100 Best universities for Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning. A graph of 3.91M citations received by 149K 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

#22 in Europe

#135 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Machine Learning

#83 in Europe

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Machine Learning

#97 in Europe

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

4. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Machine Learning

#131 in Europe

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

5. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Machine Learning

#138 in Europe

#419 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

6. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#143 in Europe

#443 in the World

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

7. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Machine Learning

#149 in Europe

#456 in the World

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

8. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Machine Learning

#168 in Europe

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

9. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Machine Learning

#175 in Europe

#518 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

10. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Machine Learning

#207 in Europe

#601 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

11. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Machine Learning

#234 in Europe

#681 in the World

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

12. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#242 in Europe

#706 in the World

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

13. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Machine Learning

#244 in Europe

#712 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

14. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#267 in Europe

#779 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

15. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#270 in Europe

#786 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

16. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Machine Learning

#304 in Europe

#904 in the World

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

17. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Machine Learning

#310 in Europe

#928 in the World

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

18. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Machine Learning

#320 in Europe

#968 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

19. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Machine Learning

#328 in Europe

#992 in the World

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

20. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Machine Learning

#337 in Europe

#1023 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

21. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#339 in Europe

#1031 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Machine Learning

#353 in Europe

#1114 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

23. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Machine Learning

#357 in Europe

#1129 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

24. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Machine Learning

#364 in Europe

#1148 in the World

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

25. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#368 in Europe

#1156 in the World

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

26. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Machine Learning

#370 in Europe

#1161 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

27. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Machine Learning

#376 in Europe

#1168 in the World

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

28. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Machine Learning

#385 in Europe

#1207 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

29. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Machine Learning

#393 in Europe

#1233 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

30. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Machine Learning

#395 in Europe

#1242 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

31. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Machine Learning

#396 in Europe

#1253 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

32. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#413 in Europe

#1326 in the World

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

33. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Machine Learning

#415 in Europe

#1341 in the World

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

34. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Machine Learning

#430 in Europe

#1395 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

35. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Machine Learning

#434 in Europe

#1420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

36. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Machine Learning

#437 in Europe

#1433 in the World

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

37. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Machine Learning

#449 in Europe

#1490 in the World

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

38. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Machine Learning

#450 in Europe

#1494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

39. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Machine Learning

#456 in Europe

#1521 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#475 in Europe

#1594 in the World

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

41. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Machine Learning

#487 in Europe

#1633 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

42. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Machine Learning

#498 in Europe

#1659 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

43. Eurecom

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

For Machine Learning

#499 in Europe

#1662 in the World

Founded: 1991

44. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Machine Learning

#507 in Europe

#1687 in the World

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

45. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Machine Learning

#509 in Europe

#1693 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

46. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Machine Learning

#510 in Europe

#1696 in the World

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

47. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Machine Learning

#512 in Europe

#1702 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

48. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Machine Learning

#513 in Europe

#1703 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

49. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Machine Learning

#515 in Europe

#1725 in the World

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

50. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Machine Learning

#518 in Europe

#1734 in the World

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

51. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Machine Learning

#531 in Europe

#1792 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

52. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Machine Learning

#534 in Europe

#1800 in the World

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

53. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#536 in Europe

#1818 in the World

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

54. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Machine Learning

#537 in Europe

#1819 in the World

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

55. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Machine Learning

#539 in Europe

#1824 in the World

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

56. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Machine Learning

#540 in Europe

#1835 in the World

Founded: 1907

57. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Machine Learning

#550 in Europe

#1864 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

58. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Machine Learning

#559 in Europe

#1923 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

59. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Machine Learning

#571 in Europe

#1979 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

60. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Machine Learning

#588 in Europe

#2058 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

61. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#590 in Europe

#2063 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#599 in Europe

#2114 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

63. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Machine Learning

#605 in Europe

#2165 in the World

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

64. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Machine Learning

#606 in Europe

#2171 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

65. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Machine Learning

#609 in Europe

#2193 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

66. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Machine Learning

#619 in Europe

#2237 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

67. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Machine Learning

#621 in Europe

#2241 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

68. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Machine Learning

#623 in Europe

#2255 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

69. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#630 in Europe

#2274 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

70. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#634 in Europe

#2305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

71. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Machine Learning

#636 in Europe

#2314 in the World

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

72. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#643 in Europe

#2332 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

73. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Machine Learning

#652 in Europe

#2393 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

74. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Machine Learning

#655 in Europe

#2404 in the World

Founded: 1906

75. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Machine Learning

#656 in Europe

#2408 in the World

Enrollment: 1,854
Founded: 1966

76. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Machine Learning

#661 in Europe

#2435 in the World

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

77. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Machine Learning

#663 in Europe

#2437 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

78. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Machine Learning

#666 in Europe

#2463 in the World

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

79. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Machine Learning

#669 in Europe

#2491 in the World

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

80. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Machine Learning

#674 in Europe

#2524 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

81. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Machine Learning

#681 in Europe

#2557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

82. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Machine Learning

#682 in Europe

#2565 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

83. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Machine Learning

#684 in Europe

#2568 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

84. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Machine Learning

#700 in Europe

#2641 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

85. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Machine Learning

#712 in Europe

#2760 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

86. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Machine Learning

#716 in Europe

#2775 in the World

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

87. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Machine Learning

#731 in Europe

#2851 in the World

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

88. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Machine Learning

#735 in Europe

#2864 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

89. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Machine Learning

#746 in Europe

#2970 in the World

Founded: 1892

90. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Machine Learning

#750 in Europe

#2981 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

91. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Machine Learning

#751 in Europe

#2984 in the World

Enrollment: 39,424
Founded: 1875

92. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Machine Learning

#763 in Europe

#3034 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

93. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#766 in Europe

#3045 in the World

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

94. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#768 in Europe

#3054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1819

95. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Machine Learning

#769 in Europe

#3056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

96. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Machine Learning

#782 in Europe

#3129 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

97. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Machine Learning

#785 in Europe

#3135 in the World

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

98. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Machine Learning

#787 in Europe

#3151 in the World

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

99. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Machine Learning

#794 in Europe

#3173 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

100. National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Machine Learning

#803 in Europe

#3220 in the World

Enrollment: 419
Founded: 1889

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