81 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 28.7M citations received by 1.43M academic papers made by 81 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. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Geotechnical Engineering

#62 in Europe
#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1747

2. University of Montpellier

For Geotechnical Engineering

#99 in Europe
#355 in the World
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1289

3. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Geotechnical Engineering

#118 in Europe
#391 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

4. University of Bordeaux

For Geotechnical Engineering

#120 in Europe
#406 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

5. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#127 in Europe
#424 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,037
Founded
1150

6. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Geotechnical Engineering

#131 in Europe
#435 in the World
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
2012

7. Polytechnic School

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

8. Grenoble Alpes University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#139 in Europe
#454 in the World
Enrollment
55,000
Founded
1339

9. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Geotechnical Engineering

#150 in Europe
#481 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

10. University of Strasbourg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#157 in Europe
#495 in the World
Enrollment
50,822
Founded
1621

11. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#158 in Europe
#500 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,383
Founded
1957

12. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#160 in Europe
#507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1900

13. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Geotechnical Engineering

#188 in Europe
#596 in the World
Enrollment
31,388
Founded
1960

14. University of Lorraine

For Geotechnical Engineering

#197 in Europe
#621 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

15. Paris-Sud University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#199 in Europe
#624 in the World
Enrollment
31,400
Founded
2014

16. University of Nantes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#211 in Europe
#647 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

17. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Geotechnical Engineering

#228 in Europe
#687 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

18. Central School of Nantes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#249 in Europe
#738 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1919

20. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Geotechnical Engineering

#258 in Europe
#761 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1780

21. University of Orleans

For Geotechnical Engineering

#259 in Europe
#763 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

22. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Geotechnical Engineering

#263 in Europe
#776 in the World
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
1912

23. University of Lille

For Geotechnical Engineering

#272 in Europe
#812 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
2018

24. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#280 in Europe
#838 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,400
Founded
1972

25. University of Poitiers

For Geotechnical Engineering

#283 in Europe
#859 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
25,078
Founded
1431

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

For Geotechnical Engineering

#294 in Europe
#898 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

27. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Geotechnical Engineering

#296 in Europe
#902 in the World
Enrollment
28,333
Founded
1965

28. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Geotechnical Engineering

#306 in Europe
#932 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
13,400
Founded
1970

29. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#312 in Europe
#953 in the World
Enrollment
2,469
Founded
1987

31. Central School of Lyon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#352 in Europe
#1109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,468
Founded
1857

33. University of Limoges

For Geotechnical Engineering

#376 in Europe
#1173 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

34. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#381 in Europe
#1191 in the World
Enrollment
13,820
Founded
1991

35. University of Burgundy

For Geotechnical Engineering

#396 in Europe
#1241 in the World
Enrollment
34,169
Founded
1722

36. University of Rouen Normandie

For Geotechnical Engineering

#398 in Europe
#1257 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

37. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#400 in Europe
#1273 in the World
Enrollment
22,971
Founded
1548

38. Central School of Lille

For Geotechnical Engineering

#409 in Europe
#1323 in the World
Founded
1872

39. University of La Rochelle

For Geotechnical Engineering

#412 in Europe
#1337 in the World
Enrollment
8,691
Founded
1993

40. Normal Superior School

For Geotechnical Engineering

#415 in Europe
#1356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,400
Founded
1794

41. Francois Rabelais University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#423 in Europe
#1385 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

43. Upper Alsace University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#434 in Europe
#1440 in the World
Enrollment
10,555
Founded
1975

44. University of Caen Normandy

For Geotechnical Engineering

#436 in Europe
#1443 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

45. Agrocampus Ouest

For Geotechnical Engineering

#438 in Europe
#1446 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

47. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#444 in Europe
#1473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,490
Founded
1970

48. University of Franche-Comte

For Geotechnical Engineering

#446 in Europe
#1477 in the World
Enrollment
21,550
Founded
1423

49. Paris Diderot University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#475 in Europe
#1571 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,889
Founded
1970

50. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#478 in Europe
#1588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
8,730
Founded
1970

52. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Geotechnical Engineering

#487 in Europe
#1611 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,534
Founded
1963

53. University of Le Havre

For Geotechnical Engineering

#489 in Europe
#1616 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

54. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#490 in Europe
#1628 in the World
Enrollment
2,073
Founded
1966

55. University of Toulon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#509 in Europe
#1754 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

56. University of Southern Brittany

For Geotechnical Engineering

#512 in Europe
#1765 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

57. University of Western Brittany

For Geotechnical Engineering

#524 in Europe
#1810 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

58. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Geotechnical Engineering

#525 in Europe
#1813 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1896

59. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#531 in Europe
#1827 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
1,984
Founded
2003

60. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#548 in Europe
#1951 in the World
Enrollment
750
Founded
1976

61. EHESP School of Public Health

For Geotechnical Engineering

#558 in Europe
#2013 in the World
Founded
1945

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

For Geotechnical Engineering

#569 in Europe
#2072 in the World
Enrollment
32,779
Founded
1970

65. Artois University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#581 in Europe
#2133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,091
Founded
1992

66. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#587 in Europe
#2157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
1985

67. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

For Geotechnical Engineering

#593 in Europe
#2187 in the World
Enrollment
10,994
Founded
1964

70. University of Angers

For Geotechnical Engineering

#614 in Europe
#2289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

71. University of Technology of Troyes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#629 in Europe
#2350 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
2,696
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

72. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#633 in Europe
#2385 in the World
Enrollment
43,700
Founded
1971

73. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Geotechnical Engineering

#634 in Europe
#2392 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

74. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Geotechnical Engineering

#638 in Europe
#2403 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

75. Paris Descartes University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#649 in Europe
#2484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
32,302
Founded
2019

76. Catholic University of Lyon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#661 in Europe
#2547 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1875

77. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Geotechnical Engineering

#666 in Europe
#2602 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

78. Jean Monnet University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#724 in Europe
#2839 in the World
Enrollment
17,553
Founded
1970

79. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Geotechnical Engineering

#731 in Europe
#2894 in the World
Enrollment
31,001
Founded
1964

80. University of Nimes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#732 in Europe
#2898 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,735
Founded
2007

81. University of Rennes 2

For Geotechnical Engineering

#743 in Europe
#2958 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

The best cities to study Geotechnical Engineering in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Champs sur Marne, Montpellier, Paris, and Bordeaux.