44 Best universities for Engineering in Ile-de-France

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 12.9M citations received by 396K 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

#12 in Europe

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

2. Paris-Sud University

Orsay

For Engineering

#3 in France

#58 in Europe

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

3. Polytechnic School

Palaiseau

For Engineering

#7 in France

#110 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,790
Founded: 1794

4. Normal Superior School

Paris

For Engineering

#9 in France

#144 in Europe

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

5. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Paris

For Engineering

#21 in France

#273 in Europe

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

6. Paris Diderot University

Paris

For Engineering

#24 in France

#328 in Europe

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

7. TELECOM ParisTech

Paris

For Engineering

#26 in France

#334 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

8. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Cachan

For Engineering

#28 in France

#347 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

9. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Paris

For Engineering

#31 in France

#364 in Europe

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

10. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Versailles

For Engineering

#34 in France

#376 in Europe

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

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

Creteil

For Engineering

#35 in France

#380 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

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

Paris

For Engineering

#36 in France

#392 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

13. National Advanced School of Engineering

Paris

For Engineering

#38 in France

#401 in Europe

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

14. CentraleSupelec

Gif-sur-Yvette

For Engineering

#40 in France

#412 in Europe

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

15. Paris Descartes University

Paris

For Engineering

#46 in France

#460 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,690
Founded: 2019

16. National School of Bridges and Roads

Champs sur Marne

For Engineering

#52 in France

#476 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

17. Paris Dauphine University

Paris

For Engineering

#53 in France

#479 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

18. University of Paris 8

Saint-Denis

For Engineering

#57 in France

#521 in Europe

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

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

Paris

For Engineering

#61 in France

#539 in Europe

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

20. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Paris

For Engineering

#63 in France

#547 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

21. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Paris

For Engineering

#65 in France

#553 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

22. Cergy-Pontoise University

Cergy-Pontoise

For Engineering

#70 in France

#565 in Europe

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

23. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Paris

For Engineering

#75 in France

#612 in Europe

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

24. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Nanterre

For Engineering

#78 in France

#633 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

25. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Paris

For Engineering

#82 in France

#654 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

26. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Evry

For Engineering

#83 in France

#670 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

27. University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

Marne-la-Vallee

For Engineering

#91 in France

#747 in Europe

Enrollment: 12,335
Founded: 1991

28. ENSEA Graduate School

Cergy-Pontoise

For Engineering

#93 in France

#784 in Europe

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

29. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Paris

For Engineering

#96 in France

#815 in Europe

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

30. ESSEC Business School Paris

Cergy-Pontoise

For Engineering

#99 in France

#823 in Europe

Founded: 1907

31. HEC School of Management

Jouy-en-Josas

For Engineering

#100 in France

#833 in Europe

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

32. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Maisons-Alfort

For Engineering

#101 in France

#859 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

33. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Paris

For Engineering

#112 in France

#998 in Europe

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

34. ESIEE Paris

Noisy-le-Grand

For Engineering

#118 in France

#1031 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,100
Founded: 1904

35. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

Paris

For Engineering

#121 in France

#1057 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

36. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Malakoff

For Engineering

#122 in France

#1058 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

37. ESCP Europe

Paris

For Engineering

#123 in France

#1059 in Europe

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

38. Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

Paris

For Engineering

#129 in France

#1162 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,213
Founded: 1958

39. American University of Paris

Paris

For Engineering

#134 in France

#1260 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1962

40. TELECOM and Management SudParis

Evry

For Engineering

#135 in France

#1345 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1979

41. Polytechnic Institute of Advanced Science

Ivry-sur-Seine

For Engineering

#136 in France

#1359 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 2,721
Founded: 1961

42. Efrei Paris Engineering School of Digital Technologies

Villejuif

For Engineering

#137 in France

#1372 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 5,081
Founded: 1936

43. Catholic University of Paris

Paris

For Engineering

#138 in France

#1380 in Europe

Founded: 1875

44. School of Industrial Biology

Cergy

For Engineering

#139 in France

#1398 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

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	29
Pays de la Loire	6	18
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte	4	16
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	16	2
Grand Est	6	10
Brittany	8	27
Nouvelle-Aquitaine	8	6
Occitanie	14	4
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur	6	11