100 Best universities for Optical Engineering in France

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Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 11.1M citations received by 377K 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 Optical Engineering

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

2. Paris-Sud University

For Optical Engineering

#22 in Europe
#114 in the World
Enrollment
23,270
Founded
2014

4. Polytechnic School

For Optical Engineering

#53 in Europe
#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

6. University of Bordeaux

For Optical Engineering

#72 in Europe
#230 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

7. Normal Superior School

For Optical Engineering

#92 in Europe
#272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

8. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Optical Engineering

#99 in Europe
#294 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

9. University of Montpellier

For Optical Engineering

#105 in Europe
#303 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

11. University of Burgundy

For Optical Engineering

#171 in Europe
#432 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

12. University of Lorraine

For Optical Engineering

#178 in Europe
#444 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

13. University of Lille

For Optical Engineering

#180 in Europe
#453 in the World
Enrollment
71,429
Founded
2018

14. University of Strasbourg

For Optical Engineering

#197 in Europe
#515 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

15. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#208 in Europe
#549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

17. University of Nantes

For Optical Engineering

#246 in Europe
#669 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

19. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Optical Engineering

#258 in Europe
#704 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

20. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Optical Engineering

#270 in Europe
#730 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

21. Paris Diderot University

For Optical Engineering

#271 in Europe
#731 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

22. University of Franche-Comte

For Optical Engineering

#273 in Europe
#735 in the World
Enrollment
21,677
Founded
1423

23. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Optical Engineering

#277 in Europe
#741 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

24. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Optical Engineering

#300 in Europe
#793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

25. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Optical Engineering

#311 in Europe
#830 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

26. University of Rouen Normandie

For Optical Engineering

#314 in Europe
#841 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

27. Central School of Lyon

For Optical Engineering

#324 in Europe
#881 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

28. University of Poitiers

For Optical Engineering

#329 in Europe
#895 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,820
Founded
1431

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

For Optical Engineering

#333 in Europe
#906 in the World
Enrollment
37,313
Founded
1970

30. University of Limoges

For Optical Engineering

#334 in Europe
#913 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

31. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Optical Engineering

#336 in Europe
#926 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

32. TELECOM ParisTech

For Optical Engineering

#347 in Europe
#950 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

34. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Optical Engineering

#351 in Europe
#961 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

36. University of Angers

For Optical Engineering

#356 in Europe
#972 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

37. University of Orleans

For Optical Engineering

#360 in Europe
#983 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

38. University of Western Brittany

For Optical Engineering

#366 in Europe
#1016 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

39. CentraleSupelec

For Optical Engineering

#371 in Europe
#1033 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
4,300
Founded
1894

40. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Optical Engineering

#374 in Europe
#1050 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

41. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Optical Engineering

#386 in Europe
#1107 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

42. University of Caen Normandy

For Optical Engineering

#399 in Europe
#1160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

43. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Optical Engineering

#402 in Europe
#1174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

44. Paris Descartes University

For Optical Engineering

#403 in Europe
#1175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,690
Founded
2019

45. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Optical Engineering

#406 in Europe
#1195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,900
Founded
1970

46. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Optical Engineering

#420 in Europe
#1255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

47. Jean Monnet University

For Optical Engineering

#433 in Europe
#1299 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

48. Francois Rabelais University

For Optical Engineering

#434 in Europe
#1300 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

49. Central School of Lille

For Optical Engineering

#444 in Europe
#1336 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

50. Upper Alsace University

For Optical Engineering

#449 in Europe
#1354 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

51. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

For Optical Engineering

#453 in Europe
#1372 in the World
Enrollment
818
Founded
1976

52. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Optical Engineering

#455 in Europe
#1384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

53. University of Technology of Troyes

For Optical Engineering

#462 in Europe
#1432 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

55. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Optical Engineering

#466 in Europe
#1443 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

56. University of Toulon

For Optical Engineering

#471 in Europe
#1460 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

58. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Optical Engineering

#486 in Europe
#1519 in the World
Enrollment
2,073
Founded
1966

59. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Optical Engineering

#498 in Europe
#1591 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

60. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Optical Engineering

#499 in Europe
#1598 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

61. University of Rennes 1

For Optical Engineering

#514 in Europe
#1680 in the World
Enrollment
28,187
Founded
1970

64. University of Paris 8

For Optical Engineering

#523 in Europe
#1733 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

65. University of La Rochelle

For Optical Engineering

#525 in Europe
#1756 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

66. Paris Dauphine University

For Optical Engineering

#538 in Europe
#1799 in the World
Enrollment
11,281
Founded
1968

68. Artois University

For Optical Engineering

#553 in Europe
#1837 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,051
Founded
1992

69. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

For Optical Engineering

#564 in Europe
#1877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
1,022
Founded
1961

70. Central School of Nantes

For Optical Engineering

#567 in Europe
#1893 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

71. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Optical Engineering

#573 in Europe
#1920 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

72. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Optical Engineering

#575 in Europe
#1927 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

73. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Optical Engineering

#579 in Europe
#1945 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

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

For Optical Engineering

#580 in Europe
#1954 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

76. Montpellier SupAgro

For Optical Engineering

#598 in Europe
#2027 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

77. University of Le Havre

For Optical Engineering

#601 in Europe
#2045 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

78. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Optical Engineering

#602 in Europe
#2046 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

79. University of Southern Brittany

For Optical Engineering

#615 in Europe
#2109 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

80. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Optical Engineering

#618 in Europe
#2122 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

84. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Optical Engineering

#675 in Europe
#2389 in the World
Enrollment
6,458
Founded
1991

85. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

For Optical Engineering

#677 in Europe
#2400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
2007

87. Agrocampus Ouest

For Optical Engineering

#724 in Europe
#2663 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

89. Cergy-Pontoise University

For Optical Engineering

#739 in Europe
#2727 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
20,784
Founded
1991

90. Brest National School of Engineering

For Optical Engineering

#750 in Europe
#2770 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
760
Founded
1961

91. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Optical Engineering

#774 in Europe
#2897 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
15,232
Founded
1971

92. ENSEA Graduate School

For Optical Engineering

#792 in Europe
#3000 in the World
Enrollment
840
Founded
1952

93. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Optical Engineering

#805 in Europe
#3062 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

94. EHESP School of Public Health

For Optical Engineering

#812 in Europe
#3088 in the World
Enrollment
433
Founded
1945

96. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Optical Engineering

#831 in Europe
#3172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
21,997
Founded
1970

97. University of Rennes 2

For Optical Engineering

#843 in Europe
#3241 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

98. University of Nimes

For Optical Engineering

#852 in Europe
#3280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,687
Founded
2007

99. University of the French West Indies

For Optical Engineering

#868 in Europe
#3358 in the World
Enrollment
11,593
Founded
1850

100. National School of Civil Aviation

For Optical Engineering

#873 in Europe
#3371 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
1949

The best cities to study Optical Engineering in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Orsay, Villeurbanne, and Palaiseau.