100 Best universities for Computer Vision 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 Vision. A graph of 4.44M citations received by 150K 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

#91 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Computer Vision

#42 in Europe

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#60 in Europe

#205 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

#65 in Europe

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

5. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Vision

#75 in Europe

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

6. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Computer Vision

#99 in Europe

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

7. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Computer Vision

#120 in Europe

#346 in the World

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

8. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Computer Vision

#121 in Europe

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

9. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Computer Vision

#124 in Europe

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

10. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Vision

#129 in Europe

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

11. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#135 in Europe

#378 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

12. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Computer Vision

#146 in Europe

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

13. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#147 in Europe

#408 in the World

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

14. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Computer Vision

#153 in Europe

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

15. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#167 in Europe

#457 in the World

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

16. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Computer Vision

#199 in Europe

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

17. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Computer Vision

#210 in Europe

#559 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

18. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Computer Vision

#211 in Europe

#562 in the World

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

19. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Computer Vision

#212 in Europe

#566 in the World

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

20. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Computer Vision

#223 in Europe

#600 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

21. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Computer Vision

#226 in Europe

#609 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

#229 in Europe

#612 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

23. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#241 in Europe

#641 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

24. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Computer Vision

#260 in Europe

#699 in the World

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

25. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Vision

#274 in Europe

#744 in the World

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

26. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Computer Vision

#295 in Europe

#825 in the World

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

27. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Computer Vision

#302 in Europe

#845 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

28. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Vision

#310 in Europe

#869 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

29. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Computer Vision

#311 in Europe

#870 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

#896 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

31. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Computer Vision

#325 in Europe

#912 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

32. Eurecom

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

For Computer Vision

#326 in Europe

#919 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Computer Vision

#330 in Europe

#930 in the World

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

34. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Computer Vision

#337 in Europe

#958 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

#341 in Europe

#966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

36. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Computer Vision

#354 in Europe

#1008 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Computer Vision

#368 in Europe

#1056 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

38. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Computer Vision

#375 in Europe

#1074 in the World

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

39. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Computer Vision

#385 in Europe

#1105 in the World

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

40. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Computer Vision

#387 in Europe

#1131 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#397 in Europe

#1154 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

42. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#398 in Europe

#1163 in the World

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

43. University of Rennes 1

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Vision

#400 in Europe

#1173 in the World

Enrollment: 28,187
Founded: 1970

44. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Computer Vision

#404 in Europe

#1181 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

45. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Computer Vision

#406 in Europe

#1187 in the World

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

46. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Computer Vision

#410 in Europe

#1198 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

47. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Computer Vision

#415 in Europe

#1222 in the World

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

48. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Computer Vision

#420 in Europe

#1254 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

49. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#425 in Europe

#1274 in the World

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

50. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Computer Vision

#441 in Europe

#1344 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

51. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Computer Vision

#445 in Europe

#1362 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

52. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Computer Vision

#456 in Europe

#1399 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

53. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Computer Vision

#460 in Europe

#1405 in the World

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

54. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Computer Vision

#468 in Europe

#1456 in the World

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

55. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Computer Vision

#473 in Europe

#1474 in the World

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

56. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Vision

#474 in Europe

#1476 in the World

Enrollment: 1,854
Founded: 1966

57. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Computer Vision

#478 in Europe

#1483 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

58. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#497 in Europe

#1566 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

59. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Computer Vision

#503 in Europe

#1594 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

60. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Computer Vision

#505 in Europe

#1598 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

61. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Computer Vision

#508 in Europe

#1618 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

62. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Computer Vision

#511 in Europe

#1624 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

63. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Computer Vision

#515 in Europe

#1634 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

#516 in Europe

#1640 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

#533 in Europe

#1757 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

66. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Computer Vision

#541 in Europe

#1797 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

67. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Computer Vision

#545 in Europe

#1806 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

#1829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

69. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Vision

#551 in Europe

#1841 in the World

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

70. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Computer Vision

#567 in Europe

#1895 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

71. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Computer Vision

#579 in Europe

#1957 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

72. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#582 in Europe

#1987 in the World

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

73. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Vision

#584 in Europe

#2003 in the World

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

74. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Vision

#593 in Europe

#2051 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

75. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Computer Vision

#596 in Europe

#2064 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

76. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Computer Vision

#597 in Europe

#2070 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

77. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Computer Vision

#617 in Europe

#2185 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

78. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Computer Vision

#645 in Europe

#2342 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

79. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#646 in Europe

#2353 in the World

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

80. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Vision

#647 in Europe

#2355 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

81. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Computer Vision

#649 in Europe

#2357 in the World

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

82. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Vision

#652 in Europe

#2367 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

83. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Computer Vision

#655 in Europe

#2377 in the World

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

84. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Computer Vision

#659 in Europe

#2386 in the World

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

85. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Computer Vision

#676 in Europe

#2475 in the World

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

86. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Vision

#678 in Europe

#2500 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

87. Brest National School of Engineering

Brittany | Plouzane

For Computer Vision

#682 in Europe

#2540 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

#693 in Europe

#2589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

89. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Computer Vision

#695 in Europe

#2595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

90. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Computer Vision

#710 in Europe

#2649 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

#743 in Europe

#2756 in the World

Founded: 1994

92. Graduate School of Electrical Engineering

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Computer Vision

#758 in Europe

#2836 in the World

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

93. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#763 in Europe

#2847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

94. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Computer Vision

#771 in Europe

#2901 in the World

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

95. Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#773 in Europe

#2903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,213
Founded: 1958

96. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Computer Vision

#779 in Europe

#2945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,993
Founded: 2007

97. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Computer Vision

#793 in Europe

#3016 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

98. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Computer Vision

#799 in Europe

#3039 in the World

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

99. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Computer Vision

#812 in Europe

#3108 in the World

Founded: 1907

100. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Computer Vision

#834 in Europe

#3209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 21,997
Founded: 1970

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.