100 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering in France

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Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 3.97M citations received by 138K academic papers made by 115 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 Aerospace Engineering

#9 in Europe
#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Aerospace Engineering

#55 in Europe
#193 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

3. Paris-Sud University

For Aerospace Engineering

#63 in Europe
#210 in the World
Enrollment
23,270
Founded
2014

4. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Aerospace Engineering

#68 in Europe
#218 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

5. Polytechnic School

For Aerospace Engineering

#77 in Europe
#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

7. University of Bordeaux

For Aerospace Engineering

#95 in Europe
#289 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

8. Normal Superior School

For Aerospace Engineering

#105 in Europe
#316 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

9. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Aerospace Engineering

#129 in Europe
#370 in the World
Enrollment
66,378
Founded
2012

10. University of Lille

For Aerospace Engineering

#131 in Europe
#372 in the World
Enrollment
71,429
Founded
2018

11. University of Lorraine

For Aerospace Engineering

#159 in Europe
#438 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

12. University of Montpellier

For Aerospace Engineering

#167 in Europe
#454 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

13. Central School of Lyon

For Aerospace Engineering

#195 in Europe
#524 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

14. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Aerospace Engineering

#196 in Europe
#527 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

15. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Aerospace Engineering

#200 in Europe
#536 in the World
Enrollment
25,327
Founded
1965

16. Paris Diderot University

For Aerospace Engineering

#201 in Europe
#538 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

17. University of Poitiers

For Aerospace Engineering

#212 in Europe
#565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,820
Founded
1431

18. University of Strasbourg

For Aerospace Engineering

#243 in Europe
#647 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

19. Paris Dauphine University

For Aerospace Engineering

#244 in Europe
#648 in the World
Enrollment
11,281
Founded
1968

20. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Aerospace Engineering

#247 in Europe
#653 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

21. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#248 in Europe
#657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

22. University of Orleans

For Aerospace Engineering

#263 in Europe
#694 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

23. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Aerospace Engineering

#264 in Europe
#697 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

25. University of Burgundy

For Aerospace Engineering

#276 in Europe
#730 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

27. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Aerospace Engineering

#282 in Europe
#742 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

28. University of Nantes

For Aerospace Engineering

#290 in Europe
#763 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

29. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Aerospace Engineering

#303 in Europe
#797 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

30. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Aerospace Engineering

#307 in Europe
#811 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

31. University of Western Brittany

For Aerospace Engineering

#308 in Europe
#812 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

32. University of Rouen Normandie

For Aerospace Engineering

#309 in Europe
#814 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

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

For Aerospace Engineering

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

34. Central School of Nantes

For Aerospace Engineering

#332 in Europe
#888 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

35. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Aerospace Engineering

#333 in Europe
#891 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

36. TELECOM ParisTech

For Aerospace Engineering

#338 in Europe
#905 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

37. University of Toulon

For Aerospace Engineering

#352 in Europe
#955 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

38. National School of Civil Aviation

For Aerospace Engineering

#357 in Europe
#962 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
1949

39. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

For Aerospace Engineering

#368 in Europe
#996 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
2007

40. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Aerospace Engineering

#374 in Europe
#1004 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

41. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Aerospace Engineering

#382 in Europe
#1030 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

42. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Aerospace Engineering

#392 in Europe
#1062 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

43. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Aerospace Engineering

#393 in Europe
#1063 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

44. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Aerospace Engineering

#395 in Europe
#1074 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,900
Founded
1970

45. University of Caen Normandy

For Aerospace Engineering

#400 in Europe
#1090 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

46. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Aerospace Engineering

#407 in Europe
#1108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

47. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Aerospace Engineering

#413 in Europe
#1132 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

48. CentraleSupelec

For Aerospace Engineering

#415 in Europe
#1136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
4,300
Founded
1894

49. University of Franche-Comte

For Aerospace Engineering

#417 in Europe
#1146 in the World
Enrollment
21,677
Founded
1423

53. University of Limoges

For Aerospace Engineering

#447 in Europe
#1275 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

54. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Aerospace Engineering

#462 in Europe
#1316 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

55. Paris Descartes University

For Aerospace Engineering

#467 in Europe
#1336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,690
Founded
2019

56. Francois Rabelais University

For Aerospace Engineering

#471 in Europe
#1350 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

57. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Aerospace Engineering

#475 in Europe
#1361 in the World
Enrollment
6,458
Founded
1991

58. Central School of Lille

For Aerospace Engineering

#481 in Europe
#1377 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

59. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Aerospace Engineering

#491 in Europe
#1426 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

60. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#515 in Europe
#1542 in the World
Enrollment
565
Founded
1896

61. University of La Rochelle

For Aerospace Engineering

#517 in Europe
#1547 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

62. University of Angers

For Aerospace Engineering

#521 in Europe
#1566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

63. University of Paris 8

For Aerospace Engineering

#529 in Europe
#1598 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

64. University of Le Havre

For Aerospace Engineering

#537 in Europe
#1645 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

65. Jean Monnet University

For Aerospace Engineering

#539 in Europe
#1649 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

66. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Aerospace Engineering

#548 in Europe
#1671 in the World
Enrollment
2,073
Founded
1966

68. University of Technology of Troyes

For Aerospace Engineering

#562 in Europe
#1745 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

69. Upper Alsace University

For Aerospace Engineering

#566 in Europe
#1778 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

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

For Aerospace Engineering

#573 in Europe
#1796 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

71. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Aerospace Engineering

#590 in Europe
#1873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

72. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Aerospace Engineering

#594 in Europe
#1887 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

73. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Aerospace Engineering

#600 in Europe
#1909 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

74. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Aerospace Engineering

#602 in Europe
#1915 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

75. University of Southern Brittany

For Aerospace Engineering

#605 in Europe
#1922 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

76. Artois University

For Aerospace Engineering

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

77. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Aerospace Engineering

#648 in Europe
#2144 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

79. Montpellier SupAgro

For Aerospace Engineering

#701 in Europe
#2456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

80. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Aerospace Engineering

#710 in Europe
#2506 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

81. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

For Aerospace Engineering

#714 in Europe
#2520 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
1,022
Founded
1961

84. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Aerospace Engineering

#752 in Europe
#2694 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
15,232
Founded
1971

85. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

For Aerospace Engineering

#771 in Europe
#2770 in the World
Enrollment
818
Founded
1976

87. Agrocampus Ouest

For Aerospace Engineering

#804 in Europe
#2906 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

90. University of Rennes 2

For Aerospace Engineering

#829 in Europe
#3038 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

91. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

For Aerospace Engineering

#833 in Europe
#3064 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
2,009
Founded
2003

92. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Aerospace Engineering

#851 in Europe
#3156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
21,997
Founded
1970

94. Brest National School of Engineering

For Aerospace Engineering

#879 in Europe
#3266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
760
Founded
1961

95. Graduate School of Electrical Engineering

For Aerospace Engineering

#890 in Europe
#3327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,650
Founded
1901

96. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Aerospace Engineering

#894 in Europe
#3343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
19,018
Founded
1970

97. ENSEA Graduate School

For Aerospace Engineering

#901 in Europe
#3388 in the World
Enrollment
840
Founded
1952

98. EHESP School of Public Health

For Aerospace Engineering

#921 in Europe
#3495 in the World
Enrollment
433
Founded
1945

99. University of the French West Indies

For Aerospace Engineering

#927 in Europe
#3532 in the World
Enrollment
11,593
Founded
1850

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