40 Best Materials Science schools in Ile-de-France

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 6.02M citations received by 196K academic papers made by 40 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

#37 in Europe

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

3. Polytechnic School

For Materials Science

#8 in France

#99 in Europe

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

4. Normal Superior School

For Materials Science

#10 in France

#139 in Europe

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

5. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Materials Science

#18 in France

#235 in Europe

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

6. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Materials Science

#19 in France

#236 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

#24 in France

#280 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

8. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Materials Science

#29 in France

#305 in Europe

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

9. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Materials Science

#31 in France

#310 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

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

For Materials Science

#40 in France

#374 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

11. Paris Diderot University

For Materials Science

#41 in France

#381 in Europe

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

12. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Materials Science

#44 in France

#391 in Europe

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

13. Cergy-Pontoise University

For Materials Science

#49 in France

#423 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

#441 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

15. University of Paris 8

For Materials Science

#56 in France

#459 in Europe

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

16. CentraleSupelec

For Materials Science

#58 in France

#480 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

#67 in France

#526 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

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

For Materials Science

#72 in France

#554 in Europe

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

20. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Materials Science

#73 in France

#560 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

21. University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

Marne-la-Vallee

For Materials Science

#77 in France

#605 in Europe

Enrollment: 12,335
Founded: 1991

22. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Materials Science

#78 in France

#613 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

23. Paris Dauphine University

For Materials Science

#79 in France

#620 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

24. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Materials Science

#81 in France

#629 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

25. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Materials Science

#82 in France

#643 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

26. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Materials Science

#86 in France

#684 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

#799 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

28. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Materials Science

#93 in France

#828 in Europe

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

29. HEC School of Management

For Materials Science

#100 in France

#932 in Europe

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

30. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

For Materials Science

#102 in France

#942 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

31. National Veterinary School of Alfort

For Materials Science

#106 in France

#985 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

32. ENSEA Graduate School

For Materials Science

#107 in France

#991 in Europe

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

33. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Materials Science

#112 in France

#1035 in Europe

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

34. ESSEC Business School Paris

For Materials Science

#115 in France

#1060 in Europe

Founded: 1907

35. ESIEE Paris

For Materials Science

#117 in France

#1063 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,100
Founded: 1904

36. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

For Materials Science

#121 in France

#1110 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

37. Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

For Materials Science

#126 in France

#1159 in Europe

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

38. ESCP Europe

For Materials Science

#130 in France

#1233 in Europe

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

39. School of Industrial Biology

For Materials Science

#131 in France

#1287 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

40. Polytechnic Institute of Advanced Science

For Materials Science

#133 in France

#1312 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 2,458
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	5
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 Chemistry36

Petrology and Geochemistry24

Physical chemistry29

Polymer science and Plastics engineering10

Radiochemistry13