44 Best universities for Engineering in Ile-de-France

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ile-de-France ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 9.61M citations received by 350K academic papers made by 44 universities in Ile-de-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

Paris

For Engineering

#1 in France

#10 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

2. Paris-Sud University

Orsay

For Engineering

#3 in France

#46 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

3. Polytechnic School

Palaiseau

For Engineering

#8 in France

#106 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1794

4. Normal Superior School

Paris

For Engineering

#15 in France

#240 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,536
Founded: 1794

5. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Paris

For Engineering

#18 in France

#259 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1783

6. TELECOM ParisTech

Paris

For Engineering

#23 in France

#310 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

7. Paris Diderot University

Paris

For Engineering

#24 in France

#320 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,523
Founded: 1970

8. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Paris

For Engineering

#26 in France

#330 in Europe

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

9. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Versailles

For Engineering

#27 in France

#332 in Europe

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

10. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Cachan

For Engineering

#28 in France

#333 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

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

Paris

For Engineering

#32 in France

#344 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

12. National Advanced School of Engineering

Paris

For Engineering

#33 in France

#347 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1780

13. CentraleSupelec

Gif-sur-Yvette

For Engineering

#38 in France

#380 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 4,300
Founded: 1894

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

Creteil

For Engineering

#41 in France

#402 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

15. National School of Bridges and Roads

Champs sur Marne

For Engineering

#42 in France

#413 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

16. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Paris

For Engineering

#46 in France

#440 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

17. Paris Descartes University

Paris

For Engineering

#51 in France

#466 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,704
Founded: 2019

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

Paris

For Engineering

#56 in France

#480 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,300
Founded: 2007

19. Paris Dauphine University

Paris

For Engineering

#59 in France

#485 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

20. Cergy-Pontoise University

Cergy-Pontoise

For Engineering

#64 in France

#516 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 20,784
Founded: 1991

21. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Paris

For Engineering

#71 in France

#550 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

22. University of Paris 8

Saint-Denis

For Engineering

#75 in France

#586 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 22,023
Founded: 1968

23. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Evry

For Engineering

#79 in France

#628 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

24. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Paris

For Engineering

#81 in France

#656 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

25. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Nanterre

For Engineering

#83 in France

#664 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

26. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Paris

For Engineering

#84 in France

#676 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 11,196
Founded: 1872

27. University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

Marne-la-Vallee

For Engineering

#87 in France

#692 in Europe

Enrollment: 12,335
Founded: 1991

28. ENSEA Graduate School

Cergy-Pontoise

For Engineering

#93 in France

#742 in Europe

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

29. ESSEC Business School Paris

Cergy-Pontoise

For Engineering

#98 in France

#828 in Europe

Founded: 1907

30. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Maisons-Alfort

For Engineering

#100 in France

#844 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

31. HEC School of Management

Jouy-en-Josas

For Engineering

#101 in France

#845 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 5,453
Founded: 1881

32. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Paris

For Engineering

#103 in France

#884 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 15,232
Founded: 1971

33. ESIEE Paris

Noisy-le-Grand

For Engineering

#108 in France

#948 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,100
Founded: 1904

34. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Paris

For Engineering

#114 in France

#1000 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 19,018
Founded: 1970

35. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

Paris

For Engineering

#117 in France

#1010 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

36. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Malakoff

For Engineering

#120 in France

#1043 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

37. Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

Paris

For Engineering

#123 in France

#1066 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 1,648
Founded: 1958

38. ESCP Europe

Paris

For Engineering

#129 in France

#1118 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1819

39. TELECOM and Management SudParis

Evry

For Engineering

#133 in France

#1275 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1979

40. American University of Paris

Paris

For Engineering

#134 in France

#1277 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1962

41. Polytechnic Institute of Advanced Science

Ivry-sur-Seine

For Engineering

#135 in France

#1384 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 2,188
Founded: 1961

42. Efrei Paris Engineering School of Digital Technologies

Villejuif

For Engineering

#136 in France

#1391 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1936

43. School of Industrial Biology

Cergy

For Engineering

#137 in France

#1399 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

44. Catholic University of Paris

Paris

For Engineering

#139 in France

#1443 in Europe

Founded: 1875

Closest to Ile-de-France states to learn Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Hauts-de-France	13	12
Normandy	6	25
Pays de la Loire	6	16
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte	4	21
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	16	2
Grand Est	6	10
Brittany	8	36
Nouvelle-Aquitaine	8	6
Occitanie	14	5
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur	6	9