31 Best universities for Marine Engineering in France

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Marine Engineering. A graph of 99.4K citations received by 4.76K academic papers made by 31 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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marine Engineering

#35 in Europe

#108 in the World

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

2. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Marine Engineering

#53 in Europe

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

3. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Marine Engineering

#61 in Europe

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,287
Founded: 1919

4. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Marine Engineering

#140 in Europe

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

5. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Marine Engineering

#160 in Europe

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

6. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Marine Engineering

#166 in Europe

#493 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

7. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Marine Engineering

#168 in Europe

#500 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

8. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Marine Engineering

#172 in Europe

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

9. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Marine Engineering

#178 in Europe

#531 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

10. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Marine Engineering

#183 in Europe

#557 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

11. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Marine Engineering

#193 in Europe

#586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 7,591
Founded: 1984

12. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Marine Engineering

#194 in Europe

#588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 37,252
Founded: 1460

13. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Marine Engineering

#211 in Europe

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,646
Founded: 1900

14. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Marine Engineering

#213 in Europe

#631 in the World

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

15. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marine Engineering

#217 in Europe

#642 in the World

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

16. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Marine Engineering

#235 in Europe

#682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,820
Founded: 1431

17. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Marine Engineering

#256 in Europe

#757 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

18. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marine Engineering

#261 in Europe

#774 in the World

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

19. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marine Engineering

#262 in Europe

#776 in the World

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

20. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Marine Engineering

#270 in Europe

#802 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

21. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Marine Engineering

#281 in Europe

#838 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

22. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Marine Engineering

#283 in Europe

#840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 2,920
Founded: 1857

23. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Marine Engineering

#284 in Europe

#845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,367
Founded: 1972

24. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Marine Engineering

#292 in Europe

#873 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

25. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Marine Engineering

#298 in Europe

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 60,404
Founded: 2012

26. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Marine Engineering

#299 in Europe

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,067
Founded: 1957

27. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Marine Engineering

#312 in Europe

#927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,465
Founded: 1432

28. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Marine Engineering

#318 in Europe

#961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 2007

29. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Marine Engineering

#326 in Europe

#990 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

30. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Marine Engineering

#330 in Europe

#1029 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

31. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Marine Engineering

#332 in Europe

#1045 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

The best cities to study Marine Engineering in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Brest, Nantes, and Bordeaux.

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