100 Best universities for Development Studies in France

For Development Studies

#63 in Europe

#223 in the World

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

2. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Development Studies

#153 in Europe

#469 in the World

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

3. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Development Studies

#164 in Europe

#503 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

4. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Development Studies

#181 in Europe

#545 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

5. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Development Studies

#208 in Europe

#612 in the World

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

6. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Development Studies

#209 in Europe

#618 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

7. University of Lille

For Development Studies

#229 in Europe

#677 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

8. Normal Superior School

For Development Studies

#238 in Europe

#694 in the World

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

9. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Development Studies

#240 in Europe

#696 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

10. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Development Studies

#256 in Europe

#742 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

11. Paris Dauphine University

For Development Studies

#262 in Europe

#752 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

12. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Development Studies

#267 in Europe

#766 in the World

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

13. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Development Studies

#281 in Europe

#814 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

14. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Development Studies

#330 in Europe

#940 in the World

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

15. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Development Studies

#331 in Europe

#952 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

16. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Development Studies

#333 in Europe

#956 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

17. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Development Studies

#354 in Europe

#1023 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

18. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Development Studies

#357 in Europe

#1041 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

19. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Development Studies

#376 in Europe

#1111 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

20. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Development Studies

#402 in Europe

#1222 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

21. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Development Studies

#416 in Europe

#1264 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

22. Paris Descartes University

For Development Studies

#419 in Europe

#1273 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Development Studies

#425 in Europe

#1291 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

24. EHESP School of Public Health

For Development Studies

#458 in Europe

#1398 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

25. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Development Studies

#468 in Europe

#1452 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

26. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Development Studies

#474 in Europe

#1473 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

27. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Development Studies

#475 in Europe

#1482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

28. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Development Studies

#482 in Europe

#1511 in the World

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

29. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Development Studies

#494 in Europe

#1561 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

30. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Development Studies

#496 in Europe

#1573 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

31. Paris Diderot University

For Development Studies

#519 in Europe

#1649 in the World

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

32. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Development Studies

#520 in Europe

#1657 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

33. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Development Studies

#540 in Europe

#1735 in the World

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

34. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Development Studies

#542 in Europe

#1742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

35. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Development Studies

#548 in Europe

#1773 in the World

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

36. TELECOM ParisTech

For Development Studies

#551 in Europe

#1783 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

37. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Development Studies

#560 in Europe

#1813 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

38. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Development Studies

#570 in Europe

#1874 in the World

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

39. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Development Studies

#577 in Europe

#1899 in the World

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

40. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Development Studies

#593 in Europe

#1986 in the World

Founded: 1907

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

For Development Studies

#596 in Europe

#2000 in the World

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

42. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Development Studies

#604 in Europe

#2040 in the World

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

43. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Development Studies

#614 in Europe

#2083 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

44. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Development Studies

#620 in Europe

#2139 in the World

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

45. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Development Studies

#622 in Europe

#2146 in the World

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

46. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Development Studies

#626 in Europe

#2169 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

47. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Development Studies

#631 in Europe

#2186 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

48. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Development Studies

#633 in Europe

#2201 in the World

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

49. EMLYON Business School

For Development Studies

#647 in Europe

#2257 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

50. SKEMA Business School

For Development Studies

#649 in Europe

#2282 in the World

Founded: 1892

51. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Development Studies

#650 in Europe

#2284 in the World

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

52. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Development Studies

#658 in Europe

#2306 in the World

Founded: 1906

53. Lille Catholic University

For Development Studies

#663 in Europe

#2316 in the World

Enrollment: 39,424
Founded: 1875

54. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Development Studies

#667 in Europe

#2335 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

55. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Development Studies

#668 in Europe

#2336 in the World

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

56. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Development Studies

#671 in Europe

#2348 in the World

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

57. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Development Studies

#677 in Europe

#2395 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

58. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Development Studies

#683 in Europe

#2442 in the World

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

59. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Development Studies

#687 in Europe

#2459 in the World

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

60. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Development Studies

#690 in Europe

#2467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

61. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Development Studies

#693 in Europe

#2474 in the World

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

62. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Development Studies

#696 in Europe

#2492 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

63. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Development Studies

#708 in Europe

#2555 in the World

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

64. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Development Studies

#709 in Europe

#2563 in the World

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

65. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Development Studies

#711 in Europe

#2577 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

66. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Development Studies

#712 in Europe

#2580 in the World

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

67. Toulouse Business School

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

For Development Studies

#720 in Europe

#2621 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

68. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Development Studies

#721 in Europe

#2631 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

69. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Development Studies

#740 in Europe

#2722 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

70. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Development Studies

#747 in Europe

#2781 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

71. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Development Studies

#759 in Europe

#2846 in the World

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

72. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Development Studies

#769 in Europe

#2905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

73. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Development Studies

#776 in Europe

#2941 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

74. Eurecom

For Development Studies

#788 in Europe

#3012 in the World

Founded: 1991

75. ESCP Europe

For Development Studies

#790 in Europe

#3033 in the World

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

76. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Development Studies

#797 in Europe

#3083 in the World

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

77. Catholic University of Lyon

For Development Studies

#802 in Europe

#3104 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

78. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Development Studies

#818 in Europe

#3188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 21,997
Founded: 1970

79. Central School of Lille

For Development Studies

#824 in Europe

#3221 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

80. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Development Studies

#833 in Europe

#3273 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

81. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Development Studies

#848 in Europe

#3378 in the World

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

82. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

For Development Studies

#868 in Europe

#3550 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

83. Agrocampus Ouest

For Development Studies

#877 in Europe

#3609 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

84. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Development Studies

#880 in Europe

#3629 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

85. University of Rennes 2

For Development Studies

#887 in Europe

#3663 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

86. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Development Studies

#897 in Europe

#3718 in the World

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

87. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Development Studies

#902 in Europe

#3741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,993
Founded: 2007

88. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Development Studies

#909 in Europe

#3768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

89. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Development Studies

#916 in Europe

#3793 in the World

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

90. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Development Studies

#939 in Europe

#3892 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

91. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Development Studies

#945 in Europe

#3910 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

92. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Development Studies

#956 in Europe

#3981 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

93. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Development Studies

#965 in Europe

#4025 in the World

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

94. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Development Studies

#978 in Europe

#4105 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

95. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Development Studies

#981 in Europe

#4131 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

96. Angers Graduate School of Business

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Development Studies

#994 in Europe

#4219 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1909

97. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Development Studies

#996 in Europe

#4222 in the World

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

98. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Development Studies

#1017 in Europe

#4327 in the World

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

99. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Development Studies

#1023 in Europe

#4347 in the World

Enrollment: 1,854
Founded: 1966

100. National Advanced School of Engineering