33 Best universities for Marine Engineering in France

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 107K citations received by 4.98K academic papers made by 33 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

#64 in Europe

#187 in the World

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

4. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Marine Engineering

#145 in Europe

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

5. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Marine Engineering

#158 in Europe

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

6. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Marine Engineering

#163 in Europe

#483 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

7. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Marine Engineering

#170 in Europe

#515 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

8. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Marine Engineering

#171 in Europe

#517 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

9. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Marine Engineering

#180 in Europe

#543 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

10. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Marine Engineering

#186 in Europe

#572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1460

11. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Marine Engineering

#187 in Europe

#575 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

12. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Marine Engineering

#197 in Europe

#606 in the World

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

13. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Marine Engineering

#206 in Europe

#626 in the World

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

14. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Marine Engineering

#216 in Europe

#644 in the World

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

15. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marine Engineering

#224 in Europe

#663 in the World

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

16. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Marine Engineering

#237 in Europe

#694 in the World

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

17. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marine Engineering

#247 in Europe

#729 in the World

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

18. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Marine Engineering

#254 in Europe

#756 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

19. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Marine Engineering

#265 in Europe

#795 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

20. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marine Engineering

#266 in Europe

#799 in the World

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

21. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Marine Engineering

#278 in Europe

#845 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

22. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Marine Engineering

#280 in Europe

#854 in the World

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

23. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Marine Engineering

#287 in Europe

#874 in the World

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

24. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Marine Engineering

#296 in Europe

#895 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

25. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Marine Engineering

#298 in Europe

#900 in the World

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

26. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Marine Engineering

#309 in Europe

#928 in the World

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

27. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Marine Engineering

#311 in Europe

#934 in the World

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

28. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Marine Engineering

#317 in Europe

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,690
Founded: 1854

29. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Marine Engineering

#321 in Europe

#979 in the World

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

30. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Marine Engineering

#329 in Europe

#1011 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

31. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Marine Engineering

#333 in Europe

#1036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

32. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Marine Engineering

#337 in Europe

#1062 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

33. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Marine Engineering

#340 in Europe

#1069 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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