Science

#99 in France

#914 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

30. ENSEA Graduate School

For Materials Science

#100 in France

#930 in Europe

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

31. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Materials Science

#101 in France

#933 in Europe

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

32. National Veterinary School of Alfort

For Materials Science

#108 in France

#996 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

33. ESIEE Paris

For Materials Science

#109 in France

#1000 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,100
Founded: 1904

34. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Materials Science

#112 in France

#1007 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 19,018
Founded: 1970

35. Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

For Materials Science

#113 in France

#1018 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 1,648
Founded: 1958

36. ESSEC Business School Paris

For Materials Science

#114 in France

#1039 in Europe

Founded: 1907

37. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

For Materials Science

#120 in France

#1087 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

38. ESCP Europe

For Materials Science

#129 in France

#1260 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1819

39. Polytechnic Institute of Advanced Science

For Materials Science

#131 in France

#1302 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 2,188
Founded: 1961

Closest to Ile-de-France states to learn Materials Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Hauts-de-France	13	14
Normandy	6	27
Pays de la Loire	6	18
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte	4	21
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	16	2
Grand Est	6	9
Brittany	8	46
Nouvelle-Aquitaine	7	6
Occitanie	14	5
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur	5	10

Chemistry subfields in Ile-de-France

Biochemical Engineering5

Chemical Engineering26

Computational Chemistry24

Environmental Chemistry19

Inorganic Chemistry18

Nanotechnology30

Nutrition and Food Science17

Organic Chemistry35

Petrology and Geochemistry24

Physical chemistry29

Polymer science and Plastics engineering10

Radiochemistry13