100 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in France

Updated:

EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 5.37M citations received by 284K academic papers made by 133 universities in 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#20 in Europe
#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#65 in Europe
#220 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

3. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#78 in Europe
#246 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

4. Grenoble Alpes University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#101 in Europe
#291 in the World
Enrollment
53,949
Founded
1339

5. Paris-Sud University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#104 in Europe
#298 in the World
Enrollment
31,400
Founded
2014

6. University of Bordeaux

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#151 in Europe
#418 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

7. Polytechnic School

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#158 in Europe
#439 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

8. University of Montpellier

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#159 in Europe
#441 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

9. TELECOM ParisTech

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#168 in Europe
#457 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

10. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#205 in Europe
#540 in the World
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
2012

11. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#217 in Europe
#562 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

12. University of Lille

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#218 in Europe
#566 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
2018

13. University of Lorraine

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#225 in Europe
#585 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

14. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#228 in Europe
#596 in the World
Enrollment
28,333
Founded
1965

15. Paris Dauphine University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#230 in Europe
#599 in the World
Enrollment
11,281
Founded
1968

16. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#235 in Europe
#608 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

17. CentraleSupelec

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#242 in Europe
#635 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
4,300
Founded
1894

18. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#261 in Europe
#683 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

19. Normal Superior School

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#265 in Europe
#692 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

20. University of Strasbourg

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#273 in Europe
#708 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

21. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#274 in Europe
#710 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

22. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#287 in Europe
#739 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,490
Founded
1970

23. University of Nantes

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#291 in Europe
#748 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

24. University of Caen Normandy

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#292 in Europe
#749 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

25. University of Rouen Normandie

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#297 in Europe
#764 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

26. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#306 in Europe
#793 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

27. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#313 in Europe
#803 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

28. University of Burgundy

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#340 in Europe
#879 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

29. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#347 in Europe
#900 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

30. University of Poitiers

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#352 in Europe
#912 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
25,078
Founded
1431

31. Central School of Lille

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#355 in Europe
#926 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

32. Paris Diderot University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#360 in Europe
#941 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

33. University of Angers

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#374 in Europe
#993 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

34. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#394 in Europe
#1071 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

35. Central School of Nantes

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#398 in Europe
#1084 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

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

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#403 in Europe
#1097 in the World
Enrollment
37,313
Founded
1970

38. University of Western Brittany

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#406 in Europe
#1106 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

39. University of Technology of Troyes

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#410 in Europe
#1115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

40. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#414 in Europe
#1142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

41. University of Paris 8

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#416 in Europe
#1147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

42. Paris Descartes University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#422 in Europe
#1165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,704
Founded
2019

43. University of Orleans

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#424 in Europe
#1172 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

44. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#427 in Europe
#1177 in the World
Enrollment
10,994
Founded
1964

45. University of Franche-Comte

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#428 in Europe
#1178 in the World
Enrollment
21,550
Founded
1423

47. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#441 in Europe
#1230 in the World
Enrollment
2,613
Founded
1947

48. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#443 in Europe
#1232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

49. Francois Rabelais University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#451 in Europe
#1257 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

51. Central School of Lyon

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#459 in Europe
#1296 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

52. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#472 in Europe
#1348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

53. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#477 in Europe
#1359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

54. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#480 in Europe
#1374 in the World
Enrollment
13,816
Founded
1991

55. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#484 in Europe
#1383 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

56. University of La Rochelle

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#510 in Europe
#1484 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

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

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#512 in Europe
#1495 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

58. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#516 in Europe
#1525 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

59. Upper Alsace University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#517 in Europe
#1528 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

60. Artois University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#521 in Europe
#1543 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,091
Founded
1992

61. University of Toulon

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#524 in Europe
#1556 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

62. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#527 in Europe
#1569 in the World
Enrollment
6,458
Founded
1991

63. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#544 in Europe
#1629 in the World
Enrollment
2,073
Founded
1966

64. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#546 in Europe
#1633 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

65. ENSEA Graduate School

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#549 in Europe
#1644 in the World
Enrollment
840
Founded
1952

66. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#550 in Europe
#1645 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

67. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#552 in Europe
#1648 in the World
Enrollment
818
Founded
1976

68. University of Rennes 1

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#557 in Europe
#1671 in the World
Enrollment
28,187
Founded
1970

69. Cergy-Pontoise University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#567 in Europe
#1705 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
20,784
Founded
1991

70. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#570 in Europe
#1718 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

71. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#573 in Europe
#1727 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

72. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#590 in Europe
#1814 in the World
Enrollment
6,434
Founded
1984

74. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#598 in Europe
#1869 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1942

75. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#600 in Europe
#1888 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

77. Jean Monnet University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#612 in Europe
#1966 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

78. Montpellier SupAgro

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#616 in Europe
#1984 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

80. University of Southern Brittany

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#627 in Europe
#2032 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

81. University of Limoges

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#634 in Europe
#2083 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

82. HEC School of Management

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#637 in Europe
#2102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
5,453
Founded
1881

83. University of Le Havre

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#639 in Europe
#2124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

84. University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#643 in Europe
#2143 in the World
Enrollment
12,335
Founded
1991

85. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#645 in Europe
#2159 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

86. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#646 in Europe
#2171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
15,232
Founded
1971

87. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#663 in Europe
#2259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
2007

88. National School of Civil Aviation

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#669 in Europe
#2294 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
1949

89. Catholic University of Lyon

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#670 in Europe
#2307 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1875

90. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#699 in Europe
#2426 in the World
Enrollment
565
Founded
1896

91. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#700 in Europe
#2429 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

92. EMLYON Business School

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#709 in Europe
#2470 in the World
Enrollment
9,000
Founded
1872

93. Graduate School of Computer Science and Advanced Technologies

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#720 in Europe
#2538 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,258
Founded
1984

94. University of Rennes 2

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#727 in Europe
#2563 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

95. Agrocampus Ouest

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#731 in Europe
#2579 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

96. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#740 in Europe
#2656 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

97. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#747 in Europe
#2684 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
2,009
Founded
2003

98. Brest National School of Engineering

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#760 in Europe
#2761 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
760
Founded
1961

100. EDHEC Business School

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#814 in Europe
#3035 in the World
Founded
1906

The best cities to study Artificial Intelligence (AI) in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Villeurbanne, Toulouse, and Saint Martin d'Heres.