77 Best universities for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 417K citations received by 16.9K academic papers made by 77 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. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Data Science

#41 in Europe

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

2. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Data Science

#76 in Europe

#205 in the World

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

3. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Data Science

#133 in Europe

#325 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

4. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Data Science

#144 in Europe

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

5. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Data Science

#191 in Europe

#438 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

6. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Data Science

#208 in Europe

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

7. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Data Science

#236 in Europe

#539 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

8. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Data Science

#255 in Europe

#582 in the World

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

9. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Data Science

#270 in Europe

#614 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

10. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Data Science

#280 in Europe

#646 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

11. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Data Science

#289 in Europe

#660 in the World

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

12. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Data Science

#290 in Europe

#661 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

13. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Data Science

#311 in Europe

#719 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

14. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Data Science

#317 in Europe

#740 in the World

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

15. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Data Science

#327 in Europe

#767 in the World

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

16. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Data Science

#340 in Europe

#806 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

17. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Data Science

#346 in Europe

#820 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

18. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Data Science

#351 in Europe

#831 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

19. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Data Science

#353 in Europe

#836 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

20. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Data Science

#354 in Europe

#840 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

21. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Data Science

#356 in Europe

#844 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

22. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Data Science

#359 in Europe

#853 in the World

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

23. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Data Science

#368 in Europe

#881 in the World

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

24. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Data Science

#370 in Europe

#883 in the World

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

25. Eurecom

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

For Data Science

#379 in Europe

#914 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Data Science

#382 in Europe

#918 in the World

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

27. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Data Science

#403 in Europe

#980 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

28. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Data Science

#407 in Europe

#995 in the World

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

29. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Data Science

#412 in Europe

#1014 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

30. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Data Science

#414 in Europe

#1017 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Data Science

#415 in Europe

#1018 in the World

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

32. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Data Science

#428 in Europe

#1057 in the World

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

33. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Data Science

#430 in Europe

#1064 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

34. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Data Science

#431 in Europe

#1071 in the World

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

35. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Data Science

#436 in Europe

#1084 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

36. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Data Science

#441 in Europe

#1105 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

37. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Data Science

#445 in Europe

#1116 in the World

Founded: 1892

38. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Data Science

#451 in Europe

#1136 in the World

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

39. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Data Science

#466 in Europe

#1185 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

40. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Data Science

#474 in Europe

#1211 in the World

Founded: 1907

41. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Data Science

#485 in Europe

#1260 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Data Science

#488 in Europe

#1270 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

43. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Data Science

#495 in Europe

#1297 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

44. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Data Science

#507 in Europe

#1353 in the World

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

45. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Data Science

#512 in Europe

#1370 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

46. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Data Science

#514 in Europe

#1383 in the World

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

47. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Data Science

#515 in Europe

#1384 in the World

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

48. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Data Science

#526 in Europe

#1409 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

49. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Data Science

#535 in Europe

#1429 in the World

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

50. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Data Science

#537 in Europe

#1441 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

51. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Data Science

#545 in Europe

#1457 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

52. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Data Science

#547 in Europe

#1462 in the World

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

53. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Data Science

#563 in Europe

#1534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

54. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Data Science

#583 in Europe

#1615 in the World

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

55. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Data Science

#588 in Europe

#1630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

56. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Data Science

#595 in Europe

#1659 in the World

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

57. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Data Science

#614 in Europe

#1730 in the World

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

58. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Data Science

#615 in Europe

#1732 in the World

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

59. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Data Science

#628 in Europe

#1793 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

60. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Data Science

#638 in Europe

#1851 in the World

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

61. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Data Science

#640 in Europe

#1856 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

62. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Data Science

#641 in Europe

#1861 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

63. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Data Science

#645 in Europe

#1892 in the World

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

64. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Data Science

#646 in Europe

#1893 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

65. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Data Science

#648 in Europe

#1906 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

66. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Data Science

#649 in Europe

#1913 in the World

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

67. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Data Science

#653 in Europe

#1943 in the World

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

68. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Data Science

#661 in Europe

#1969 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

69. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Data Science

#668 in Europe

#1998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

70. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Data Science

#670 in Europe

#2019 in the World

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

71. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Data Science

#673 in Europe

#2049 in the World

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

72. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Data Science

#684 in Europe

#2110 in the World

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

73. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Data Science

#686 in Europe

#2115 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

74. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Data Science

#695 in Europe

#2150 in the World

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

75. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Data Science

#710 in Europe

#2221 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

76. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Data Science

#713 in Europe

#2260 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

77. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Data Science

#723 in Europe

#2311 in the World

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

The best cities to study Data Science in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Villeurbanne, Paris, Toulouse, and Montpellier.