100 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in France

Updated:

EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 3.57M citations received by 169K academic papers made by 123 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

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Mechanical Engineering

#46 in Europe
#159 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

3. Paris-Sud University

For Mechanical Engineering

#55 in Europe
#188 in the World
Enrollment
31,400
Founded
2014

4. Grenoble Alpes University

For Mechanical Engineering

#67 in Europe
#217 in the World
Enrollment
53,949
Founded
1339

5. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Mechanical Engineering

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

6. Polytechnic School

For Mechanical Engineering

#136 in Europe
#376 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

7. University of Bordeaux

For Mechanical Engineering

#140 in Europe
#384 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

8. University of Montpellier

For Mechanical Engineering

#144 in Europe
#396 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

9. University of Lorraine

For Mechanical Engineering

#170 in Europe
#458 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

10. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Mechanical Engineering

#184 in Europe
#493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

11. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Mechanical Engineering

#187 in Europe
#503 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

12. University of Strasbourg

For Mechanical Engineering

#191 in Europe
#511 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

13. University of Lille

For Mechanical Engineering

#198 in Europe
#528 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
2018

14. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Mechanical Engineering

#210 in Europe
#555 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

15. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Mechanical Engineering

#214 in Europe
#561 in the World
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
2012

16. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#234 in Europe
#601 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

17. Central School of Lyon

For Mechanical Engineering

#237 in Europe
#620 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

18. University of Nantes

For Mechanical Engineering

#261 in Europe
#688 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

19. University of Poitiers

For Mechanical Engineering

#265 in Europe
#697 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
25,078
Founded
1431

20. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Mechanical Engineering

#268 in Europe
#703 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

21. Paris Diderot University

For Mechanical Engineering

#273 in Europe
#721 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

22. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Mechanical Engineering

#293 in Europe
#774 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

23. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Mechanical Engineering

#296 in Europe
#778 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

24. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Mechanical Engineering

#305 in Europe
#801 in the World
Enrollment
28,333
Founded
1965

25. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Mechanical Engineering

#310 in Europe
#816 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

26. University of Burgundy

For Mechanical Engineering

#313 in Europe
#819 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

27. Normal Superior School

For Mechanical Engineering

#317 in Europe
#831 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

28. University of Orleans

For Mechanical Engineering

#350 in Europe
#937 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

29. Central School of Nantes

For Mechanical Engineering

#361 in Europe
#962 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

30. University of Rouen Normandie

For Mechanical Engineering

#369 in Europe
#988 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

31. University of Western Brittany

For Mechanical Engineering

#372 in Europe
#993 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

32. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Mechanical Engineering

#386 in Europe
#1035 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,490
Founded
1970

33. CentraleSupelec

For Mechanical Engineering

#388 in Europe
#1038 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
4,300
Founded
1894

34. University of Franche-Comte

For Mechanical Engineering

#402 in Europe
#1095 in the World
Enrollment
21,550
Founded
1423

35. Paris Dauphine University

For Mechanical Engineering

#407 in Europe
#1111 in the World
Enrollment
11,281
Founded
1968

36. TELECOM ParisTech

For Mechanical Engineering

#408 in Europe
#1113 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

37. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

For Mechanical Engineering

#410 in Europe
#1118 in the World
Enrollment
10,994
Founded
1964

39. University of Technology of Troyes

For Mechanical Engineering

#413 in Europe
#1130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

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

For Mechanical Engineering

#429 in Europe
#1174 in the World
Enrollment
37,313
Founded
1970

41. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Mechanical Engineering

#432 in Europe
#1183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

42. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Mechanical Engineering

#434 in Europe
#1188 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

43. Francois Rabelais University

For Mechanical Engineering

#436 in Europe
#1192 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

46. University of Caen Normandy

For Mechanical Engineering

#452 in Europe
#1244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

47. University of Limoges

For Mechanical Engineering

#458 in Europe
#1269 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

49. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Mechanical Engineering

#470 in Europe
#1306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

50. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Mechanical Engineering

#475 in Europe
#1319 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

51. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Mechanical Engineering

#481 in Europe
#1347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

52. Central School of Lille

For Mechanical Engineering

#486 in Europe
#1374 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

53. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

For Mechanical Engineering

#494 in Europe
#1395 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
1,022
Founded
1961

54. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Mechanical Engineering

#500 in Europe
#1413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

55. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Mechanical Engineering

#510 in Europe
#1443 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

56. University of Le Havre

For Mechanical Engineering

#523 in Europe
#1486 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

57. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Mechanical Engineering

#524 in Europe
#1487 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

58. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Mechanical Engineering

#528 in Europe
#1506 in the World
Enrollment
2,073
Founded
1966

59. Paris Descartes University

For Mechanical Engineering

#538 in Europe
#1566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,704
Founded
2019

60. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Mechanical Engineering

#542 in Europe
#1586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

61. Artois University

For Mechanical Engineering

#547 in Europe
#1600 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,091
Founded
1992

62. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Mechanical Engineering

#548 in Europe
#1605 in the World
Enrollment
565
Founded
1896

63. University of La Rochelle

For Mechanical Engineering

#556 in Europe
#1631 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

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

For Mechanical Engineering

#574 in Europe
#1693 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

65. Upper Alsace University

For Mechanical Engineering

#577 in Europe
#1697 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

67. University of Angers

For Mechanical Engineering

#584 in Europe
#1719 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

68. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Mechanical Engineering

#586 in Europe
#1725 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

69. University of Toulon

For Mechanical Engineering

#587 in Europe
#1747 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

70. University of Southern Brittany

For Mechanical Engineering

#592 in Europe
#1772 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

71. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Mechanical Engineering

#594 in Europe
#1787 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

73. University of Paris 8

For Mechanical Engineering

#614 in Europe
#1887 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

74. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Mechanical Engineering

#618 in Europe
#1899 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

75. Jean Monnet University

For Mechanical Engineering

#641 in Europe
#2015 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

76. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Mechanical Engineering

#643 in Europe
#2019 in the World
Enrollment
6,458
Founded
1991

78. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

For Mechanical Engineering

#664 in Europe
#2127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
2007

82. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

For Mechanical Engineering

#687 in Europe
#2244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
2,009
Founded
2003

83. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

For Mechanical Engineering

#688 in Europe
#2248 in the World
Enrollment
818
Founded
1976

85. Montpellier SupAgro

For Mechanical Engineering

#705 in Europe
#2322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

86. HEC School of Management

For Mechanical Engineering

#735 in Europe
#2438 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
5,453
Founded
1881

88. National School of Civil Aviation

For Mechanical Engineering

#756 in Europe
#2565 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
1949

89. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Mechanical Engineering

#762 in Europe
#2613 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

90. National School of Engineering, Tarbes

For Mechanical Engineering

#766 in Europe
#2634 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
1,215
Founded
1963

91. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Mechanical Engineering

#784 in Europe
#2708 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

93. EMLYON Business School

For Mechanical Engineering

#814 in Europe
#2820 in the World
Enrollment
9,000
Founded
1872

95. EHESP School of Public Health

For Mechanical Engineering

#825 in Europe
#2872 in the World
Enrollment
433
Founded
1945

96. Agrocampus Ouest

For Mechanical Engineering

#826 in Europe
#2887 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

97. ENSEA Graduate School

For Mechanical Engineering

#853 in Europe
#3014 in the World
Enrollment
840
Founded
1952

98. Kedge Business School

For Mechanical Engineering

#865 in Europe
#3053 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
14,800
Founded
2013

100. Graduate School of Electrical Engineering

For Mechanical Engineering

#903 in Europe
#3231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,650
Founded
1901

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.