77 Best universities for Library and Information science in France

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Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 543K citations received by 21.4K 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. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Library and Information science

#57 in Europe
#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Library and Information science

#78 in Europe
#222 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

3. University of Montpellier

For Library and Information science

#108 in Europe
#282 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

4. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Library and Information science

#117 in Europe
#296 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

5. Paris-Sud University

For Library and Information science

#137 in Europe
#355 in the World
Enrollment
23,270
Founded
2014

6. University of Bordeaux

For Library and Information science

#158 in Europe
#401 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

7. Grenoble Alpes University

For Library and Information science

#172 in Europe
#433 in the World
Enrollment
57,000
Founded
1339

8. University of Strasbourg

For Library and Information science

#201 in Europe
#505 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

9. Polytechnic School

For Library and Information science

#204 in Europe
#509 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

10. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Library and Information science

#217 in Europe
#548 in the World
Enrollment
66,378
Founded
2012

11. University of Lorraine

For Library and Information science

#225 in Europe
#571 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

12. Normal Superior School

For Library and Information science

#255 in Europe
#632 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

13. University of Lille

For Library and Information science

#260 in Europe
#646 in the World
Enrollment
71,429
Founded
2018

14. University of Rouen Normandie

For Library and Information science

#271 in Europe
#676 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

15. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Library and Information science

#301 in Europe
#781 in the World
Enrollment
25,327
Founded
1965

16. University of Nantes

For Library and Information science

#308 in Europe
#794 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

17. University of Angers

For Library and Information science

#309 in Europe
#797 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

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

For Library and Information science

#314 in Europe
#815 in the World
Enrollment
37,313
Founded
1970

19. Paris Descartes University

For Library and Information science

#315 in Europe
#817 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,690
Founded
2019

20. University of Burgundy

For Library and Information science

#320 in Europe
#835 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

21. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Library and Information science

#326 in Europe
#851 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

22. University of Franche-Comte

For Library and Information science

#327 in Europe
#852 in the World
Enrollment
21,677
Founded
1423

23. University of Paris 8

For Library and Information science

#328 in Europe
#854 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

24. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Library and Information science

#344 in Europe
#906 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

25. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Library and Information science

#347 in Europe
#913 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

26. Paris Diderot University

For Library and Information science

#351 in Europe
#920 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

27. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Library and Information science

#356 in Europe
#931 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

28. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Library and Information science

#362 in Europe
#947 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

29. University of Western Brittany

For Library and Information science

#366 in Europe
#968 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

30. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Library and Information science

#367 in Europe
#982 in the World
Enrollment
2,613
Founded
1947

31. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Library and Information science

#371 in Europe
#996 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

32. Paris Dauphine University

For Library and Information science

#381 in Europe
#1020 in the World
Enrollment
11,281
Founded
1968

33. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Library and Information science

#387 in Europe
#1035 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

34. University of Poitiers

For Library and Information science

#390 in Europe
#1049 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,820
Founded
1431

35. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

For Library and Information science

#418 in Europe
#1154 in the World
Enrollment
427
Founded
1957

36. Francois Rabelais University

For Library and Information science

#421 in Europe
#1158 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

37. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Library and Information science

#431 in Europe
#1199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

38. University of Orleans

For Library and Information science

#443 in Europe
#1258 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

39. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Library and Information science

#447 in Europe
#1274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,900
Founded
1970

40. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Library and Information science

#458 in Europe
#1313 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

41. University of Caen Normandy

For Library and Information science

#461 in Europe
#1323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

42. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Library and Information science

#470 in Europe
#1356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
15,232
Founded
1971

43. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Library and Information science

#475 in Europe
#1375 in the World
Enrollment
13,816
Founded
1991

44. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Library and Information science

#485 in Europe
#1406 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

45. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Library and Information science

#488 in Europe
#1426 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

46. TELECOM ParisTech

For Library and Information science

#492 in Europe
#1446 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

47. EHESP School of Public Health

For Library and Information science

#496 in Europe
#1480 in the World
Enrollment
433
Founded
1945

48. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Library and Information science

#498 in Europe
#1486 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

49. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Library and Information science

#546 in Europe
#1705 in the World
Enrollment
565
Founded
1896

50. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Library and Information science

#558 in Europe
#1753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

52. University of Limoges

For Library and Information science

#571 in Europe
#1798 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

53. University of Toulon

For Library and Information science

#577 in Europe
#1818 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

54. EMLYON Business School

For Library and Information science

#588 in Europe
#1866 in the World
Enrollment
9,000
Founded
1872

55. Central School of Lyon

For Library and Information science

#590 in Europe
#1871 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

56. Artois University

For Library and Information science

#602 in Europe
#1930 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,051
Founded
1992

57. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Library and Information science

#604 in Europe
#1949 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

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

For Library and Information science

#605 in Europe
#1950 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

60. Upper Alsace University

For Library and Information science

#611 in Europe
#1978 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

61. Catholic University of Lyon

For Library and Information science

#629 in Europe
#2055 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1875

62. ESSEC Business School Paris

For Library and Information science

#632 in Europe
#2073 in the World
Founded
1907

63. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

For Library and Information science

#641 in Europe
#2096 in the World
Enrollment
26,754
Founded
1809

64. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Library and Information science

#643 in Europe
#2098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

65. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

For Library and Information science

#646 in Europe
#2130 in the World
Enrollment
818
Founded
1976

66. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Library and Information science

#659 in Europe
#2209 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

67. University of Rennes 2

For Library and Information science

#666 in Europe
#2251 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

68. Montpellier SupAgro

For Library and Information science

#676 in Europe
#2298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

69. National Veterinary School of Alfort

For Library and Information science

#679 in Europe
#2309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
800
Founded
1765

70. Jean Monnet University

For Library and Information science

#685 in Europe
#2338 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

71. University of La Rochelle

For Library and Information science

#690 in Europe
#2350 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

72. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

For Library and Information science

#698 in Europe
#2366 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
8,000
Founded
1984

73. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Library and Information science

#700 in Europe
#2372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

74. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Library and Information science

#701 in Europe
#2384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

75. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Library and Information science

#715 in Europe
#2468 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
19,018
Founded
1970

76. SKEMA Business School

For Library and Information science

#771 in Europe
#2769 in the World
Founded
1892

77. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Library and Information science

#794 in Europe
#2864 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
21,997
Founded
1970

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