34 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering in Ile-de-France

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ile-de-France ranked based on their research performance in Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 1.59M citations received by 47.6K academic papers made by 34 universities in Ile-de-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

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in France

#9 in Europe

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

2. Paris-Sud University

Orsay

For Aerospace Engineering

#3 in France

#63 in Europe

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

3. Polytechnic School

Palaiseau

For Aerospace Engineering

#5 in France

#77 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1794

4. Normal Superior School

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#8 in France

#105 in Europe

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

5. Paris Diderot University

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#16 in France

#201 in Europe

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

6. Paris Dauphine University

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#19 in France

#244 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

7. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#21 in France

#248 in Europe

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

8. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Versailles

For Aerospace Engineering

#24 in France

#268 in Europe

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

9. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Cachan

For Aerospace Engineering

#27 in France

#282 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

10. National Advanced School of Engineering

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#30 in France

#307 in Europe

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

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

Creteil

For Aerospace Engineering

#33 in France

#314 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

12. TELECOM ParisTech

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#36 in France

#338 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

13. CentraleSupelec

Gif-sur-Yvette

For Aerospace Engineering

#48 in France

#415 in Europe

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

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

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#51 in France

#427 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

15. National School of Bridges and Roads

Champs sur Marne

For Aerospace Engineering

#54 in France

#462 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

16. Paris Descartes University

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#55 in France

#467 in Europe

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

17. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Evry

For Aerospace Engineering

#57 in France

#475 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

18. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#59 in France

#491 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

19. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#60 in France

#515 in Europe

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

20. University of Paris 8

Saint-Denis

For Aerospace Engineering

#63 in France

#529 in Europe

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

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

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#70 in France

#573 in Europe

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

22. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#72 in France

#594 in Europe

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

23. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#73 in France

#600 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

24. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Nanterre

For Aerospace Engineering

#74 in France

#602 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

25. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#82 in France

#728 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

26. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#84 in France

#752 in Europe

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

27. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#96 in France

#894 in Europe

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

28. ENSEA Graduate School

Cergy-Pontoise

For Aerospace Engineering

#97 in France

#901 in Europe

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

29. ESSEC Business School Paris

Cergy-Pontoise

For Aerospace Engineering

#100 in France

#939 in Europe

Founded: 1907

30. HEC School of Management

Jouy-en-Josas

For Aerospace Engineering

#101 in France

#951 in Europe

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

31. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Maisons-Alfort

For Aerospace Engineering

#105 in France

#996 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

32. Polytechnic Institute of Advanced Science

Ivry-sur-Seine

For Aerospace Engineering

#113 in France

#1054 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 2,458
Founded: 1961

33. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Malakoff

For Aerospace Engineering

#114 in France

#1059 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

34. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#115 in France

#1074 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

Closest to Ile-de-France states to learn Aerospace Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Hauts-de-France	10	10
Normandy	6	32
Pays de la Loire	3	28
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte	4	25
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	14	2
Grand Est	6	11
Brittany	7	31
Nouvelle-Aquitaine	6	7
Occitanie	13	4
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur	5	9