100 Best universities for Nanotechnology 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 Nanotechnology. A graph of 5.39M citations received by 173K academic papers made by 100 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 Nanotechnology

#10 in Europe

#91 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Nanotechnology

#22 in Europe

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Nanotechnology

#30 in Europe

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

4. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Nanotechnology

#37 in Europe

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

5. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Nanotechnology

#41 in Europe

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

6. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Nanotechnology

#54 in Europe

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

7. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Nanotechnology

#61 in Europe

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

8. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Nanotechnology

#80 in Europe

#301 in the World

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

9. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Nanotechnology

#82 in Europe

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

10. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Nanotechnology

#109 in Europe

#378 in the World

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

11. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Nanotechnology

#121 in Europe

#402 in the World

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

12. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Nanotechnology

#128 in Europe

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

13. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Nanotechnology

#166 in Europe

#520 in the World

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

14. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Nanotechnology

#169 in Europe

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

15. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Nanotechnology

#188 in Europe

#575 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

16. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Nanotechnology

#201 in Europe

#617 in the World

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

17. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Nanotechnology

#220 in Europe

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,900
Founded: 1970

18. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Nanotechnology

#221 in Europe

#679 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

19. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Nanotechnology

#223 in Europe

#682 in the World

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

20. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Nanotechnology

#235 in Europe

#723 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Nanotechnology

#236 in Europe

#724 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

22. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Nanotechnology

#237 in Europe

#734 in the World

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

23. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Nanotechnology

#261 in Europe

#812 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

24. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Nanotechnology

#262 in Europe

#815 in the World

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

25. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Nanotechnology

#276 in Europe

#855 in the World

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

26. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Nanotechnology

#277 in Europe

#857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 25,687
Founded: 1971

27. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Nanotechnology

#305 in Europe

#969 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

28. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Nanotechnology

#311 in Europe

#1001 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

29. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Nanotechnology

#313 in Europe

#1006 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

30. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Nanotechnology

#316 in Europe

#1012 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

31. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Nanotechnology

#322 in Europe

#1035 in the World

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

32. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Nanotechnology

#323 in Europe

#1038 in the World

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

33. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Nanotechnology

#324 in Europe

#1040 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

34. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Nanotechnology

#342 in Europe

#1119 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

35. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Nanotechnology

#347 in Europe

#1142 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

36. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Nanotechnology

#348 in Europe

#1143 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

37. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Nanotechnology

#351 in Europe

#1157 in the World

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

38. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Nanotechnology

#356 in Europe

#1167 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

39. Graduate School of Chemistry, Physics and Electronics, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Nanotechnology

#357 in Europe

#1174 in the World

Founded: 1994

40. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Nanotechnology

#361 in Europe

#1184 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

41. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Nanotechnology

#364 in Europe

#1208 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

42. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Nanotechnology

#368 in Europe

#1228 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

43. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Nanotechnology

#369 in Europe

#1230 in the World

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

44. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Nanotechnology

#387 in Europe

#1298 in the World

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

45. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Nanotechnology

#394 in Europe

#1333 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

46. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Nanotechnology

#398 in Europe

#1350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,196
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1994

47. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Nanotechnology

#399 in Europe

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 20,784
Founded: 1991

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Nanotechnology

#408 in Europe

#1397 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

49. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Nanotechnology

#412 in Europe

#1423 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

50. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Nanotechnology

#428 in Europe

#1517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,003
Founded: 1985

51. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Nanotechnology

#430 in Europe

#1522 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

52. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Nanotechnology

#432 in Europe

#1530 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

53. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Nanotechnology

#435 in Europe

#1546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,629
Founded: 1970

54. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Nanotechnology

#438 in Europe

#1567 in the World

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

55. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Nanotechnology

#448 in Europe

#1601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,051
Founded: 1992

56. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Nanotechnology

#461 in Europe

#1647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,238
Founded: 1970

57. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Nanotechnology

#462 in Europe

#1652 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

58. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Nanotechnology

#469 in Europe

#1686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 3,077
Founded: 1963

59. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Nanotechnology

#475 in Europe

#1732 in the World

Enrollment: 1,854
Founded: 1966

60. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Nanotechnology

#484 in Europe

#1766 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

61. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Nanotechnology

#487 in Europe

#1794 in the World

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

62. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Nanotechnology

#516 in Europe

#1924 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

63. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Nanotechnology

#523 in Europe

#1944 in the World

Enrollment: 9,477
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1995

64. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Nanotechnology

#525 in Europe

#1963 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

65. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Nanotechnology

#526 in Europe

#1965 in the World

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

66. National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Nanotechnology

#528 in Europe

#1980 in the World

Enrollment: 419
Founded: 1889

67. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Nanotechnology

#547 in Europe

#2095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 1,022
Founded: 1961

68. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Nanotechnology

#550 in Europe

#2102 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

69. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Nanotechnology

#551 in Europe

#2110 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

70. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Nanotechnology

#566 in Europe

#2181 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

71. National School Mines - Telecom Lille Douai

Hauts-de-France | Douai

For Nanotechnology

#600 in Europe

#2319 in the World

Founded: 2017

72. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Nanotechnology

#605 in Europe

#2340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

73. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Nanotechnology

#632 in Europe

#2480 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

74. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Nanotechnology

#639 in Europe

#2502 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

75. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Nanotechnology

#648 in Europe

#2544 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

76. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Nanotechnology

#651 in Europe

#2559 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

77. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Nanotechnology

#652 in Europe

#2574 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Nanotechnology

#660 in Europe

#2627 in the World

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

79. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Nanotechnology

#669 in Europe

#2699 in the World

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

80. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Nanotechnology

#672 in Europe

#2720 in the World

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

81. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Nanotechnology

#687 in Europe

#2778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

82. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Nanotechnology

#751 in Europe

#3024 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

83. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Nanotechnology

#754 in Europe

#3039 in the World

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

84. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Nanotechnology

#760 in Europe

#3055 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

85. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Nanotechnology

#768 in Europe

#3099 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

86. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Nanotechnology

#770 in Europe

#3113 in the World

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

87. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Nanotechnology

#777 in Europe

#3143 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

88. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Nanotechnology

#779 in Europe

#3150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

89. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Nanotechnology

#824 in Europe

#3382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,009
Founded: 2003

90. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Nanotechnology

#856 in Europe

#3525 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

91. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Nanotechnology

#869 in Europe

#3582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

92. Eurecom

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Biot Sophia-Antipolis

For Nanotechnology

#874 in Europe

#3623 in the World

Founded: 1991

93. National School of Engineering, Tarbes

Occitanie | Tarbes

For Nanotechnology

#875 in Europe

#3625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 1,215
Founded: 1963

94. Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Nanotechnology

#899 in Europe

#3782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,213
Founded: 1958

95. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Nanotechnology

#902 in Europe

#3807 in the World

Founded: 1828

96. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Nanotechnology

#918 in Europe

#3896 in the World

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

97. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Nanotechnology

#941 in Europe

#4004 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

98. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Nanotechnology

#946 in Europe

#4026 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

99. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Nanotechnology

#947 in Europe

#4030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,993
Founded: 2007

100. Graduate School of Electrical Engineering

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Nanotechnology

#953 in Europe

#4044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,650
Founded: 1901

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