100 Best universities for Computer Vision in France

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Computer Vision. A graph of 4.3M citations received by 147K academic papers made by 115 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 Vision

#14 in Europe

#89 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Computer Vision

#41 in Europe

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#59 in Europe

#201 in the World

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

4. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Computer Vision

#68 in Europe

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

5. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Vision

#75 in Europe

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

6. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Computer Vision

#94 in Europe

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

7. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Computer Vision

#117 in Europe

#337 in the World

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

8. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Computer Vision

#122 in Europe

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

9. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Computer Vision

#125 in Europe

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

10. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#131 in Europe

#372 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

11. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Vision

#135 in Europe

#378 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

12. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Computer Vision

#141 in Europe

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

13. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#146 in Europe

#399 in the World

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

14. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Computer Vision

#153 in Europe

#431 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

15. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#162 in Europe

#444 in the World

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

16. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Computer Vision

#203 in Europe

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

17. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Computer Vision

#211 in Europe

#559 in the World

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

18. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Computer Vision

#213 in Europe

#561 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

19. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Computer Vision

#215 in Europe

#573 in the World

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

20. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Computer Vision

#220 in Europe

#590 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

21. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Computer Vision

#223 in Europe

#594 in the World

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

22. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Computer Vision

#225 in Europe

#597 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

23. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#241 in Europe

#631 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

24. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Vision

#273 in Europe

#738 in the World

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

25. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Computer Vision

#292 in Europe

#815 in the World

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

26. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Computer Vision

#296 in Europe

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 37,252
Founded: 1460

27. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Vision

#305 in Europe

#850 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

28. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Computer Vision

#306 in Europe

#853 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

29. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Computer Vision

#318 in Europe

#884 in the World

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

30. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Computer Vision

#319 in Europe

#886 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

31. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Computer Vision

#324 in Europe

#896 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

32. Eurecom

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

For Computer Vision

#325 in Europe

#899 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Computer Vision

#331 in Europe

#910 in the World

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

34. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Computer Vision

#332 in Europe

#917 in the World

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

35. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Computer Vision

#342 in Europe

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

36. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Computer Vision

#354 in Europe

#994 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Computer Vision

#365 in Europe

#1041 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

38. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Computer Vision

#371 in Europe

#1051 in the World

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

39. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Computer Vision

#380 in Europe

#1082 in the World

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

40. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Computer Vision

#389 in Europe

#1123 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

41. University of Rennes 1

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Vision

#395 in Europe

#1143 in the World

Enrollment: 28,187
Founded: 1970

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#398 in Europe

#1147 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

43. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#399 in Europe

#1150 in the World

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

44. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Computer Vision

#401 in Europe

#1156 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

45. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Computer Vision

#403 in Europe

#1163 in the World

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

46. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Computer Vision

#404 in Europe

#1164 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

47. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Computer Vision

#415 in Europe

#1208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 25,687
Founded: 1971

48. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Computer Vision

#422 in Europe

#1248 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

49. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#424 in Europe

#1256 in the World

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

50. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Computer Vision

#442 in Europe

#1334 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

51. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Computer Vision

#444 in Europe

#1346 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

52. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Computer Vision

#450 in Europe

#1368 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

53. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Computer Vision

#460 in Europe

#1394 in the World

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

54. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Computer Vision

#469 in Europe

#1443 in the World

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

55. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Vision

#470 in Europe

#1451 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

56. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Computer Vision

#472 in Europe

#1455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,003
Founded: 1985

57. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Computer Vision

#479 in Europe

#1477 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

58. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#489 in Europe

#1530 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

59. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Computer Vision

#494 in Europe

#1544 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

60. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Computer Vision

#504 in Europe

#1579 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

61. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Computer Vision

#505 in Europe

#1583 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

62. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Computer Vision

#506 in Europe

#1585 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

63. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Computer Vision

#509 in Europe

#1590 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#519 in Europe

#1645 in the World

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

65. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#534 in Europe

#1746 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

66. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Computer Vision

#542 in Europe

#1787 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

67. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Computer Vision

#543 in Europe

#1795 in the World

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

68. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#548 in Europe

#1818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

69. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Vision

#552 in Europe

#1831 in the World

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

70. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Computer Vision

#564 in Europe

#1878 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

71. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Computer Vision

#572 in Europe

#1909 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

72. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#580 in Europe

#1963 in the World

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

73. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Vision

#586 in Europe

#2003 in the World

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

74. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Vision

#592 in Europe

#2027 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

75. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Computer Vision

#593 in Europe

#2031 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

76. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Computer Vision

#594 in Europe

#2043 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

77. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Computer Vision

#613 in Europe

#2157 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

78. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#641 in Europe

#2313 in the World

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

79. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Computer Vision

#643 in Europe

#2318 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

80. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Computer Vision

#647 in Europe

#2336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,051
Founded: 1992

81. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Vision

#648 in Europe

#2342 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

82. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Computer Vision

#652 in Europe

#2358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 7,591
Founded: 1984

83. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Computer Vision

#654 in Europe

#2365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,629
Founded: 1970

84. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Vision

#659 in Europe

#2391 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

85. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Computer Vision

#674 in Europe

#2459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,009
Founded: 2003

86. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Vision

#676 in Europe

#2484 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

87. Brest National School of Engineering

Brittany | Plouzane

For Computer Vision

#679 in Europe

#2503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 760
Founded: 1961

88. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Computer Vision

#695 in Europe

#2585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

89. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Computer Vision

#700 in Europe

#2601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

90. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Computer Vision

#708 in Europe

#2626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 1,022
Founded: 1961

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

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Computer Vision

#732 in Europe

#2716 in the World

Founded: 1994

92. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#754 in Europe

#2817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

93. Graduate School of Electrical Engineering

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Computer Vision

#760 in Europe

#2846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,650
Founded: 1901

94. Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#766 in Europe

#2871 in the World

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

95. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Computer Vision

#775 in Europe

#2909 in the World

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

96. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Computer Vision

#781 in Europe

#2957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,687
Founded: 2007

97. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Computer Vision

#788 in Europe

#2988 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

98. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Computer Vision

#794 in Europe

#2998 in the World

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

99. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Computer Vision

#808 in Europe

#3078 in the World

Founded: 1907

100. National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Computer Vision

#837 in Europe

#3209 in the World

Enrollment: 419
Founded: 1889

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