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 1.37M citations received by 54.3K 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

#22 in Europe
#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

2. Grenoble Alpes University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#31 in Europe
#142 in the World
Enrollment
53,949
Founded
1339

3. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Geotechnical Engineering

#39 in Europe
#160 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

4. University of Montpellier

For Geotechnical Engineering

#46 in Europe
#184 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

5. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Geotechnical Engineering

#60 in Europe
#227 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

6. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Geotechnical Engineering

#63 in Europe
#230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

7. University of Bordeaux

For Geotechnical Engineering

#105 in Europe
#342 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

8. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Geotechnical Engineering

#117 in Europe
#374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

9. University of Strasbourg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#123 in Europe
#393 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

10. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#130 in Europe
#413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

11. Polytechnic School

For Geotechnical Engineering

#132 in Europe
#420 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

12. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Geotechnical Engineering

#133 in Europe
#421 in the World
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
2012

13. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#143 in Europe
#450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

14. University of Lorraine

For Geotechnical Engineering

#158 in Europe
#494 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

15. Paris-Sud University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#181 in Europe
#550 in the World
Enrollment
31,400
Founded
2014

16. University of Lille

For Geotechnical Engineering

#187 in Europe
#565 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
2018

17. University of Nantes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#204 in Europe
#613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

18. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Geotechnical Engineering

#208 in Europe
#622 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

19. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Geotechnical Engineering

#214 in Europe
#640 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

20. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Geotechnical Engineering

#215 in Europe
#641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

22. University of Orleans

For Geotechnical Engineering

#222 in Europe
#662 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

24. Central School of Nantes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#237 in Europe
#689 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

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

For Geotechnical Engineering

#241 in Europe
#703 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

26. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#265 in Europe
#770 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

27. University of Poitiers

For Geotechnical Engineering

#269 in Europe
#792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
25,078
Founded
1431

28. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Geotechnical Engineering

#275 in Europe
#814 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

29. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Geotechnical Engineering

#288 in Europe
#852 in the World
Enrollment
28,333
Founded
1965

30. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Geotechnical Engineering

#300 in Europe
#885 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

31. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#302 in Europe
#893 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

32. University of Western Brittany

For Geotechnical Engineering

#325 in Europe
#1001 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

33. University of Rouen Normandie

For Geotechnical Engineering

#326 in Europe
#1002 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

34. Montpellier SupAgro

For Geotechnical Engineering

#332 in Europe
#1018 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

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

For Geotechnical Engineering

#338 in Europe
#1034 in the World
Enrollment
37,313
Founded
1970

37. Central School of Lyon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#344 in Europe
#1051 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

39. University of Limoges

For Geotechnical Engineering

#358 in Europe
#1096 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

40. University of La Rochelle

For Geotechnical Engineering

#370 in Europe
#1126 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

41. Central School of Lille

For Geotechnical Engineering

#373 in Europe
#1145 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

42. University of Burgundy

For Geotechnical Engineering

#375 in Europe
#1148 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

43. Normal Superior School

For Geotechnical Engineering

#382 in Europe
#1170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

44. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#403 in Europe
#1251 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

45. Francois Rabelais University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#407 in Europe
#1262 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

46. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#411 in Europe
#1286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,490
Founded
1970

47. University of Caen Normandy

For Geotechnical Engineering

#413 in Europe
#1295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

48. Agrocampus Ouest

For Geotechnical Engineering

#421 in Europe
#1335 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

49. Upper Alsace University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#423 in Europe
#1345 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

50. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#435 in Europe
#1412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

52. University of Franche-Comte

For Geotechnical Engineering

#439 in Europe
#1425 in the World
Enrollment
21,550
Founded
1423

54. University of Southern Brittany

For Geotechnical Engineering

#446 in Europe
#1454 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

56. Paris Diderot University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#473 in Europe
#1538 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

57. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Geotechnical Engineering

#478 in Europe
#1549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

58. University of Le Havre

For Geotechnical Engineering

#479 in Europe
#1556 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

59. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Geotechnical Engineering

#490 in Europe
#1592 in the World
Enrollment
565
Founded
1896

60. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#498 in Europe
#1625 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

61. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#499 in Europe
#1635 in the World
Enrollment
2,073
Founded
1966

62. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#516 in Europe
#1715 in the World
Enrollment
818
Founded
1976

63. University of Toulon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#522 in Europe
#1729 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

64. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#526 in Europe
#1760 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

65. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#527 in Europe
#1767 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
2,009
Founded
2003

66. Artois University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#532 in Europe
#1793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,091
Founded
1992

67. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#541 in Europe
#1846 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
1,022
Founded
1961

68. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#562 in Europe
#1966 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

70. EHESP School of Public Health

For Geotechnical Engineering

#579 in Europe
#2071 in the World
Enrollment
433
Founded
1945

71. University of Angers

For Geotechnical Engineering

#585 in Europe
#2097 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

72. University of Paris 8

For Geotechnical Engineering

#598 in Europe
#2155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

73. University of Technology of Troyes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#600 in Europe
#2163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

74. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

For Geotechnical Engineering

#601 in Europe
#2166 in the World
Enrollment
10,994
Founded
1964

76. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Geotechnical Engineering

#621 in Europe
#2279 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

77. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Geotechnical Engineering

#633 in Europe
#2334 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

78. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Geotechnical Engineering

#654 in Europe
#2448 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

79. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

For Geotechnical Engineering

#655 in Europe
#2454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
2007

80. Paris Descartes University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#665 in Europe
#2509 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,704
Founded
2019

81. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Geotechnical Engineering

#671 in Europe
#2531 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

82. University of the French West Indies

For Geotechnical Engineering

#688 in Europe
#2628 in the World
Enrollment
11,593
Founded
1850

83. Catholic University of Lyon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#693 in Europe
#2671 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1875

84. University of Nimes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#731 in Europe
#2862 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,687
Founded
2007

85. Jean Monnet University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#759 in Europe
#3038 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

86. University of Rennes 2

For Geotechnical Engineering

#772 in Europe
#3103 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

87. University of New Caledonia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#773 in Europe
#3107 in the World
Enrollment
3,536
Founded
1987

88. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#781 in Europe
#3148 in the World
Enrollment
6,458
Founded
1991

89. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Geotechnical Engineering

#784 in Europe
#3160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
21,997
Founded
1970

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.