89 Best universities for Geotechnical Engineering in France

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Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 1.74M citations received by 58K academic papers made by 89 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 Geotechnical Engineering

#23 in Europe
#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

2. Grenoble Alpes University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#45 in Europe
#181 in the World
Enrollment
53,949
Founded
1339

3. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Geotechnical Engineering

#48 in Europe
#189 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

4. University of Montpellier

For Geotechnical Engineering

#54 in Europe
#207 in the World
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1289

5. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Geotechnical Engineering

#69 in Europe
#261 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

6. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Geotechnical Engineering

#78 in Europe
#293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

7. University of Bordeaux

For Geotechnical Engineering

#108 in Europe
#361 in the World
Enrollment
46,845
Founded
1441

8. University of Lorraine

For Geotechnical Engineering

#109 in Europe
#362 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

9. University of Strasbourg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#137 in Europe
#439 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

10. Polytechnic School

For Geotechnical Engineering

#138 in Europe
#441 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,790
Founded
1794

11. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Geotechnical Engineering

#145 in Europe
#461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

12. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Geotechnical Engineering

#150 in Europe
#479 in the World
Enrollment
66,378
Founded
2012

13. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#153 in Europe
#488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

14. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#171 in Europe
#538 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

15. Normal Superior School

For Geotechnical Engineering

#180 in Europe
#558 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

16. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Geotechnical Engineering

#192 in Europe
#589 in the World
Enrollment
14,498
Founded
1979

17. University of Lille

For Geotechnical Engineering

#199 in Europe
#604 in the World
Enrollment
69,000
Founded
2018

18. Paris-Sud University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#208 in Europe
#640 in the World
Enrollment
23,270
Founded
2014

19. University of Nantes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#225 in Europe
#706 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1460

20. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Geotechnical Engineering

#241 in Europe
#760 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

21. University of Orleans

For Geotechnical Engineering

#248 in Europe
#768 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

22. Central School of Nantes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#261 in Europe
#806 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

24. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#278 in Europe
#846 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

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

For Geotechnical Engineering

#280 in Europe
#849 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

26. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Geotechnical Engineering

#287 in Europe
#873 in the World
Enrollment
25,327
Founded
1965

27. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Geotechnical Engineering

#288 in Europe
#874 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

28. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#289 in Europe
#882 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

30. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Geotechnical Engineering

#292 in Europe
#900 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

31. University of Poitiers

For Geotechnical Engineering

#293 in Europe
#903 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,820
Founded
1431

32. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#301 in Europe
#924 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

33. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Geotechnical Engineering

#317 in Europe
#979 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

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

For Geotechnical Engineering

#327 in Europe
#1010 in the World
Enrollment
37,313
Founded
1970

35. University of Western Brittany

For Geotechnical Engineering

#352 in Europe
#1112 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

37. Central School of Lyon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#369 in Europe
#1188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

38. University of Rouen Normandie

For Geotechnical Engineering

#372 in Europe
#1196 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

39. Agrocampus Ouest

For Geotechnical Engineering

#381 in Europe
#1224 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

40. University of Burgundy

For Geotechnical Engineering

#383 in Europe
#1231 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

42. University of Limoges

For Geotechnical Engineering

#393 in Europe
#1262 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

43. Montpellier SupAgro

For Geotechnical Engineering

#395 in Europe
#1271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

44. Central School of Lille

For Geotechnical Engineering

#405 in Europe
#1300 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

45. University of La Rochelle

For Geotechnical Engineering

#408 in Europe
#1304 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

46. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#415 in Europe
#1331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,900
Founded
1970

47. Francois Rabelais University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#423 in Europe
#1388 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

48. University of Caen Normandy

For Geotechnical Engineering

#428 in Europe
#1411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

49. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#433 in Europe
#1431 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

50. Upper Alsace University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#448 in Europe
#1489 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

51. Paris Diderot University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#465 in Europe
#1560 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

52. University of Franche-Comte

For Geotechnical Engineering

#466 in Europe
#1561 in the World
Enrollment
21,677
Founded
1423

54. University of Le Havre

For Geotechnical Engineering

#477 in Europe
#1611 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

55. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#478 in Europe
#1613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

56. Artois University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#482 in Europe
#1624 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,051
Founded
1992

57. University of Southern Brittany

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

60. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Geotechnical Engineering

#519 in Europe
#1780 in the World
Enrollment
565
Founded
1896

61. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Geotechnical Engineering

#529 in Europe
#1819 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

62. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#532 in Europe
#1828 in the World
Enrollment
1,854
Founded
1966

63. University of Toulon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#533 in Europe
#1841 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

64. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#554 in Europe
#1988 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

65. University of Paris 8

For Geotechnical Engineering

#561 in Europe
#2009 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

66. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#566 in Europe
#2032 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
2,009
Founded
2003

67. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#587 in Europe
#2166 in the World
Enrollment
818
Founded
1976

68. EHESP School of Public Health

For Geotechnical Engineering

#599 in Europe
#2224 in the World
Enrollment
433
Founded
1945

69. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#600 in Europe
#2234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
1,022
Founded
1961

70. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

For Geotechnical Engineering

#605 in Europe
#2244 in the World
Enrollment
10,994
Founded
1964

71. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#609 in Europe
#2260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

73. University of Angers

For Geotechnical Engineering

#617 in Europe
#2298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

74. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Geotechnical Engineering

#634 in Europe
#2376 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

75. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Geotechnical Engineering

#652 in Europe
#2478 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

77. University of Technology of Troyes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#669 in Europe
#2599 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

78. Paris Descartes University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#693 in Europe
#2750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,690
Founded
2019

79. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Geotechnical Engineering

#703 in Europe
#2805 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

80. Catholic University of Lyon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#708 in Europe
#2824 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1875

81. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Geotechnical Engineering

#711 in Europe
#2830 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

82. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Geotechnical Engineering

#724 in Europe
#2866 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

83. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Geotechnical Engineering

#746 in Europe
#2981 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
21,997
Founded
1970

84. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

For Geotechnical Engineering

#754 in Europe
#3019 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
2007

85. University of Nimes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#763 in Europe
#3042 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,993
Founded
2007

86. Jean Monnet University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#767 in Europe
#3080 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

87. University of the French West Indies

For Geotechnical Engineering

#782 in Europe
#3152 in the World
Enrollment
11,593
Founded
1850

88. University of Rennes 2

For Geotechnical Engineering

#789 in Europe
#3198 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

89. University of New Caledonia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#809 in Europe
#3305 in the World
Enrollment
3,536
Founded
1987

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