36 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Ile-de-France

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ile-de-France ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 1.62M citations received by 57.2K academic papers made by 36 universities in Ile-de-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

#1 in France

#27 in Europe

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

2. Paris-Sud University

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in France

#69 in Europe

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

3. Polytechnic School

For Mechanical Engineering

#6 in France

#133 in Europe

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

4. Normal Superior School

For Mechanical Engineering

#9 in France

#172 in Europe

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

5. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Mechanical Engineering

#15 in France

#228 in Europe

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

6. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Mechanical Engineering

#16 in France

#248 in Europe

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

7. Paris Diderot University

For Mechanical Engineering

#24 in France

#310 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,523
Founded: 1970

8. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Mechanical Engineering

#26 in France

#330 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

9. TELECOM ParisTech

For Mechanical Engineering

#33 in France

#393 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

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

For Mechanical Engineering

#34 in France

#399 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

11. CentraleSupelec

For Mechanical Engineering

#36 in France

#415 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 4,300
Founded: 1894

12. Paris Dauphine University

For Mechanical Engineering

#41 in France

#448 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

13. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Mechanical Engineering

#46 in France

#489 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 11,196
Founded: 1872

14. National School of Bridges and Roads

Champs sur Marne

For Mechanical Engineering

#48 in France

#494 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

15. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Mechanical Engineering

#49 in France

#496 in Europe

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

16. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Mechanical Engineering

#50 in France

#501 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

17. School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

For Mechanical Engineering

#53 in France

#514 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

18. Paris Descartes University

For Mechanical Engineering

#59 in France

#532 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,690
Founded: 2019

19. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Mechanical Engineering

#60 in France

#542 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

20. University of Paris 8

For Mechanical Engineering

#65 in France

#587 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 22,023
Founded: 1968

21. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Mechanical Engineering

#66 in France

#589 in Europe

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

22. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Mechanical Engineering

#70 in France

#621 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

23. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Mechanical Engineering

#71 in France

#626 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

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

For Mechanical Engineering

#72 in France

#645 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,300
Founded: 2007

25. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Mechanical Engineering

#80 in France

#687 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

26. ESSEC Business School Paris

For Mechanical Engineering

#86 in France

#761 in Europe

Founded: 1907

27. HEC School of Management

For Mechanical Engineering

#88 in France

#771 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 5,453
Founded: 1881

28. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Mechanical Engineering

#98 in France

#887 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 15,232
Founded: 1971

29. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Mechanical Engineering

#103 in France

#943 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 19,018
Founded: 1970

30. ENSEA Graduate School

For Mechanical Engineering

#104 in France

#967 in Europe

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

31. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

For Mechanical Engineering

#106 in France

#989 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

32. ESCP Europe

For Mechanical Engineering

#110 in France

#1027 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1819

33. National Veterinary School of Alfort

For Mechanical Engineering

#111 in France

#1030 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

34. Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

For Mechanical Engineering

#120 in France

#1145 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 1,648
Founded: 1958

35. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

For Mechanical Engineering

#121 in France

#1153 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

36. Polytechnic Institute of Advanced Science

For Mechanical Engineering

#123 in France

#1279 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 2,458
Founded: 1961

Closest to Ile-de-France states to learn Mechanical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Hauts-de-France	13	11
Normandy	6	32
Pays de la Loire	5	19
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte	4	21
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	15	2
Grand Est	6	7
Brittany	7	28
Nouvelle-Aquitaine	7	8
Occitanie	14	5
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur	5	13

Engineering subfields in Ile-de-France

Acoustical Engineering33

Aerospace Engineering34

Agricultural Engineering4

Applied/Engineering Physics14

Architectural Engineering16

Automation and Control engineering13

Automotive Engineering11

Biochemical Engineering7

Biomedical Engineering13

Biotechnology17

Chemical Engineering26

Civil Engineering27

Computer Engineering15

Computer Networking37

Construction Management5

Electrical Engineering36

Electronic Engineering31

Environmental Engineering17

Firefighting and Fire Science2

Geotechnical Engineering20

Human-Computer Interaction24

Industrial Engineering6

Landscape Architecture5

Marine Engineering6

Materials Science40

Metallurgical Engineering32

Mining Engineering3

Nanotechnology30

Nuclear Engineering6

Operations Research18

Optical Engineering36

Petroleum Engineering9

Polymer science and Plastics engineering10

Product and Industrial Design7

Reliability and Quality Engineering13

Remote Sensing20

Renewable Energy Engineering14

Structural Engineering31

Systems Engineering30

Technical Drawing6

Telecommunications36

Transportation Engineering16