97 Best universities for Civil Engineering in France

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Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 1.08M citations received by 42.1K academic papers made by 97 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 Civil Engineering

#42 in Europe
#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

4. Polytechnic School

For Civil Engineering

#110 in Europe
#322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

5. Paris-Sud University

For Civil Engineering

#152 in Europe
#434 in the World
Enrollment
23,270
Founded
2014

6. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Civil Engineering

#163 in Europe
#463 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

7. University of Bordeaux

For Civil Engineering

#175 in Europe
#502 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

8. University of Strasbourg

For Civil Engineering

#182 in Europe
#517 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

9. University of Montpellier

For Civil Engineering

#196 in Europe
#564 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

12. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Civil Engineering

#231 in Europe
#651 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

13. Normal Superior School

For Civil Engineering

#239 in Europe
#666 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

15. University of Lille

For Civil Engineering

#246 in Europe
#689 in the World
Enrollment
71,429
Founded
2018

16. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Civil Engineering

#250 in Europe
#696 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

17. University of Lorraine

For Civil Engineering

#279 in Europe
#788 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

18. University of Western Brittany

For Civil Engineering

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

19. University of Burgundy

For Civil Engineering

#310 in Europe
#873 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

20. University of Nantes

For Civil Engineering

#314 in Europe
#882 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

21. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Civil Engineering

#359 in Europe
#1028 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

23. University of Franche-Comte

For Civil Engineering

#364 in Europe
#1050 in the World
Enrollment
21,677
Founded
1423

24. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Civil Engineering

#373 in Europe
#1072 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

25. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Civil Engineering

#382 in Europe
#1098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

26. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#383 in Europe
#1106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

27. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Civil Engineering

#407 in Europe
#1187 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

28. University of La Rochelle

For Civil Engineering

#408 in Europe
#1189 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

29. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Civil Engineering

#416 in Europe
#1207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

30. University of Orleans

For Civil Engineering

#420 in Europe
#1214 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

31. University of Rouen Normandie

For Civil Engineering

#422 in Europe
#1217 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

32. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Civil Engineering

#434 in Europe
#1248 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

33. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Civil Engineering

#444 in Europe
#1288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

34. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Civil Engineering

#445 in Europe
#1289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

36. University of Poitiers

For Civil Engineering

#458 in Europe
#1356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,820
Founded
1431

37. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Civil Engineering

#466 in Europe
#1368 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

38. Central School of Nantes

For Civil Engineering

#469 in Europe
#1376 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

39. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Civil Engineering

#479 in Europe
#1420 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

40. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Civil Engineering

#483 in Europe
#1443 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

42. University of Caen Normandy

For Civil Engineering

#497 in Europe
#1494 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

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

For Civil Engineering

#500 in Europe
#1499 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

45. University of Toulon

For Civil Engineering

#507 in Europe
#1534 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

47. TELECOM ParisTech

For Civil Engineering

#512 in Europe
#1564 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

49. University of Limoges

For Civil Engineering

#524 in Europe
#1590 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

50. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Civil Engineering

#536 in Europe
#1631 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

51. University of Angers

For Civil Engineering

#548 in Europe
#1687 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

52. Francois Rabelais University

For Civil Engineering

#553 in Europe
#1710 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

53. Paris Diderot University

For Civil Engineering

#555 in Europe
#1720 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

54. Central School of Lyon

For Civil Engineering

#563 in Europe
#1751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

55. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Civil Engineering

#566 in Europe
#1767 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

57. University of Le Havre

For Civil Engineering

#585 in Europe
#1867 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

58. Paris Descartes University

For Civil Engineering

#590 in Europe
#1897 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,690
Founded
2019

59. University of Southern Brittany

For Civil Engineering

#591 in Europe
#1898 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

60. Agrocampus Ouest

For Civil Engineering

#593 in Europe
#1909 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

61. Artois University

For Civil Engineering

#594 in Europe
#1914 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,051
Founded
1992

63. Central School of Lille

For Civil Engineering

#600 in Europe
#1950 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

64. University of Paris 8

For Civil Engineering

#601 in Europe
#1956 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

66. Jean Monnet University

For Civil Engineering

#609 in Europe
#1991 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

67. CentraleSupelec

For Civil Engineering

#610 in Europe
#1995 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
4,300
Founded
1894

70. Paris Dauphine University

For Civil Engineering

#623 in Europe
#2061 in the World
Enrollment
11,281
Founded
1968

71. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Civil Engineering

#627 in Europe
#2105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

72. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Civil Engineering

#635 in Europe
#2137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,900
Founded
1970

73. Montpellier SupAgro

For Civil Engineering

#650 in Europe
#2201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

75. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Civil Engineering

#675 in Europe
#2360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
21,997
Founded
1970

77. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Civil Engineering

#702 in Europe
#2487 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

78. Upper Alsace University

For Civil Engineering

#711 in Europe
#2521 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

80. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Civil Engineering

#715 in Europe
#2532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

81. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

For Civil Engineering

#720 in Europe
#2547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
2007

82. Catholic University of Lyon

For Civil Engineering

#735 in Europe
#2628 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1875

84. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

For Civil Engineering

#768 in Europe
#2760 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
2,009
Founded
2003

85. University of Technology of Troyes

For Civil Engineering

#773 in Europe
#2799 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

86. University of Rennes 2

For Civil Engineering

#783 in Europe
#2845 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

87. National School of Civil Aviation

For Civil Engineering

#797 in Europe
#2899 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
1949

88. Kedge Business School

For Civil Engineering

#801 in Europe
#2915 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
14,800
Founded
2013

89. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

For Civil Engineering

#834 in Europe
#3071 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
8,000
Founded
1984

90. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

For Civil Engineering

#836 in Europe
#3084 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
1,022
Founded
1961

91. University of French Polynesia

For Civil Engineering

#840 in Europe
#3095 in the World
Enrollment
2,944
Founded
1987

92. University of the French West Indies

For Civil Engineering

#872 in Europe
#3252 in the World
Enrollment
11,593
Founded
1850

93. University of New Caledonia

For Civil Engineering

#894 in Europe
#3351 in the World
Enrollment
3,536
Founded
1987

94. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Civil Engineering

#895 in Europe
#3352 in the World
Enrollment
6,458
Founded
1991

95. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Civil Engineering

#914 in Europe
#3427 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
15,232
Founded
1971

96. EHESP School of Public Health

For Civil Engineering

#915 in Europe
#3428 in the World
Enrollment
433
Founded
1945

The best cities to study Civil Engineering in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Villeurbanne, Saint Martin d'Heres, and Palaiseau.