21 Best universities for Software Engineering in France

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 40.6K citations received by 2.25K academic papers made by 21 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. Normal Superior School

For Software Engineering

#66 in Europe
#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,400
Founded
1794

3. University of Nantes

For Software Engineering

#106 in Europe
#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

4. University of Lille

For Software Engineering

#149 in Europe
#297 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
2018

5. University of Montpellier

For Software Engineering

#161 in Europe
#321 in the World
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1289

6. Paris-Sud University

For Software Engineering

#221 in Europe
#471 in the World
Enrollment
31,400
Founded
2014

8. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Software Engineering

#234 in Europe
#497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

9. University of Bordeaux

For Software Engineering

#241 in Europe
#523 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

10. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Software Engineering

#261 in Europe
#556 in the World
Enrollment
31,388
Founded
1960

12. TELECOM ParisTech

For Software Engineering

#278 in Europe
#593 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

13. Polytechnic School

For Software Engineering

#300 in Europe
#647 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

15. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Software Engineering

#316 in Europe
#704 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,037
Founded
1150

16. Paris Diderot University

For Software Engineering

#343 in Europe
#767 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,889
Founded
1970

17. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Software Engineering

#350 in Europe
#788 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,400
Founded
1972

18. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Software Engineering

#353 in Europe
#795 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

19. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Software Engineering

#359 in Europe
#809 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
13,400
Founded
1970

20. Paris Dauphine University

For Software Engineering

#360 in Europe
#817 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Enrollment
8,681
Founded
1968

21. University of Lorraine

For Software Engineering

#362 in Europe
#820 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

The best cities to study Software Engineering in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Saint Martin d'Heres, Nantes, and Lille.