100 Best universities for Computer Vision in France

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 3.4M citations received by 137K academic papers made by 114 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

#12 in Europe

#77 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Computer Vision

#28 in Europe

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Computer Vision

#43 in Europe

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

4. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Vision

#74 in Europe

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

5. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Computer Vision

#80 in Europe

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

6. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#98 in Europe

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

7. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Computer Vision

#108 in Europe

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

8. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#113 in Europe

#315 in the World

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

9. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Computer Vision

#127 in Europe

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

10. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Vision

#128 in Europe

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

11. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Computer Vision

#131 in Europe

#372 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

12. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Computer Vision

#132 in Europe

#373 in the World

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

13. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Computer Vision

#134 in Europe

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

14. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#158 in Europe

#432 in the World

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

15. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#178 in Europe

#477 in the World

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

16. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Computer Vision

#179 in Europe

#478 in the World

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

17. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Computer Vision

#181 in Europe

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

18. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Computer Vision

#207 in Europe

#549 in the World

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

19. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Computer Vision

#215 in Europe

#567 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

20. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Computer Vision

#227 in Europe

#601 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

21. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#231 in Europe

#607 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

22. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Computer Vision

#236 in Europe

#622 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

23. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Computer Vision

#238 in Europe

#625 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

24. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Computer Vision

#249 in Europe

#651 in the World

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

25. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Vision

#251 in Europe

#654 in the World

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

26. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Computer Vision

#287 in Europe

#770 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

27. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Vision

#288 in Europe

#775 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

28. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Computer Vision

#291 in Europe

#780 in the World

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

29. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Computer Vision

#292 in Europe

#782 in the World

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

30. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Computer Vision

#296 in Europe

#797 in the World

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

31. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Computer Vision

#303 in Europe

#825 in the World

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

32. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Computer Vision

#310 in Europe

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 25,078
Founded: 1431

33. Eurecom

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

For Computer Vision

#321 in Europe

#873 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Computer Vision

#333 in Europe

#912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

35. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Computer Vision

#343 in Europe

#953 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#353 in Europe

#985 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

37. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#356 in Europe

#989 in the World

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

38. University of Rennes 1

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Vision

#366 in Europe

#1019 in the World

Enrollment: 28,187
Founded: 1970

39. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Computer Vision

#374 in Europe

#1046 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

40. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Computer Vision

#381 in Europe

#1062 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

41. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Computer Vision

#382 in Europe

#1063 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

42. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Computer Vision

#392 in Europe

#1100 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Computer Vision

#394 in Europe

#1103 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

44. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Computer Vision

#398 in Europe

#1118 in the World

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

45. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Computer Vision

#405 in Europe

#1153 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

46. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Computer Vision

#407 in Europe

#1158 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

47. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#408 in Europe

#1162 in the World

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

48. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Computer Vision

#417 in Europe

#1207 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

49. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Computer Vision

#420 in Europe

#1220 in the World

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

50. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Computer Vision

#423 in Europe

#1226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,490
Founded: 1970

51. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Vision

#433 in Europe

#1258 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

52. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Computer Vision

#434 in Europe

#1264 in the World

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

53. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Computer Vision

#435 in Europe

#1268 in the World

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

54. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Computer Vision

#436 in Europe

#1269 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

55. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Computer Vision

#439 in Europe

#1286 in the World

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

56. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Computer Vision

#446 in Europe

#1316 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

57. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Computer Vision

#448 in Europe

#1318 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

58. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Computer Vision

#462 in Europe

#1368 in the World

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

59. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#466 in Europe

#1381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

60. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Computer Vision

#476 in Europe

#1421 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#478 in Europe

#1443 in the World

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

62. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Computer Vision

#483 in Europe

#1464 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

63. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Computer Vision

#488 in Europe

#1474 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

64. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Computer Vision

#515 in Europe

#1589 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

65. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Computer Vision

#518 in Europe

#1598 in the World

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

66. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#524 in Europe

#1623 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

67. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Computer Vision

#529 in Europe

#1638 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

68. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#534 in Europe

#1673 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

69. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Computer Vision

#540 in Europe

#1723 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

70. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Computer Vision

#545 in Europe

#1751 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

71. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Computer Vision

#555 in Europe

#1793 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

72. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Computer Vision

#568 in Europe

#1859 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

73. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Vision

#571 in Europe

#1870 in the World

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

74. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Computer Vision

#572 in Europe

#1872 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

75. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Computer Vision

#584 in Europe

#1930 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

76. Brest National School of Engineering

Brittany | Plouzane

For Computer Vision

#598 in Europe

#2040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 760
Founded: 1961

77. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Vision

#610 in Europe

#2094 in the World

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

78. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Computer Vision

#626 in Europe

#2173 in the World

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

79. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Computer Vision

#634 in Europe

#2217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

80. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#636 in Europe

#2224 in the World

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

81. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Vision

#641 in Europe

#2247 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

82. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Computer Vision

#643 in Europe

#2252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,091
Founded: 1992

83. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Computer Vision

#649 in Europe

#2281 in the World

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

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

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Computer Vision

#656 in Europe

#2306 in the World

Founded: 1994

85. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Computer Vision

#661 in Europe

#2326 in the World

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

86. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Vision

#662 in Europe

#2332 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

87. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Vision

#665 in Europe

#2383 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

88. Graduate School of Electrical Engineering

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Computer Vision

#669 in Europe

#2414 in the World

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

89. Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#670 in Europe

#2419 in the World

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

90. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Computer Vision

#699 in Europe

#2559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

91. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Vision

#705 in Europe

#2573 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

92. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Computer Vision

#719 in Europe

#2628 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

93. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#732 in Europe

#2681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

94. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Computer Vision

#742 in Europe

#2735 in the World

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

95. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Computer Vision

#747 in Europe

#2757 in the World

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

96. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Computer Vision

#775 in Europe

#2885 in the World

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

97. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#793 in Europe

#2960 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

98. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Vision

#813 in Europe

#3060 in the World

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

99. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Computer Vision

#815 in Europe

#3081 in the World

Founded: 1907

100. National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Computer Vision

#818 in Europe

#3088 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.