96 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 884K citations received by 38.8K academic papers made by 96 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

#40 in Europe
#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

4. Polytechnic School

For Civil Engineering

#106 in Europe
#317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

5. Paris-Sud University

For Civil Engineering

#123 in Europe
#351 in the World
Enrollment
31,400
Founded
2014

6. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Civil Engineering

#150 in Europe
#424 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

7. University of Bordeaux

For Civil Engineering

#160 in Europe
#449 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

8. University of Montpellier

For Civil Engineering

#176 in Europe
#496 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

9. University of Strasbourg

For Civil Engineering

#180 in Europe
#507 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

12. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Civil Engineering

#204 in Europe
#572 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

14. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Civil Engineering

#226 in Europe
#634 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

15. University of Lille

For Civil Engineering

#245 in Europe
#675 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
2018

16. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Civil Engineering

#269 in Europe
#749 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

17. University of Western Brittany

For Civil Engineering

#277 in Europe
#767 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

18. University of Lorraine

For Civil Engineering

#290 in Europe
#806 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

19. University of Nantes

For Civil Engineering

#293 in Europe
#810 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

20. Normal Superior School

For Civil Engineering

#294 in Europe
#812 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

21. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Civil Engineering

#316 in Europe
#869 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

22. University of Burgundy

For Civil Engineering

#331 in Europe
#912 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

23. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Civil Engineering

#332 in Europe
#915 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

24. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#339 in Europe
#940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

25. University of La Rochelle

For Civil Engineering

#352 in Europe
#970 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

26. University of Franche-Comte

For Civil Engineering

#353 in Europe
#977 in the World
Enrollment
21,550
Founded
1423

28. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Civil Engineering

#374 in Europe
#1044 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

29. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Civil Engineering

#382 in Europe
#1084 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

30. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Civil Engineering

#392 in Europe
#1113 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

31. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Civil Engineering

#395 in Europe
#1125 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

32. University of Orleans

For Civil Engineering

#402 in Europe
#1145 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

33. University of Rouen Normandie

For Civil Engineering

#408 in Europe
#1166 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

34. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Civil Engineering

#411 in Europe
#1173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

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

For Civil Engineering

#412 in Europe
#1179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

36. Central School of Nantes

For Civil Engineering

#417 in Europe
#1194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

38. University of Poitiers

For Civil Engineering

#435 in Europe
#1235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
25,078
Founded
1431

40. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Civil Engineering

#454 in Europe
#1295 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

41. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Civil Engineering

#469 in Europe
#1347 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

42. University of Toulon

For Civil Engineering

#471 in Europe
#1350 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

45. University of Limoges

For Civil Engineering

#485 in Europe
#1426 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

46. Central School of Lyon

For Civil Engineering

#502 in Europe
#1493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

47. TELECOM ParisTech

For Civil Engineering

#504 in Europe
#1499 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

49. University of Caen Normandy

For Civil Engineering

#530 in Europe
#1592 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

51. University of Angers

For Civil Engineering

#538 in Europe
#1628 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

52. University of Southern Brittany

For Civil Engineering

#540 in Europe
#1635 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

53. Francois Rabelais University

For Civil Engineering

#542 in Europe
#1657 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

55. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Civil Engineering

#555 in Europe
#1709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

56. CentraleSupelec

For Civil Engineering

#556 in Europe
#1714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
4,300
Founded
1894

58. Paris Diderot University

For Civil Engineering

#560 in Europe
#1731 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

60. University of Paris 8

For Civil Engineering

#568 in Europe
#1761 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

61. University of Le Havre

For Civil Engineering

#571 in Europe
#1766 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

62. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Civil Engineering

#577 in Europe
#1781 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

63. Montpellier SupAgro

For Civil Engineering

#586 in Europe
#1820 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

64. Paris Descartes University

For Civil Engineering

#589 in Europe
#1838 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,704
Founded
2019

65. Central School of Lille

For Civil Engineering

#592 in Europe
#1858 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

66. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Civil Engineering

#594 in Europe
#1860 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

67. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Civil Engineering

#602 in Europe
#1901 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

68. Agrocampus Ouest

For Civil Engineering

#603 in Europe
#1915 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

69. Artois University

For Civil Engineering

#605 in Europe
#1920 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,091
Founded
1992

70. Paris Dauphine University

For Civil Engineering

#614 in Europe
#1974 in the World
Enrollment
11,281
Founded
1968

71. Jean Monnet University

For Civil Engineering

#622 in Europe
#2023 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

72. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Civil Engineering

#635 in Europe
#2090 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,490
Founded
1970

76. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Civil Engineering

#655 in Europe
#2193 in the World
Enrollment
6,458
Founded
1991

77. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Civil Engineering

#658 in Europe
#2214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

79. Upper Alsace University

For Civil Engineering

#667 in Europe
#2260 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

80. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

For Civil Engineering

#671 in Europe
#2272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
2007

81. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

For Civil Engineering

#678 in Europe
#2322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
2,009
Founded
2003

83. University of Technology of Troyes

For Civil Engineering

#689 in Europe
#2389 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

84. University of Rennes 2

For Civil Engineering

#701 in Europe
#2432 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

85. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Civil Engineering

#725 in Europe
#2586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
21,997
Founded
1970

86. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Civil Engineering

#727 in Europe
#2596 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

87. Catholic University of Lyon

For Civil Engineering

#745 in Europe
#2670 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1875

88. University of French Polynesia

For Civil Engineering

#770 in Europe
#2771 in the World
Enrollment
2,944
Founded
1987

89. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

For Civil Engineering

#791 in Europe
#2863 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
1,022
Founded
1961

90. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Civil Engineering

#798 in Europe
#2891 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

91. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

For Civil Engineering

#805 in Europe
#2931 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
8,000
Founded
1984

92. Kedge Business School

For Civil Engineering

#826 in Europe
#3024 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
14,800
Founded
2013

93. National School of Civil Aviation

For Civil Engineering

#830 in Europe
#3041 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
1949

94. EHESP School of Public Health

For Civil Engineering

#851 in Europe
#3109 in the World
Enrollment
433
Founded
1945

95. University of New Caledonia

For Civil Engineering

#855 in Europe
#3133 in the World
Enrollment
3,536
Founded
1987

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.