41 Best Materials Science schools in Ile-de-France

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 6.28M citations received by 199K academic papers made by 41 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

#10 in Europe

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

2. Paris-Sud University

For Materials Science

#3 in France

#41 in Europe

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

3. Polytechnic School

For Materials Science

#8 in France

#102 in Europe

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

4. Normal Superior School

For Materials Science

#10 in France

#141 in Europe

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

5. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Materials Science

#19 in France

#236 in Europe

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

6. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Materials Science

#21 in France

#243 in Europe

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

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

For Materials Science

#25 in France

#277 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

8. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Materials Science

#29 in France

#306 in Europe

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

9. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Materials Science

#31 in France

#312 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

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

For Materials Science

#40 in France

#376 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

11. Paris Diderot University

For Materials Science

#41 in France

#382 in Europe

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

12. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Materials Science

#43 in France

#388 in Europe

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

13. Cergy-Pontoise University

For Materials Science

#50 in France

#432 in Europe

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

14. National School of Bridges and Roads

Champs sur Marne

For Materials Science

#53 in France

#439 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

15. University of Paris 8

For Materials Science

#57 in France

#468 in Europe

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

16. CentraleSupelec

For Materials Science

#61 in France

#492 in Europe

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

17. Paris Descartes University

For Materials Science

#62 in France

#496 in Europe

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

18. TELECOM ParisTech

For Materials Science

#68 in France

#532 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

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

For Materials Science

#72 in France

#552 in Europe

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

20. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Materials Science

#73 in France

#565 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

21. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Materials Science

#77 in France

#608 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

22. University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

Marne-la-Vallee

For Materials Science

#78 in France

#614 in Europe

Enrollment: 12,335
Founded: 1991

23. Paris Dauphine University

For Materials Science

#80 in France

#628 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

24. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Materials Science

#81 in France

#639 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

25. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Materials Science

#82 in France

#650 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

26. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Materials Science

#86 in France

#689 in Europe

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

27. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Materials Science

#91 in France

#805 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

28. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Materials Science

#95 in France

#857 in Europe

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

29. HEC School of Management

For Materials Science

#100 in France

#934 in Europe

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

30. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

For Materials Science

#102 in France

#948 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

31. National Veterinary School of Alfort

For Materials Science

#106 in France

#989 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

32. ENSEA Graduate School

For Materials Science

#108 in France

#997 in Europe

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

33. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Materials Science

#111 in France

#1037 in Europe

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

34. ESSEC Business School Paris

For Materials Science

#116 in France

#1062 in Europe

Founded: 1907

35. ESIEE Paris

For Materials Science

#118 in France

#1074 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,100
Founded: 1904

36. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

For Materials Science

#123 in France

#1119 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

37. Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

For Materials Science

#126 in France

#1166 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,213
Founded: 1958

38. Catholic University of Paris

For Materials Science

#129 in France

#1208 in Europe

Founded: 1875

39. ESCP Europe

For Materials Science

#130 in France

#1230 in Europe

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

40. School of Industrial Biology

For Materials Science

#132 in France

#1287 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

41. Polytechnic Institute of Advanced Science

For Materials Science

#134 in France

#1303 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 2,721
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	13
Normandy	6	32
Pays de la Loire	6	20
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte	4	17
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	16	2
Grand Est	6	9
Brittany	8	42
Nouvelle-Aquitaine	7	4
Occitanie	14	6
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur	5	11

Chemistry subfields in Ile-de-France

Biochemical Engineering7

Chemical Engineering26

Computational Chemistry23

Environmental Chemistry19

Inorganic Chemistry17

Nanotechnology30

Nutrition and Food Science18

Organic Chemistry37

Petrology and Geochemistry25

Physical chemistry29

Polymer science and Plastics engineering10

Radiochemistry13