100 Best universities for Computer Science 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 Science. A graph of 25.3M citations received by 874K academic papers made by 138 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 Science

#18 in Europe

#88 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Computer Science

#64 in Europe

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Science

#104 in Europe

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

4. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Computer Science

#114 in Europe

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

5. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Computer Science

#126 in Europe

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

6. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Computer Science

#148 in Europe

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

7. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#154 in Europe

#403 in the World

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

8. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Computer Science

#160 in Europe

#417 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

9. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Computer Science

#167 in Europe

#436 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

10. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Computer Science

#186 in Europe

#490 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

11. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Computer Science

#197 in Europe

#513 in the World

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

12. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Computer Science

#213 in Europe

#557 in the World

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

13. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Computer Science

#241 in Europe

#627 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

14. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#242 in Europe

#628 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

15. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Computer Science

#267 in Europe

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

16. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Science

#288 in Europe

#754 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

17. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#293 in Europe

#766 in the World

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

18. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Computer Science

#303 in Europe

#792 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

19. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Computer Science

#311 in Europe

#823 in the World

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

20. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#312 in Europe

#824 in the World

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

21. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Computer Science

#314 in Europe

#827 in the World

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

22. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Computer Science

#320 in Europe

#847 in the World

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

23. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#323 in Europe

#866 in the World

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

24. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Computer Science

#326 in Europe

#875 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

25. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Computer Science

#327 in Europe

#884 in the World

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

26. Eurecom

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

For Computer Science

#340 in Europe

#930 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#356 in Europe

#977 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Computer Science

#358 in Europe

#980 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

29. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Computer Science

#362 in Europe

#988 in the World

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

30. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Computer Science

#366 in Europe

#1006 in the World

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

31. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Computer Science

#368 in Europe

#1010 in the World

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

32. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Computer Science

#369 in Europe

#1011 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

33. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Science

#376 in Europe

#1037 in the World

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

34. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Computer Science

#394 in Europe

#1103 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

35. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Computer Science

#401 in Europe

#1121 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

36. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Computer Science

#410 in Europe

#1147 in the World

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

37. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Computer Science

#420 in Europe

#1177 in the World

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

38. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Science

#422 in Europe

#1183 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

39. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Computer Science

#430 in Europe

#1215 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

40. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#433 in Europe

#1223 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

41. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Computer Science

#435 in Europe

#1233 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

42. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Computer Science

#443 in Europe

#1277 in the World

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

43. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Computer Science

#458 in Europe

#1332 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

44. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#460 in Europe

#1335 in the World

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

45. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Computer Science

#479 in Europe

#1433 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

46. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#481 in Europe

#1449 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

47. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Computer Science

#492 in Europe

#1498 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

48. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Computer Science

#513 in Europe

#1569 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

49. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Computer Science

#520 in Europe

#1579 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

50. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Computer Science

#523 in Europe

#1598 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#538 in Europe

#1674 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

52. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Computer Science

#548 in Europe

#1711 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#549 in Europe

#1721 in the World

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

54. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Computer Science

#552 in Europe

#1741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

55. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Computer Science

#559 in Europe

#1761 in the World

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

56. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#565 in Europe

#1790 in the World

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

57. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Computer Science

#572 in Europe

#1819 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

58. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Computer Science

#578 in Europe

#1849 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

59. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Computer Science

#581 in Europe

#1859 in the World

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

60. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Computer Science

#587 in Europe

#1874 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

61. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Science

#595 in Europe

#1892 in the World

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

62. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#601 in Europe

#1947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

63. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Computer Science

#602 in Europe

#1954 in the World

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

64. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Computer Science

#607 in Europe

#1971 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

65. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Computer Science

#614 in Europe

#2016 in the World

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

66. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#619 in Europe

#2060 in the World

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

67. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Computer Science

#620 in Europe

#2063 in the World

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

68. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Computer Science

#622 in Europe

#2085 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

69. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Computer Science

#623 in Europe

#2104 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

70. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Computer Science

#630 in Europe

#2131 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

71. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Science

#634 in Europe

#2152 in the World

Enrollment: 1,854
Founded: 1966

72. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Computer Science

#635 in Europe

#2155 in the World

Founded: 1907

73. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Computer Science

#644 in Europe

#2213 in the World

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

74. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Computer Science

#648 in Europe

#2240 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

75. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Science

#680 in Europe

#2434 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

76. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Computer Science

#681 in Europe

#2439 in the World

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

77. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Computer Science

#683 in Europe

#2447 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

78. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Science

#688 in Europe

#2462 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

79. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Science

#695 in Europe

#2505 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

80. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Computer Science

#703 in Europe

#2542 in the World

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

81. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Computer Science

#712 in Europe

#2576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

82. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#714 in Europe

#2586 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

83. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Computer Science

#720 in Europe

#2602 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

84. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Computer Science

#722 in Europe

#2612 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

85. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Computer Science

#723 in Europe

#2624 in the World

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

86. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Computer Science

#724 in Europe

#2626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

87. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Science

#757 in Europe

#2758 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

88. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Science

#760 in Europe

#2783 in the World

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

89. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Computer Science

#765 in Europe

#2806 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

90. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Science

#773 in Europe

#2858 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

91. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Science

#777 in Europe

#2887 in the World

Founded: 1828

92. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Science

#791 in Europe

#2969 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

93. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Computer Science

#799 in Europe

#3000 in the World

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

94. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#803 in Europe

#3017 in the World

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

95. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Computer Science

#804 in Europe

#3018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 20,784
Founded: 1991

96. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Computer Science

#813 in Europe

#3062 in the World

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

97. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Computer Science

#821 in Europe

#3105 in the World

Founded: 1892

98. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Science

#822 in Europe

#3118 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

99. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Computer Science

#825 in Europe

#3137 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

100. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Computer Science

#826 in Europe

#3158 in the World

Founded: 1906

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