29 Best universities for Physical chemistry 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 Physical chemistry. A graph of 1.45M citations received by 47.9K 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

#6 in Europe

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

2. Paris-Sud University

For Physical chemistry

#4 in France

#39 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

3. Polytechnic School

For Physical chemistry

#8 in France

#111 in Europe

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

4. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Physical chemistry

#11 in France

#138 in Europe

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

5. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Physical chemistry

#21 in France

#253 in Europe

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

6. Normal Superior School

For Physical chemistry

#24 in France

#264 in Europe

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

7. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Physical chemistry

#29 in France

#299 in Europe

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

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

For Physical chemistry

#31 in France

#305 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

9. Paris Diderot University

For Physical chemistry

#34 in France

#319 in Europe

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

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

For Physical chemistry

#42 in France

#357 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

11. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Physical chemistry

#47 in France

#389 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

12. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Physical chemistry

#50 in France

#414 in Europe

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

13. CentraleSupelec

For Physical chemistry

#54 in France

#463 in Europe

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

14. National School of Bridges and Roads

Champs sur Marne

For Physical chemistry

#55 in France

#466 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

15. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Physical chemistry

#56 in France

#470 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

16. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Physical chemistry

#59 in France

#498 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

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

For Physical chemistry

#60 in France

#515 in Europe

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

18. University of Paris 8

For Physical chemistry

#63 in France

#537 in Europe

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

19. Paris Descartes University

For Physical chemistry

#67 in France

#567 in Europe

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

20. TELECOM ParisTech

For Physical chemistry

#80 in France

#678 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

21. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Physical chemistry

#83 in France

#729 in Europe

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

22. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Physical chemistry

#84 in France

#740 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

23. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Physical chemistry

#85 in France

#750 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

24. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Physical chemistry

#88 in France

#778 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

25. Paris Dauphine University

For Physical chemistry

#90 in France

#835 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

26. Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

For Physical chemistry

#92 in France

#904 in Europe

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

27. ENSEA Graduate School

For Physical chemistry

#95 in France

#940 in Europe

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

28. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

For Physical chemistry

#97 in France

#952 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

29. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Physical chemistry

#100 in France

#968 in Europe

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

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

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Hauts-de-France	10	14
Normandy	6	23
Pays de la Loire	3	15
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte	4	22
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	11	2
Grand Est	6	10
Brittany	7	49
Nouvelle-Aquitaine	6	7
Occitanie	12	3
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur	4	13

Chemistry subfields in Ile-de-France

Biochemical Engineering5

Chemical Engineering26

Computational Chemistry24

Environmental Chemistry19

Inorganic Chemistry18

Materials Science39

Nanotechnology30

Nutrition and Food Science17

Organic Chemistry35

Petrology and Geochemistry24

Polymer science and Plastics engineering10

Radiochemistry13