29 Best universities for Physical chemistry 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 Physical chemistry. A graph of 1.72M citations received by 53.3K academic papers made by 29 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 Physical chemistry

#1 in France

#8 in Europe

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

2. Paris-Sud University

For Physical chemistry

#4 in France

#51 in Europe

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

3. Polytechnic School

For Physical chemistry

#9 in France

#114 in Europe

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

4. Normal Superior School

For Physical chemistry

#12 in France

#146 in Europe

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

5. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Physical chemistry

#14 in France

#157 in Europe

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

6. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Physical chemistry

#24 in France

#262 in Europe

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

7. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Physical chemistry

#29 in France

#300 in Europe

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

8. Paris Diderot University

For Physical chemistry

#31 in France

#309 in Europe

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

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

For Physical chemistry

#34 in France

#328 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

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

For Physical chemistry

#43 in France

#359 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

11. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Physical chemistry

#48 in France

#401 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

12. University of Paris 8

For Physical chemistry

#52 in France

#442 in Europe

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

13. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Physical chemistry

#53 in France

#443 in Europe

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

14. CentraleSupelec

For Physical chemistry

#55 in France

#462 in Europe

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

15. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Physical chemistry

#59 in France

#522 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

16. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Physical chemistry

#62 in France

#544 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

17. National School of Bridges and Roads

Champs sur Marne

For Physical chemistry

#63 in France

#548 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

18. Paris Descartes University

For Physical chemistry

#65 in France

#570 in Europe

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

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

For Physical chemistry

#67 in France

#580 in Europe

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

20. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Physical chemistry

#78 in France

#672 in Europe

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

21. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Physical chemistry

#81 in France

#705 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

22. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Physical chemistry

#83 in France

#720 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

23. TELECOM ParisTech

For Physical chemistry

#86 in France

#774 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

24. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Physical chemistry

#87 in France

#810 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

25. Paris Dauphine University

For Physical chemistry

#89 in France

#836 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

26. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Physical chemistry

#92 in France

#924 in Europe

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

27. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Physical chemistry

#95 in France

#963 in Europe

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

28. ENSEA Graduate School

For Physical chemistry

#97 in France

#987 in Europe

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

29. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

For Physical chemistry

#99 in France

#1001 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

Closest to Ile-de-France states to learn Physical chemistry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Hauts-de-France	10	11
Normandy	6	26
Pays de la Loire	3	18
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte	4	23
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	11	2
Grand Est	6	7
Brittany	7	49
Nouvelle-Aquitaine	6	8
Occitanie	11	3
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur	4	13

Chemistry subfields in Ile-de-France

Biochemical Engineering7

Chemical Engineering26

Computational Chemistry23

Environmental Chemistry19

Inorganic Chemistry17

Materials Science41

Nanotechnology30

Nutrition and Food Science18

Organic Chemistry37

Petrology and Geochemistry25

Polymer science and Plastics engineering10

Radiochemistry13