100 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in France

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Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 4.38M citations received by 182K academic papers made by 125 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

For Mechanical Engineering

#27 in Europe
#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Mechanical Engineering

#57 in Europe
#187 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

3. Paris-Sud University

For Mechanical Engineering

#69 in Europe
#219 in the World
Enrollment
23,270
Founded
2014

4. Grenoble Alpes University

For Mechanical Engineering

#102 in Europe
#309 in the World
Enrollment
57,000
Founded
1339

5. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Mechanical Engineering

#109 in Europe
#325 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

6. Polytechnic School

For Mechanical Engineering

#133 in Europe
#371 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

7. University of Lorraine

For Mechanical Engineering

#141 in Europe
#388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

8. University of Bordeaux

For Mechanical Engineering

#153 in Europe
#420 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

9. Normal Superior School

For Mechanical Engineering

#172 in Europe
#456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

10. University of Montpellier

For Mechanical Engineering

#180 in Europe
#489 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

11. University of Lille

For Mechanical Engineering

#183 in Europe
#499 in the World
Enrollment
71,429
Founded
2018

12. University of Strasbourg

For Mechanical Engineering

#213 in Europe
#560 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

13. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Mechanical Engineering

#217 in Europe
#568 in the World
Enrollment
66,378
Founded
2012

14. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Mechanical Engineering

#223 in Europe
#588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

15. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Mechanical Engineering

#228 in Europe
#600 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

16. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Mechanical Engineering

#248 in Europe
#657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

17. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#256 in Europe
#680 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

18. Central School of Lyon

For Mechanical Engineering

#258 in Europe
#685 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

19. University of Nantes

For Mechanical Engineering

#274 in Europe
#730 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

20. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Mechanical Engineering

#297 in Europe
#781 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

21. University of Burgundy

For Mechanical Engineering

#301 in Europe
#787 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

22. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Mechanical Engineering

#302 in Europe
#789 in the World
Enrollment
25,327
Founded
1965

23. University of Poitiers

For Mechanical Engineering

#303 in Europe
#790 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,820
Founded
1431

24. Paris Diderot University

For Mechanical Engineering

#310 in Europe
#807 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

25. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Mechanical Engineering

#321 in Europe
#843 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

26. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Mechanical Engineering

#330 in Europe
#870 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

27. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Mechanical Engineering

#333 in Europe
#883 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

28. University of Western Brittany

For Mechanical Engineering

#367 in Europe
#1003 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

29. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Mechanical Engineering

#372 in Europe
#1024 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,900
Founded
1970

30. University of Orleans

For Mechanical Engineering

#373 in Europe
#1025 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

31. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Mechanical Engineering

#374 in Europe
#1027 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

32. University of Rouen Normandie

For Mechanical Engineering

#392 in Europe
#1078 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

33. TELECOM ParisTech

For Mechanical Engineering

#393 in Europe
#1080 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

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

For Mechanical Engineering

#399 in Europe
#1092 in the World
Enrollment
37,313
Founded
1970

35. Central School of Nantes

For Mechanical Engineering

#405 in Europe
#1107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

36. CentraleSupelec

For Mechanical Engineering

#415 in Europe
#1151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
4,300
Founded
1894

37. University of Caen Normandy

For Mechanical Engineering

#437 in Europe
#1209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

39. University of Franche-Comte

For Mechanical Engineering

#439 in Europe
#1215 in the World
Enrollment
21,677
Founded
1423

40. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Mechanical Engineering

#442 in Europe
#1222 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

41. Paris Dauphine University

For Mechanical Engineering

#448 in Europe
#1235 in the World
Enrollment
11,281
Founded
1968

42. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

For Mechanical Engineering

#454 in Europe
#1263 in the World
Enrollment
10,994
Founded
1964

43. University of Technology of Troyes

For Mechanical Engineering

#456 in Europe
#1265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

44. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Mechanical Engineering

#483 in Europe
#1380 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

45. Francois Rabelais University

For Mechanical Engineering

#488 in Europe
#1397 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

46. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Mechanical Engineering

#489 in Europe
#1401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

47. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Mechanical Engineering

#493 in Europe
#1416 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

48. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Mechanical Engineering

#494 in Europe
#1417 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

50. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Mechanical Engineering

#501 in Europe
#1437 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

52. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Mechanical Engineering

#505 in Europe
#1447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

54. Central School of Lille

For Mechanical Engineering

#516 in Europe
#1471 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

55. University of Limoges

For Mechanical Engineering

#523 in Europe
#1508 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

56. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

For Mechanical Engineering

#524 in Europe
#1512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
1,022
Founded
1961

57. University of Le Havre

For Mechanical Engineering

#530 in Europe
#1540 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

58. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Mechanical Engineering

#531 in Europe
#1541 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

59. Paris Descartes University

For Mechanical Engineering

#532 in Europe
#1544 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,690
Founded
2019

60. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Mechanical Engineering

#542 in Europe
#1590 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

61. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Mechanical Engineering

#562 in Europe
#1668 in the World
Enrollment
2,073
Founded
1966

62. Upper Alsace University

For Mechanical Engineering

#565 in Europe
#1683 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

63. University of Angers

For Mechanical Engineering

#578 in Europe
#1731 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

64. Artois University

For Mechanical Engineering

#581 in Europe
#1741 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,051
Founded
1992

65. University of Paris 8

For Mechanical Engineering

#587 in Europe
#1763 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

66. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Mechanical Engineering

#589 in Europe
#1781 in the World
Enrollment
565
Founded
1896

67. University of La Rochelle

For Mechanical Engineering

#596 in Europe
#1829 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

68. University of Toulon

For Mechanical Engineering

#602 in Europe
#1866 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

69. University of Southern Brittany

For Mechanical Engineering

#615 in Europe
#1947 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

70. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Mechanical Engineering

#621 in Europe
#1971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

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

For Mechanical Engineering

#645 in Europe
#2058 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

73. National School of Engineering, Tarbes

For Mechanical Engineering

#653 in Europe
#2085 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
1,215
Founded
1963

75. Jean Monnet University

For Mechanical Engineering

#660 in Europe
#2121 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

77. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Mechanical Engineering

#668 in Europe
#2155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

80. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Mechanical Engineering

#687 in Europe
#2236 in the World
Enrollment
6,458
Founded
1991

81. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

For Mechanical Engineering

#706 in Europe
#2311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
2007

83. National School of Civil Aviation

For Mechanical Engineering

#711 in Europe
#2342 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
1949

84. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

For Mechanical Engineering

#727 in Europe
#2444 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
2,009
Founded
2003

88. HEC School of Management

For Mechanical Engineering

#771 in Europe
#2676 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
5,453
Founded
1881

89. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

For Mechanical Engineering

#777 in Europe
#2699 in the World
Enrollment
818
Founded
1976

90. Agrocampus Ouest

For Mechanical Engineering

#788 in Europe
#2761 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

91. Montpellier SupAgro

For Mechanical Engineering

#795 in Europe
#2796 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

92. EMLYON Business School

For Mechanical Engineering

#817 in Europe
#2892 in the World
Enrollment
9,000
Founded
1872

93. EHESP School of Public Health

For Mechanical Engineering

#834 in Europe
#2941 in the World
Enrollment
433
Founded
1945

94. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Mechanical Engineering

#838 in Europe
#2958 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

96. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Mechanical Engineering

#866 in Europe
#3065 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

97. Kedge Business School

For Mechanical Engineering

#869 in Europe
#3074 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
14,800
Founded
2013

98. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Mechanical Engineering

#887 in Europe
#3144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
15,232
Founded
1971

99. University of Rennes 2

For Mechanical Engineering

#908 in Europe
#3273 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

100. Audencia Nantes School of Management

For Mechanical Engineering

#928 in Europe
#3376 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1900

The best cities to study Mechanical Engineering in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Villeurbanne, Orsay, and Saint Martin d'Heres.