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 4.18M citations received by 141K academic papers made by 117 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

#10 in Europe
#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Aerospace Engineering

#56 in Europe
#192 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

3. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Aerospace Engineering

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

4. Paris-Sud University

For Aerospace Engineering

#68 in Europe
#220 in the World
Enrollment
23,270
Founded
2014

5. Polytechnic School

For Aerospace Engineering

#78 in Europe
#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,790
Founded
1794

7. University of Bordeaux

For Aerospace Engineering

#95 in Europe
#290 in the World
Enrollment
46,845
Founded
1441

8. Normal Superior School

For Aerospace Engineering

#107 in Europe
#321 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

9. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Aerospace Engineering

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

10. University of Lille

For Aerospace Engineering

#133 in Europe
#378 in the World
Enrollment
69,000
Founded
2018

11. University of Lorraine

For Aerospace Engineering

#158 in Europe
#439 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

12. University of Montpellier

For Aerospace Engineering

#166 in Europe
#454 in the World
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1289

13. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Aerospace Engineering

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

14. Central School of Lyon

For Aerospace Engineering

#196 in Europe
#528 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

15. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Aerospace Engineering

#201 in Europe
#540 in the World
Enrollment
25,327
Founded
1965

16. Paris Diderot University

For Aerospace Engineering

#206 in Europe
#553 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

17. University of Poitiers

For Aerospace Engineering

#210 in Europe
#561 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,820
Founded
1431

18. University of Strasbourg

For Aerospace Engineering

#241 in Europe
#643 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

19. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Aerospace Engineering

#245 in Europe
#657 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

20. Paris Dauphine University

For Aerospace Engineering

#249 in Europe
#662 in the World
Enrollment
11,281
Founded
1968

21. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#250 in Europe
#663 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

22. University of Orleans

For Aerospace Engineering

#262 in Europe
#697 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

23. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Aerospace Engineering

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

26. University of Burgundy

For Aerospace Engineering

#277 in Europe
#740 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

27. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Aerospace Engineering

#285 in Europe
#759 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

28. University of Nantes

For Aerospace Engineering

#292 in Europe
#770 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1460

29. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Aerospace Engineering

#304 in Europe
#799 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

30. University of Western Brittany

For Aerospace Engineering

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

31. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Aerospace Engineering

#309 in Europe
#814 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

32. University of Rouen Normandie

For Aerospace Engineering

#314 in Europe
#828 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

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

For Aerospace Engineering

#316 in Europe
#834 in the World
Enrollment
37,313
Founded
1970

34. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Aerospace Engineering

#325 in Europe
#863 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

35. Central School of Nantes

For Aerospace Engineering

#333 in Europe
#896 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

36. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Aerospace Engineering

#336 in Europe
#910 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

37. TELECOM ParisTech

For Aerospace Engineering

#340 in Europe
#924 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

38. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

For Aerospace Engineering

#356 in Europe
#965 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
2007

39. National School of Civil Aviation

For Aerospace Engineering

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

40. University of Toulon

For Aerospace Engineering

#359 in Europe
#971 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

41. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Aerospace Engineering

#380 in Europe
#1041 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

42. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Aerospace Engineering

#391 in Europe
#1065 in the World
Enrollment
14,498
Founded
1979

43. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Aerospace Engineering

#394 in Europe
#1077 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

44. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Aerospace Engineering

#395 in Europe
#1082 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,900
Founded
1970

45. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Aerospace Engineering

#398 in Europe
#1090 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

46. University of Caen Normandy

For Aerospace Engineering

#403 in Europe
#1101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

47. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Aerospace Engineering

#409 in Europe
#1115 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

49. CentraleSupelec

For Aerospace Engineering

#419 in Europe
#1171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
4,300
Founded
1894

50. University of Franche-Comte

For Aerospace Engineering

#423 in Europe
#1186 in the World
Enrollment
21,677
Founded
1423

53. University of Limoges

For Aerospace Engineering

#454 in Europe
#1297 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

54. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Aerospace Engineering

#461 in Europe
#1321 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

55. Francois Rabelais University

For Aerospace Engineering

#468 in Europe
#1348 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

56. Paris Descartes University

For Aerospace Engineering

#469 in Europe
#1349 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,690
Founded
2019

57. Central School of Lille

For Aerospace Engineering

#477 in Europe
#1384 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

58. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Aerospace Engineering

#481 in Europe
#1392 in the World
Enrollment
6,458
Founded
1991

59. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Aerospace Engineering

#491 in Europe
#1441 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

60. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#514 in Europe
#1553 in the World
Enrollment
565
Founded
1896

61. University of La Rochelle

For Aerospace Engineering

#519 in Europe
#1568 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

62. University of Angers

For Aerospace Engineering

#524 in Europe
#1579 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

63. University of Paris 8

For Aerospace Engineering

#532 in Europe
#1618 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

64. Jean Monnet University

For Aerospace Engineering

#536 in Europe
#1641 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

65. University of Le Havre

For Aerospace Engineering

#539 in Europe
#1657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

66. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Aerospace Engineering

#551 in Europe
#1701 in the World
Enrollment
1,854
Founded
1966

68. University of Technology of Troyes

For Aerospace Engineering

#564 in Europe
#1769 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

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

For Aerospace Engineering

#572 in Europe
#1802 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

70. Upper Alsace University

For Aerospace Engineering

#575 in Europe
#1811 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

71. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Aerospace Engineering

#590 in Europe
#1884 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

72. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Aerospace Engineering

#600 in Europe
#1922 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

73. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Aerospace Engineering

#603 in Europe
#1928 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

74. University of Southern Brittany

For Aerospace Engineering

#605 in Europe
#1930 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

75. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Aerospace Engineering

#610 in Europe
#1940 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

76. Artois University

For Aerospace Engineering

#624 in Europe
#1993 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,051
Founded
1992

77. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Aerospace Engineering

#654 in Europe
#2180 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

79. Montpellier SupAgro

For Aerospace Engineering

#697 in Europe
#2439 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

80. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Aerospace Engineering

#713 in Europe
#2519 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

81. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

For Aerospace Engineering

#719 in Europe
#2553 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
1,022
Founded
1961

84. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Aerospace Engineering

#757 in Europe
#2705 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
15,232
Founded
1971

85. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

For Aerospace Engineering

#778 in Europe
#2792 in the World
Enrollment
818
Founded
1976

88. Agrocampus Ouest

For Aerospace Engineering

#828 in Europe
#3039 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

89. University of Rennes 2

For Aerospace Engineering

#832 in Europe
#3061 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

91. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

For Aerospace Engineering

#836 in Europe
#3073 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
2,009
Founded
2003

92. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Aerospace Engineering

#850 in Europe
#3153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
21,997
Founded
1970

94. Brest National School of Engineering

For Aerospace Engineering

#878 in Europe
#3273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
760
Founded
1961

95. Graduate School of Electrical Engineering

For Aerospace Engineering

#898 in Europe
#3368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,650
Founded
1901

96. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Aerospace Engineering

#904 in Europe
#3394 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
19,018
Founded
1970

97. ENSEA Graduate School

For Aerospace Engineering

#909 in Europe
#3446 in the World
Enrollment
840
Founded
1952

98. EHESP School of Public Health

For Aerospace Engineering

#916 in Europe
#3479 in the World
Enrollment
433
Founded
1945

100. University of the French West Indies

For Aerospace Engineering

#934 in Europe
#3577 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, Toulouse, and Orsay.