62 Best universities for Computer Engineering in France

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Computer Engineering. A graph of 316K citations received by 17.6K academic papers made by 62 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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Engineering

#42 in Europe

#161 in the World

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

2. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Computer Engineering

#44 in Europe

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

3. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Engineering

#57 in Europe

#203 in the World

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

4. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Engineering

#64 in Europe

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

5. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Computer Engineering

#67 in Europe

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

6. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Computer Engineering

#75 in Europe

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,646
Founded: 1900

7. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Computer Engineering

#78 in Europe

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

8. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Engineering

#82 in Europe

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

9. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Computer Engineering

#95 in Europe

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

10. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Computer Engineering

#96 in Europe

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

11. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Computer Engineering

#101 in Europe

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

12. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Engineering

#105 in Europe

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

13. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Computer Engineering

#106 in Europe

#332 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

14. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Computer Engineering

#122 in Europe

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 60,404
Founded: 2012

15. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Computer Engineering

#183 in Europe

#534 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

16. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Computer Engineering

#191 in Europe

#558 in the World

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

17. Eurecom

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Biot Sophia-Antipolis

For Computer Engineering

#209 in Europe

#598 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Engineering

#222 in Europe

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

19. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Computer Engineering

#225 in Europe

#658 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

20. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Computer Engineering

#228 in Europe

#668 in the World

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

21. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Computer Engineering

#233 in Europe

#678 in the World

Enrollment: 9,477
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1995

22. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Computer Engineering

#244 in Europe

#705 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

23. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Computer Engineering

#254 in Europe

#732 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

24. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Computer Engineering

#258 in Europe

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

25. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Engineering

#264 in Europe

#762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,067
Founded: 1957

26. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Engineering

#266 in Europe

#771 in the World

Enrollment: 1,854
Founded: 1966

27. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Computer Engineering

#326 in Europe

#998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,900
Founded: 1970

28. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Computer Engineering

#336 in Europe

#1047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,690
Founded: 1854

29. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Computer Engineering

#351 in Europe

#1082 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

30. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Computer Engineering

#371 in Europe

#1157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1460

31. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Engineering

#374 in Europe

#1161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

32. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Computer Engineering

#388 in Europe

#1194 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

33. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Engineering

#396 in Europe

#1227 in the World

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

34. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Computer Engineering

#411 in Europe

#1282 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

35. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Computer Engineering

#423 in Europe

#1323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 2,920
Founded: 1857

36. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Computer Engineering

#424 in Europe

#1326 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

37. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Engineering

#426 in Europe

#1336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

38. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Computer Engineering

#432 in Europe

#1351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,367
Founded: 1972

39. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Computer Engineering

#435 in Europe

#1360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,238
Founded: 1970

40. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Computer Engineering

#440 in Europe

#1374 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

41. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Computer Engineering

#449 in Europe

#1403 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

42. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Computer Engineering

#451 in Europe

#1410 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

43. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Computer Engineering

#452 in Europe

#1411 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

44. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Computer Engineering

#463 in Europe

#1465 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Computer Engineering

#485 in Europe

#1567 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

46. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Computer Engineering

#490 in Europe

#1599 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

47. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Engineering

#494 in Europe

#1611 in the World

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

48. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Computer Engineering

#499 in Europe

#1638 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

49. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Engineering

#534 in Europe

#1797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 3,077
Founded: 1963

50. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Engineering

#538 in Europe

#1812 in the World

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

51. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Computer Engineering

#543 in Europe

#1831 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

52. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Computer Engineering

#544 in Europe

#1837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,287
Founded: 1919

53. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Computer Engineering

#545 in Europe

#1843 in the World

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

54. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Computer Engineering

#553 in Europe

#1880 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

55. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Engineering

#555 in Europe

#1908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 2007

56. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Computer Engineering

#556 in Europe

#1913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,820
Founded: 1431

57. Graduate School of Chemistry, Physics and Electronics, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Computer Engineering

#564 in Europe

#1953 in the World

Founded: 1994

58. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Computer Engineering

#566 in Europe

#1962 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

59. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Computer Engineering

#567 in Europe

#1967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,196
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1994

60. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Engineering

#572 in Europe

#2016 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

61. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Computer Engineering

#575 in Europe

#2026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,465
Founded: 1432

62. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Computer Engineering

#585 in Europe

#2105 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

The best cities to study Computer Engineering in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Saint Martin d'Heres, Lille, and Grenoble.