100 Best universities for Cyber Security 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 Cyber Security. A graph of 1.86M citations received by 71.7K academic papers made by 117 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 Cyber Security

#33 in Europe

#141 in the World

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

2. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#61 in Europe

#207 in the World

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

3. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#91 in Europe

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

4. Eurecom

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

For Cyber Security

#93 in Europe

#289 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Cyber Security

#111 in Europe

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

6. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Cyber Security

#119 in Europe

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

7. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Cyber Security

#141 in Europe

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

8. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Cyber Security

#157 in Europe

#442 in the World

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

9. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Cyber Security

#179 in Europe

#478 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

10. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Cyber Security

#180 in Europe

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

11. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Cyber Security

#210 in Europe

#563 in the World

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

12. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Cyber Security

#218 in Europe

#594 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

13. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Cyber Security

#248 in Europe

#677 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

14. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Cyber Security

#272 in Europe

#755 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

15. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Cyber Security

#283 in Europe

#784 in the World

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

16. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Cyber Security

#284 in Europe

#785 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

17. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Cyber Security

#297 in Europe

#830 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

18. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Cyber Security

#317 in Europe

#889 in the World

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

19. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Cyber Security

#323 in Europe

#910 in the World

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

20. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#326 in Europe

#925 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

21. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Cyber Security

#334 in Europe

#949 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

22. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#335 in Europe

#951 in the World

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

23. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#338 in Europe

#958 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

24. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Cyber Security

#340 in Europe

#968 in the World

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

25. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Cyber Security

#350 in Europe

#997 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

26. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Cyber Security

#353 in Europe

#1005 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

27. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Cyber Security

#365 in Europe

#1050 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

28. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#395 in Europe

#1144 in the World

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

29. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#400 in Europe

#1163 in the World

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

30. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Cyber Security

#411 in Europe

#1206 in the World

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

31. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Cyber Security

#420 in Europe

#1235 in the World

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

32. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Cyber Security

#424 in Europe

#1251 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

33. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Cyber Security

#426 in Europe

#1261 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Cyber Security

#432 in Europe

#1275 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

35. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Cyber Security

#436 in Europe

#1284 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

36. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Cyber Security

#440 in Europe

#1293 in the World

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

37. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Cyber Security

#442 in Europe

#1296 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

38. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Cyber Security

#460 in Europe

#1371 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

39. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Cyber Security

#466 in Europe

#1403 in the World

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

40. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#474 in Europe

#1426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 19,018
Founded: 1970

41. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Cyber Security

#475 in Europe

#1428 in the World

Founded: 1907

42. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Cyber Security

#485 in Europe

#1472 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

43. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#489 in Europe

#1496 in the World

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

44. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Cyber Security

#512 in Europe

#1579 in the World

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

45. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Cyber Security

#514 in Europe

#1590 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

46. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Cyber Security

#516 in Europe

#1604 in the World

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

47. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#518 in Europe

#1617 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

48. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Cyber Security

#520 in Europe

#1637 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

49. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Cyber Security

#522 in Europe

#1649 in the World

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

50. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Cyber Security

#528 in Europe

#1669 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

51. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Cyber Security

#538 in Europe

#1715 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

52. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Cyber Security

#542 in Europe

#1726 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

53. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Cyber Security

#550 in Europe

#1758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

54. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Cyber Security

#566 in Europe

#1813 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

55. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Cyber Security

#568 in Europe

#1816 in the World

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

56. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Cyber Security

#571 in Europe

#1825 in the World

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

57. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Cyber Security

#572 in Europe

#1826 in the World

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

58. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Cyber Security

#580 in Europe

#1868 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

59. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Cyber Security

#598 in Europe

#1948 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

60. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Cyber Security

#600 in Europe

#1968 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

61. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Cyber Security

#612 in Europe

#2024 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

62. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Cyber Security

#615 in Europe

#2032 in the World

Founded: 1906

63. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Cyber Security

#619 in Europe

#2052 in the World

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

64. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Cyber Security

#623 in Europe

#2073 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

65. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Cyber Security

#629 in Europe

#2102 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

66. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Cyber Security

#636 in Europe

#2138 in the World

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

67. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Cyber Security

#638 in Europe

#2159 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

68. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Cyber Security

#647 in Europe

#2221 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#655 in Europe

#2263 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

70. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Cyber Security

#658 in Europe

#2286 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

71. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Cyber Security

#660 in Europe

#2293 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

72. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#666 in Europe

#2317 in the World

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

73. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Cyber Security

#669 in Europe

#2358 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

74. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Cyber Security

#672 in Europe

#2365 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

75. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Cyber Security

#677 in Europe

#2390 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

76. Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#678 in Europe

#2393 in the World

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

77. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Cyber Security

#690 in Europe

#2483 in the World

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

78. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#707 in Europe

#2570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

79. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#717 in Europe

#2611 in the World

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

80. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Cyber Security

#722 in Europe

#2645 in the World

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

81. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Cyber Security

#728 in Europe

#2689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

82. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Cyber Security

#729 in Europe

#2693 in the World

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

83. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Cyber Security

#741 in Europe

#2730 in the World

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

84. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Cyber Security

#743 in Europe

#2732 in the World

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

85. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Cyber Security

#746 in Europe

#2754 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

86. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Cyber Security

#747 in Europe

#2770 in the World

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

87. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Cyber Security

#748 in Europe

#2774 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

88. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#749 in Europe

#2778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1819

89. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Cyber Security

#774 in Europe

#2888 in the World

Founded: 1892

90. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Cyber Security

#788 in Europe

#2929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1984

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#789 in Europe

#2934 in the World

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

92. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Cyber Security

#799 in Europe

#2978 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

93. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Cyber Security

#807 in Europe

#3025 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

94. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Cyber Security

#821 in Europe

#3072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

95. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Cyber Security

#824 in Europe

#3086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 14,800
Founded: 2013

96. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#833 in Europe

#3151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

97. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Cyber Security

#838 in Europe

#3180 in the World

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

98. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Cyber Security

#851 in Europe

#3234 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

99. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Cyber Security

#856 in Europe

#3263 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

100. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Cyber Security

#867 in Europe

#3312 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

The best cities to study Cyber Security in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Biot Sophia-Antipolis, Villeurbanne, and Saint Martin d'Heres.