21 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in France

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 59.9K citations received by 2.89K academic papers made by 21 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. Normal Superior School

For Mechanical Engineering

#30 in Europe
#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,400
Founded
1794

2. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Mechanical Engineering

#73 in Europe
#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1780

3. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Mechanical Engineering

#89 in Europe
#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,383
Founded
1957

4. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Mechanical Engineering

#92 in Europe
#273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

5. University of Poitiers

For Mechanical Engineering

#128 in Europe
#370 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
25,078
Founded
1431

6. University of Lille

For Mechanical Engineering

#149 in Europe
#431 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
2018

7. Polytechnic School

For Mechanical Engineering

#158 in Europe
#457 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

8. Grenoble Alpes University

For Mechanical Engineering

#174 in Europe
#503 in the World
Enrollment
55,000
Founded
1339

9. Central School of Lyon

For Mechanical Engineering

#175 in Europe
#505 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,468
Founded
1857

10. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

For Mechanical Engineering

#185 in Europe
#541 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Founded
1961

11. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Mechanical Engineering

#186 in Europe
#543 in the World
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
1912

12. University of Lorraine

For Mechanical Engineering

#188 in Europe
#550 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

13. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Mechanical Engineering

#190 in Europe
#555 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,400
Founded
1972

14. Central School of Nantes

For Mechanical Engineering

#193 in Europe
#564 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1919

15. University of Bordeaux

For Mechanical Engineering

#198 in Europe
#576 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

16. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Mechanical Engineering

#212 in Europe
#632 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

17. University of Franche-Comte

For Mechanical Engineering

#214 in Europe
#644 in the World
Enrollment
21,550
Founded
1423

18. University of Nantes

For Mechanical Engineering

#220 in Europe
#671 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

20. University of Montpellier

For Mechanical Engineering

#231 in Europe
#706 in the World
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1289

21. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Mechanical Engineering

#252 in Europe
#777 in the World
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
2012

The best cities to study Mechanical Engineering in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Lyon, Poitiers, and Lille.