100 Best universities for Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning. A graph of 2.86M citations received by 134K academic papers made by 125 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 Machine Learning

#19 in Europe

#122 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Machine Learning

#69 in Europe

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Machine Learning

#105 in Europe

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

4. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Machine Learning

#113 in Europe

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

5. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Machine Learning

#115 in Europe

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

6. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Machine Learning

#156 in Europe

#465 in the World

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

7. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Machine Learning

#157 in Europe

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

8. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Machine Learning

#188 in Europe

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

9. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Machine Learning

#203 in Europe

#584 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

10. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#223 in Europe

#635 in the World

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

11. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Machine Learning

#236 in Europe

#679 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

12. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#247 in Europe

#701 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

13. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Machine Learning

#257 in Europe

#719 in the World

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

14. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#260 in Europe

#726 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

15. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Machine Learning

#267 in Europe

#748 in the World

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

16. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Machine Learning

#272 in Europe

#762 in the World

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

17. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Machine Learning

#304 in Europe

#864 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

18. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#318 in Europe

#905 in the World

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

19. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#325 in Europe

#935 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

20. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Machine Learning

#331 in Europe

#948 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

21. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Machine Learning

#333 in Europe

#960 in the World

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

22. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Machine Learning

#335 in Europe

#964 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

23. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#336 in Europe

#972 in the World

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

24. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Machine Learning

#343 in Europe

#1001 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

25. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Machine Learning

#344 in Europe

#1002 in the World

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

26. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Machine Learning

#346 in Europe

#1006 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

27. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#361 in Europe

#1077 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Machine Learning

#379 in Europe

#1127 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

29. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Machine Learning

#382 in Europe

#1134 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

30. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Machine Learning

#400 in Europe

#1195 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

31. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Machine Learning

#405 in Europe

#1218 in the World

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

32. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Machine Learning

#408 in Europe

#1232 in the World

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

33. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Machine Learning

#414 in Europe

#1258 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

34. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Machine Learning

#415 in Europe

#1264 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#423 in Europe

#1294 in the World

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

36. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Machine Learning

#428 in Europe

#1327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

37. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Machine Learning

#440 in Europe

#1380 in the World

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

38. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Machine Learning

#449 in Europe

#1427 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

39. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Machine Learning

#451 in Europe

#1436 in the World

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

40. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Machine Learning

#452 in Europe

#1441 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

41. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Machine Learning

#456 in Europe

#1472 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

42. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Machine Learning

#457 in Europe

#1473 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

43. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Machine Learning

#458 in Europe

#1475 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

44. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Machine Learning

#465 in Europe

#1502 in the World

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

45. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Machine Learning

#476 in Europe

#1535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

46. Eurecom

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

For Machine Learning

#483 in Europe

#1553 in the World

Founded: 1991

47. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Machine Learning

#494 in Europe

#1599 in the World

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

48. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Machine Learning

#503 in Europe

#1613 in the World

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

49. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Machine Learning

#505 in Europe

#1619 in the World

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

50. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Machine Learning

#506 in Europe

#1622 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

51. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Machine Learning

#519 in Europe

#1689 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

52. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Machine Learning

#520 in Europe

#1691 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

53. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Machine Learning

#521 in Europe

#1695 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

54. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Machine Learning

#527 in Europe

#1724 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#528 in Europe

#1727 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

56. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#534 in Europe

#1746 in the World

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

57. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Machine Learning

#543 in Europe

#1787 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

58. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Machine Learning

#547 in Europe

#1804 in the World

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

59. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Machine Learning

#564 in Europe

#1897 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

60. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Machine Learning

#572 in Europe

#1940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

61. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Machine Learning

#574 in Europe

#1942 in the World

Founded: 1907

62. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Machine Learning

#578 in Europe

#1956 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

63. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Machine Learning

#580 in Europe

#1959 in the World

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

64. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Machine Learning

#584 in Europe

#1969 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

65. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#586 in Europe

#1979 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

66. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#607 in Europe

#2090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

67. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Machine Learning

#610 in Europe

#2108 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

68. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Machine Learning

#613 in Europe

#2124 in the World

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

69. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#619 in Europe

#2162 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

70. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Machine Learning

#623 in Europe

#2180 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

71. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Machine Learning

#624 in Europe

#2182 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

72. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#628 in Europe

#2198 in the World

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

73. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Machine Learning

#634 in Europe

#2242 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

74. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Machine Learning

#638 in Europe

#2254 in the World

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

75. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Machine Learning

#640 in Europe

#2261 in the World

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

76. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Machine Learning

#644 in Europe

#2281 in the World

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

77. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Machine Learning

#645 in Europe

#2284 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

78. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Machine Learning

#655 in Europe

#2333 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

79. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Machine Learning

#656 in Europe

#2334 in the World

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

80. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Machine Learning

#658 in Europe

#2349 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

81. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Machine Learning

#667 in Europe

#2409 in the World

Founded: 1906

82. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Machine Learning

#678 in Europe

#2469 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

83. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Machine Learning

#682 in Europe

#2497 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

84. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Machine Learning

#685 in Europe

#2529 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

85. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Machine Learning

#701 in Europe

#2639 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

86. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Machine Learning

#706 in Europe

#2651 in the World

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

87. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Machine Learning

#707 in Europe

#2652 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

88. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Machine Learning

#710 in Europe

#2687 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

89. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Machine Learning

#716 in Europe

#2718 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

90. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Machine Learning

#724 in Europe

#2750 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

91. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Machine Learning

#727 in Europe

#2773 in the World

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

92. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Machine Learning

#728 in Europe

#2778 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

93. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#755 in Europe

#2923 in the World

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

94. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Machine Learning

#761 in Europe

#2957 in the World

Founded: 1892

95. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Machine Learning

#763 in Europe

#2969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

96. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Machine Learning

#771 in Europe

#2995 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

97. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Machine Learning

#773 in Europe

#2998 in the World

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

98. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Machine Learning

#778 in Europe

#3024 in the World

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

99. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Machine Learning

#782 in Europe

#3037 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

100. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#785 in Europe

#3046 in the World

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

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