100 Best universities for Engineering in France

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 5.14M citations received by 194K academic papers made by 113 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. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Engineering

#20 in Europe

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 2,400
Founded: 1794

2. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Engineering

#72 in Europe

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1794

3. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Engineering

#73 in Europe

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 50,174
Founded: 1441

4. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Engineering

#86 in Europe

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 35,037
Founded: 1150

5. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Engineering

#90 in Europe

#323 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

6. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Engineering

#100 in Europe

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

7. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Engineering

#136 in Europe

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1783

8. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Engineering

#155 in Europe

#467 in the World

Enrollment: 55,000
Founded: 1339

9. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Engineering

#172 in Europe

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 5,383
Founded: 1957

10. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Engineering

#180 in Europe

#540 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

11. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Engineering

#184 in Europe

#551 in the World

Enrollment: 50,822
Founded: 1621

12. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Engineering

#187 in Europe

#560 in the World

Enrollment: 72,200
Founded: 2018

13. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Engineering

#196 in Europe

#582 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1970

14. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Engineering

#200 in Europe

#591 in the World

Enrollment: 38,456
Founded: 1809

15. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Engineering

#210 in Europe

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 31,388
Founded: 1960

16. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Engineering

#215 in Europe

#627 in the World

Enrollment: 25,078
Founded: 1431

17. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Engineering

#224 in Europe

#660 in the World

Enrollment: 36,948
Founded: 1460

18. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Engineering

#227 in Europe

#674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 58,320
Founded: 2012

19. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Engineering

#235 in Europe

#689 in the World

Enrollment: 34,169
Founded: 1722

20. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Engineering

#248 in Europe

#729 in the World

Enrollment: 1,468
Founded: 1857

21. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Engineering

#254 in Europe

#749 in the World

Enrollment: 4,300
Founded: 1894

22. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Engineering

#263 in Europe

#776 in the World

Enrollment: 28,994
Founded: 1423

23. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Engineering

#265 in Europe

#787 in the World

Enrollment: 5,512
Founded: 1780

24. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Engineering

#275 in Europe

#811 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1900

25. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Engineering

#277 in Europe

#816 in the World

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1968

26. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Engineering

#281 in Europe

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1972

27. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Engineering

#293 in Europe

#878 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

28. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Engineering

#299 in Europe

#891 in the World

Enrollment: 25,889
Founded: 1970

29. Eurecom

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Biot Sophia-Antipolis

For Engineering

#304 in Europe

#902 in the World

Enrollment: 125
Founded: 1991

30. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Engineering

#322 in Europe

#952 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1878

31. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Engineering

#331 in Europe

#973 in the World

Enrollment: 27,465
Founded: 1432

32. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Engineering

#350 in Europe

#1039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

33. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Engineering

#362 in Europe

#1075 in the World

Enrollment: 27,899
Founded: 1966

34. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Engineering

#368 in Europe

#1096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 24,456
Founded: 1971

35. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Engineering

#375 in Europe

#1118 in the World

Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 1912

36. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Engineering

#383 in Europe

#1152 in the World

Enrollment: 3,059
Founded: 1999

37. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Engineering

#385 in Europe

#1159 in the World

Enrollment: 10,555
Founded: 1975

38. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Engineering

#390 in Europe

#1170 in the World

Enrollment: 22,971
Founded: 1548

39. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Engineering

#392 in Europe

#1174 in the World

Enrollment: 2,696
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1994

40. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Engineering

#393 in Europe

#1175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1919

41. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Engineering

#400 in Europe

#1209 in the World

Enrollment: 2,469
Founded: 1987

42. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Engineering

#408 in Europe

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 375
Founded: 1896

43. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Engineering

#417 in Europe

#1260 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1872

44. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Engineering

#420 in Europe

#1281 in the World

Enrollment: 15,399
Founded: 1979

45. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Engineering

#449 in Europe

#1400 in the World

Enrollment: 11,361
Founded: 1964

46. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Engineering

#462 in Europe

#1456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 13,523
Founded: 1970

47. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Engineering

#464 in Europe

#1460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1747

48. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Engineering

#470 in Europe

#1485 in the World

Enrollment: 13,820
Founded: 1991

49. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Engineering

#483 in Europe

#1548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 15,052
Founded: 1991

50. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Engineering

#486 in Europe

#1557 in the World

Enrollment: 8,691
Founded: 1993

51. National Graduate School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Engineering

#502 in Europe

#1600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 2,160
Founded: 1816

52. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Engineering

#503 in Europe

#1607 in the World

Enrollment: 25,843
Founded: 1969

53. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Engineering

#507 in Europe

#1628 in the World

Enrollment: 9,477
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1995

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Engineering

#508 in Europe

#1635 in the World

Founded: 1882

55. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Engineering

#523 in Europe

#1736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1985

56. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Engineering

#529 in Europe

#1758 in the World

Enrollment: 20,280
Founded: 1970

57. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Engineering

#536 in Europe

#1791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 750
Founded: 1961

58. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Engineering

#537 in Europe

#1792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 32,302
Founded: 2019

59. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Engineering

#538 in Europe

#1793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 8,097
Founded: 1984

60. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Engineering

#554 in Europe

#1839 in the World

Enrollment: 6,768
Founded: 1984

61. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Engineering

#558 in Europe

#1850 in the World

Enrollment: 19,986
Founded: 1461

62. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Engineering

#559 in Europe

#1861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 9,500
Founded: 1970

63. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Engineering

#566 in Europe

#1891 in the World

Founded: 1957

64. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Engineering

#575 in Europe

#1943 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

65. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Engineering

#584 in Europe

#1975 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1854

66. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Engineering

#596 in Europe

#2030 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1991

67. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Engineering

#597 in Europe

#2032 in the World

Founded: 1894

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Engineering

#603 in Europe

#2075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 2,300
Founded: 2007

69. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Engineering

#621 in Europe

#2152 in the World

Enrollment: 9,439
Founded: 1979

70. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Engineering

#627 in Europe

#2187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Enrollment: 8,681
Founded: 1968

71. National School Mines - Telecom Lille Douai

Hauts-de-France | Douai

For Engineering

#632 in Europe

#2196 in the World

Enrollment: 750
Founded: 2017

72. University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

Ile-de-France | Marne-la-Vallee

For Engineering

#633 in Europe

#2210 in the World

Enrollment: 12,335
Founded: 1991

73. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Engineering

#634 in Europe

#2217 in the World

Founded: 1952

74. National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Engineering

#639 in Europe

#2253 in the World

Enrollment: 350
Founded: 1889

75. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Engineering

#644 in Europe

#2267 in the World

Enrollment: 8,848
Founded: 1991

76. University of Rennes 1

Brittany | Rennes

For Engineering

#646 in Europe

#2273 in the World

Enrollment: 30,630
Founded: 1970

77. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Engineering

#657 in Europe

#2336 in the World

Founded: 2007

78. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Engineering

#659 in Europe

#2346 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1992

79. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Engineering

#687 in Europe

#2497 in the World

Enrollment: 3,945
Founded: 1981

80. Graduate School of Chemistry, Physics and Electronics, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Engineering

#698 in Europe

#2547 in the World

Enrollment: 750
Founded: 1994

81. University of Reunion

Reunion | Saint-Denis

For Engineering

#700 in Europe

#2559 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1960

82. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Engineering

#715 in Europe

#2628 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1969

83. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Engineering

#716 in Europe

#2632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 2,534
Founded: 1963

84. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Engineering

#720 in Europe

#2644 in the World

Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

85. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Engineering

#762 in Europe

#2844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1907

86. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Engineering

#783 in Europe

#2947 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

87. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Engineering

#791 in Europe

#2981 in the World

Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 2007

88. National School of Engineering, Tarbes

Occitanie | Tarbes

For Engineering

#795 in Europe

#3005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 1,083
Founded: 1963

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Engineering

#796 in Europe

#3009 in the World

Enrollment: 26,276
Founded: 1970

90. ESIEE Paris

Ile-de-France | Noisy-le-Grand

For Engineering

#815 in Europe

#3093 in the World

Enrollment: 2,100
Founded: 1904

91. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Engineering

#820 in Europe

#3117 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

92. Brest National School of Engineering

Brittany | Plouzane

For Engineering

#828 in Europe

#3176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 750
Founded: 1961

93. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Engineering

#839 in Europe

#3223 in the World

Enrollment: 577
Founded: 1948

94. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Engineering

#842 in Europe

#3232 in the World

Enrollment: 868
Founded: 1902

95. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Engineering

#853 in Europe

#3280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1881

96. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Engineering

#858 in Europe

#3305 in the World

Enrollment: 9,991
Founded: 1850

97. Sorbonne University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Engineering

#868 in Europe

#3358 in the World

Enrollment: 55,600
Founded: 2018

98. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Engineering

#893 in Europe

#3455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1984

99. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Engineering

#909 in Europe

#3516 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1892

100. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Engineering

#923 in Europe

#3568 in the World

Enrollment: 31,001
Founded: 1964

The best cities to study Engineering in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Palaiseau, Bordeaux, and Orsay.

Engineering subfields in France

Acoustical Engineering27

Aerospace Engineering24

Agricultural Engineering11

Applied/Engineering Physics29

Architectural Engineering9

Automation and Control engineering51

Automotive Engineering19

Biochemical Engineering32

Biomedical Engineering25

Biotechnology20

Chemical Engineering53

Civil Engineering10

Computer Engineering20

Computer Networking27

Construction Management13

Electrical Engineering28

Electronic Engineering40

Engineering Management4

Environmental Engineering15

Firefighting and Fire Science22

Geotechnical Engineering25

Human-Computer Interaction24

Industrial Engineering20

Landscape Architecture24

Marine Engineering16

Materials Science88

Mechanical Engineering25

Metallurgical Engineering34

Mining Engineering12

Nanotechnology43

Nuclear Engineering27

Operations Research20

Optical Engineering55

Petroleum Engineering18

Polymer science and Plastics engineering43

Product and Industrial Design23

Reliability and Quality Engineering18

Remote Sensing29

Renewable Energy Engineering14

Structural Engineering28

Systems Engineering24

Technical Drawing20

Telecommunications19

Transportation Engineering11