100 Best universities for Cyber Security 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 Cyber Security. A graph of 1.19M citations received by 63.1K 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 Cyber Security

#23 in Europe

#118 in the World

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

2. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#83 in Europe

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

3. Eurecom

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

For Cyber Security

#93 in Europe

#283 in the World

Founded: 1991

4. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Cyber Security

#98 in Europe

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

5. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Cyber Security

#107 in Europe

#325 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

6. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#131 in Europe

#386 in the World

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

7. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Cyber Security

#136 in Europe

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

8. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Cyber Security

#149 in Europe

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

9. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Cyber Security

#174 in Europe

#475 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

10. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Cyber Security

#187 in Europe

#497 in the World

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

11. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Cyber Security

#215 in Europe

#561 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

12. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Cyber Security

#239 in Europe

#645 in the World

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

13. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Cyber Security

#252 in Europe

#677 in the World

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

14. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Cyber Security

#257 in Europe

#697 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

15. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Cyber Security

#265 in Europe

#714 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

16. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Cyber Security

#271 in Europe

#725 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

17. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Cyber Security

#276 in Europe

#735 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

18. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Cyber Security

#299 in Europe

#808 in the World

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

19. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Cyber Security

#303 in Europe

#813 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

20. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Cyber Security

#315 in Europe

#851 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

21. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Cyber Security

#324 in Europe

#890 in the World

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

22. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#325 in Europe

#893 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

23. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#361 in Europe

#990 in the World

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

24. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Cyber Security

#371 in Europe

#1019 in the World

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

25. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Cyber Security

#373 in Europe

#1027 in the World

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

26. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Cyber Security

#376 in Europe

#1031 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

27. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#380 in Europe

#1043 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

28. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Cyber Security

#390 in Europe

#1070 in the World

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

29. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#399 in Europe

#1109 in the World

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

30. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Cyber Security

#401 in Europe

#1125 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

31. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#405 in Europe

#1143 in the World

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

32. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Cyber Security

#409 in Europe

#1158 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

33. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Cyber Security

#427 in Europe

#1210 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Cyber Security

#430 in Europe

#1217 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

35. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Cyber Security

#437 in Europe

#1231 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

36. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Cyber Security

#442 in Europe

#1244 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

37. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Cyber Security

#449 in Europe

#1280 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

38. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#454 in Europe

#1307 in the World

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

39. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Cyber Security

#465 in Europe

#1340 in the World

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

40. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Cyber Security

#469 in Europe

#1353 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

41. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Cyber Security

#470 in Europe

#1362 in the World

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

42. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#475 in Europe

#1384 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

43. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Cyber Security

#480 in Europe

#1406 in the World

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

44. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Cyber Security

#490 in Europe

#1453 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

45. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Cyber Security

#498 in Europe

#1498 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

46. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Cyber Security

#500 in Europe

#1500 in the World

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

47. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#509 in Europe

#1530 in the World

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

48. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Cyber Security

#511 in Europe

#1535 in the World

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

49. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Cyber Security

#514 in Europe

#1560 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

50. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Cyber Security

#515 in Europe

#1561 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

51. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Cyber Security

#529 in Europe

#1625 in the World

Founded: 1907

52. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Cyber Security

#535 in Europe

#1651 in the World

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

53. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Cyber Security

#540 in Europe

#1670 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

54. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Cyber Security

#551 in Europe

#1702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

55. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Cyber Security

#559 in Europe

#1731 in the World

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

56. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Cyber Security

#561 in Europe

#1743 in the World

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

57. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Cyber Security

#568 in Europe

#1775 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

58. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Cyber Security

#571 in Europe

#1784 in the World

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

59. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Cyber Security

#576 in Europe

#1829 in the World

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

60. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Cyber Security

#579 in Europe

#1848 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

61. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Cyber Security

#587 in Europe

#1889 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

62. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Cyber Security

#589 in Europe

#1898 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

63. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Cyber Security

#597 in Europe

#1926 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#602 in Europe

#1950 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

65. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Cyber Security

#608 in Europe

#1977 in the World

Founded: 1906

66. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Cyber Security

#618 in Europe

#2041 in the World

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

67. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Cyber Security

#628 in Europe

#2082 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

68. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Cyber Security

#629 in Europe

#2088 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

69. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#637 in Europe

#2131 in the World

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

70. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Cyber Security

#640 in Europe

#2141 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

71. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Cyber Security

#643 in Europe

#2145 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

72. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Cyber Security

#645 in Europe

#2159 in the World

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

73. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Cyber Security

#652 in Europe

#2194 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

74. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#657 in Europe

#2231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

75. Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#659 in Europe

#2242 in the World

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

76. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Cyber Security

#666 in Europe

#2278 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

77. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Cyber Security

#674 in Europe

#2352 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

78. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Cyber Security

#675 in Europe

#2353 in the World

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

79. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Cyber Security

#679 in Europe

#2368 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#695 in Europe

#2466 in the World

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

81. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Cyber Security

#710 in Europe

#2565 in the World

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

82. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Cyber Security

#713 in Europe

#2578 in the World

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

83. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Cyber Security

#719 in Europe

#2610 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

84. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Cyber Security

#729 in Europe

#2666 in the World

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

85. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#734 in Europe

#2687 in the World

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

86. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Cyber Security

#737 in Europe

#2698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

87. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Cyber Security

#747 in Europe

#2764 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

88. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Cyber Security

#749 in Europe

#2769 in the World

Founded: 1892

89. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Cyber Security

#751 in Europe

#2778 in the World

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

90. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Cyber Security

#780 in Europe

#2903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

91. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Cyber Security

#802 in Europe

#2983 in the World

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

92. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Cyber Security

#808 in Europe

#3006 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

93. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#809 in Europe

#3008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

94. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Cyber Security

#811 in Europe

#3017 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

95. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Cyber Security

#820 in Europe

#3055 in the World

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

96. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Cyber Security

#836 in Europe

#3147 in the World

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

97. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Cyber Security

#837 in Europe

#3153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

98. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Cyber Security

#839 in Europe

#3157 in the World

Founded: 1828

99. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Cyber Security

#844 in Europe

#3198 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

100. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Cyber Security

#860 in Europe

#3254 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

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.