100 Best universities for Computer 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 Computer Science. A graph of 18M citations received by 754K academic papers made by 137 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

#13 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 Science

#51 in Europe

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Computer Science

#98 in Europe

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

4. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Computer Science

#108 in Europe

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

5. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Science

#110 in Europe

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

6. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Computer Science

#132 in Europe

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

7. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Computer Science

#143 in Europe

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

8. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Computer Science

#176 in Europe

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

9. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Computer Science

#194 in Europe

#503 in the World

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

10. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Computer Science

#202 in Europe

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

11. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#213 in Europe

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

12. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Computer Science

#227 in Europe

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

13. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Computer Science

#252 in Europe

#650 in the World

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

14. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Computer Science

#258 in Europe

#669 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

15. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Science

#268 in Europe

#704 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

16. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#270 in Europe

#706 in the World

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

17. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#272 in Europe

#708 in the World

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

18. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Computer Science

#277 in Europe

#722 in the World

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

19. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#304 in Europe

#784 in the World

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

20. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Computer Science

#306 in Europe

#790 in the World

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

21. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Computer Science

#307 in Europe

#792 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

22. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#308 in Europe

#794 in the World

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

23. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Computer Science

#317 in Europe

#828 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

24. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Computer Science

#318 in Europe

#832 in the World

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

25. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Computer Science

#322 in Europe

#840 in the World

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

26. Eurecom

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

For Computer Science

#331 in Europe

#880 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#337 in Europe

#890 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

28. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Science

#347 in Europe

#921 in the World

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

29. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Computer Science

#361 in Europe

#960 in the World

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

30. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Computer Science

#370 in Europe

#998 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

31. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Computer Science

#372 in Europe

#1004 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

32. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Computer Science

#373 in Europe

#1007 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Computer Science

#376 in Europe

#1014 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

34. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Science

#380 in Europe

#1025 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

35. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Computer Science

#381 in Europe

#1026 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

36. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Computer Science

#385 in Europe

#1039 in the World

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

37. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Computer Science

#398 in Europe

#1084 in the World

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

38. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Computer Science

#399 in Europe

#1085 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

39. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Computer Science

#405 in Europe

#1106 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

40. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#415 in Europe

#1133 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

41. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Computer Science

#439 in Europe

#1226 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

42. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Computer Science

#448 in Europe

#1254 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

43. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Computer Science

#450 in Europe

#1259 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

44. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#468 in Europe

#1331 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

45. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Computer Science

#483 in Europe

#1395 in the World

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

46. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Computer Science

#484 in Europe

#1396 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#485 in Europe

#1398 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#488 in Europe

#1413 in the World

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

49. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Computer Science

#492 in Europe

#1438 in the World

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

50. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Computer Science

#495 in Europe

#1446 in the World

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

51. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Computer Science

#508 in Europe

#1494 in the World

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

52. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#514 in Europe

#1508 in the World

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

53. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Computer Science

#519 in Europe

#1541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

54. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Computer Science

#528 in Europe

#1576 in the World

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

55. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#530 in Europe

#1581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

56. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Computer Science

#532 in Europe

#1590 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

57. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Computer Science

#534 in Europe

#1595 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

58. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Computer Science

#549 in Europe

#1667 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

59. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Computer Science

#561 in Europe

#1712 in the World

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

60. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Computer Science

#567 in Europe

#1734 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

61. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Computer Science

#570 in Europe

#1747 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

62. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Computer Science

#581 in Europe

#1807 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

63. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#583 in Europe

#1821 in the World

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

64. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Science

#591 in Europe

#1852 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

65. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Computer Science

#593 in Europe

#1857 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

66. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Computer Science

#595 in Europe

#1867 in the World

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

67. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Computer Science

#607 in Europe

#1935 in the World

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

68. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Computer Science

#609 in Europe

#1943 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

69. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Science

#612 in Europe

#1957 in the World

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

70. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Computer Science

#616 in Europe

#1980 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

71. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Computer Science

#620 in Europe

#2011 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

72. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Computer Science

#625 in Europe

#2053 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

73. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Computer Science

#626 in Europe

#2067 in the World

Founded: 1907

74. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Computer Science

#631 in Europe

#2097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

75. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Computer Science

#632 in Europe

#2098 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

76. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Computer Science

#638 in Europe

#2134 in the World

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

77. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Computer Science

#641 in Europe

#2158 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

78. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Computer Science

#643 in Europe

#2162 in the World

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

79. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#655 in Europe

#2211 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

80. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#670 in Europe

#2285 in the World

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

81. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Computer Science

#683 in Europe

#2372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

82. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Science

#687 in Europe

#2385 in the World

Founded: 1828

83. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Computer Science

#690 in Europe

#2397 in the World

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

84. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Computer Science

#693 in Europe

#2434 in the World

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

85. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Science

#703 in Europe

#2487 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

86. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Computer Science

#721 in Europe

#2560 in the World

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

87. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Computer Science

#730 in Europe

#2613 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

88. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Computer Science

#733 in Europe

#2622 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

89. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Science

#738 in Europe

#2645 in the World

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

90. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Science

#739 in Europe

#2656 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

91. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Computer Science

#740 in Europe

#2659 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

92. University of Rennes 1

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Science

#755 in Europe

#2733 in the World

Enrollment: 28,187
Founded: 1970

93. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Science

#757 in Europe

#2741 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

94. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Computer Science

#760 in Europe

#2746 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

95. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Computer Science

#765 in Europe

#2769 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

96. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Computer Science

#778 in Europe

#2854 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

97. University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

Ile-de-France | Marne-la-Vallee

For Computer Science

#779 in Europe

#2858 in the World

Enrollment: 12,335
Founded: 1991

98. Brest National School of Engineering

Brittany | Plouzane

For Computer Science

#782 in Europe

#2871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 760
Founded: 1961

99. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Computer Science

#799 in Europe

#2973 in the World

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

100. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Computer Science

#807 in Europe

#3026 in the World

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

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