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

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 1.65M citations received by 48.2K 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

#10 in Europe

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

2. Paris-Sud University

Orsay

For Aerospace Engineering

#4 in France

#68 in Europe

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

3. Polytechnic School

Palaiseau

For Aerospace Engineering

#5 in France

#78 in Europe

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

4. Normal Superior School

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#8 in France

#107 in Europe

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

5. Paris Diderot University

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#16 in France

#206 in Europe

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

6. Paris Dauphine University

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#20 in France

#249 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

7. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#21 in France

#250 in Europe

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

8. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Versailles

For Aerospace Engineering

#24 in France

#267 in Europe

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

9. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Cachan

For Aerospace Engineering

#27 in France

#285 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

10. National Advanced School of Engineering

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#31 in France

#309 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

#316 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

12. TELECOM ParisTech

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#37 in France

#340 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

13. CentraleSupelec

Gif-sur-Yvette

For Aerospace Engineering

#49 in France

#419 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

#431 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

15. National School of Bridges and Roads

Champs sur Marne

For Aerospace Engineering

#54 in France

#461 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

16. Paris Descartes University

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#56 in France

#469 in Europe

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

17. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Evry

For Aerospace Engineering

#58 in France

#481 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

#514 in Europe

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

20. University of Paris 8

Saint-Denis

For Aerospace Engineering

#63 in France

#532 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

#69 in France

#572 in Europe

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

22. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#71 in France

#590 in Europe

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

23. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Nanterre

For Aerospace Engineering

#73 in France

#603 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

24. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#75 in France

#610 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

25. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#82 in France

#727 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

26. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#84 in France

#757 in Europe

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

27. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#96 in France

#904 in Europe

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

28. ENSEA Graduate School

Cergy-Pontoise

For Aerospace Engineering

#97 in France

#909 in Europe

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

29. ESSEC Business School Paris

Cergy-Pontoise

For Aerospace Engineering

#99 in France

#932 in Europe

Founded: 1907

30. HEC School of Management

Jouy-en-Josas

For Aerospace Engineering

#102 in France

#955 in Europe

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

31. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Maisons-Alfort

For Aerospace Engineering

#105 in France

#994 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

32. Polytechnic Institute of Advanced Science

Ivry-sur-Seine

For Aerospace Engineering

#112 in France

#1052 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 2,721
Founded: 1961

33. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Malakoff

For Aerospace Engineering

#116 in France

#1064 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

34. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

Paris

For Aerospace Engineering

#117 in France

#1082 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	26
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	15	2
Grand Est	6	11
Brittany	7	30
Nouvelle-Aquitaine	7	7
Occitanie	13	3
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur	5	9