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 8.58M citations received by 351K academic papers made by 124 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
#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

2. Paris-Sud University

For Optical Engineering

#18 in Europe
#88 in the World
Enrollment
31,400
Founded
2014

5. Polytechnic School

For Optical Engineering

#49 in Europe
#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

6. University of Bordeaux

For Optical Engineering

#66 in Europe
#216 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

7. University of Montpellier

For Optical Engineering

#93 in Europe
#268 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

8. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Optical Engineering

#96 in Europe
#275 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

9. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Optical Engineering

#142 in Europe
#378 in the World
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
2012

10. Normal Superior School

For Optical Engineering

#161 in Europe
#409 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

11. University of Burgundy

For Optical Engineering

#181 in Europe
#457 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

12. University of Lille

For Optical Engineering

#188 in Europe
#477 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
2018

13. University of Strasbourg

For Optical Engineering

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

14. University of Lorraine

For Optical Engineering

#204 in Europe
#518 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

15. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#205 in Europe
#519 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

18. University of Nantes

For Optical Engineering

#242 in Europe
#637 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

19. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Optical Engineering

#251 in Europe
#659 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

20. University of Franche-Comte

For Optical Engineering

#253 in Europe
#666 in the World
Enrollment
21,550
Founded
1423

21. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Optical Engineering

#256 in Europe
#676 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

22. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Optical Engineering

#266 in Europe
#708 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

23. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Optical Engineering

#270 in Europe
#724 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

24. Paris Diderot University

For Optical Engineering

#279 in Europe
#740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

26. University of Rouen Normandie

For Optical Engineering

#309 in Europe
#810 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

27. University of Limoges

For Optical Engineering

#310 in Europe
#811 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

28. University of Poitiers

For Optical Engineering

#311 in Europe
#812 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
25,078
Founded
1431

29. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Optical Engineering

#312 in Europe
#815 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

30. Central School of Lyon

For Optical Engineering

#315 in Europe
#820 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

31. TELECOM ParisTech

For Optical Engineering

#318 in Europe
#830 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

32. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Optical Engineering

#319 in Europe
#832 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

34. University of Orleans

For Optical Engineering

#343 in Europe
#918 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

35. University of Angers

For Optical Engineering

#350 in Europe
#948 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

36. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Optical Engineering

#352 in Europe
#960 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

37. CentraleSupelec

For Optical Engineering

#354 in Europe
#966 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
4,300
Founded
1894

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

For Optical Engineering

#355 in Europe
#968 in the World
Enrollment
37,313
Founded
1970

39. University of Western Brittany

For Optical Engineering

#374 in Europe
#1050 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

40. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Optical Engineering

#375 in Europe
#1051 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

41. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Optical Engineering

#379 in Europe
#1070 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

42. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

For Optical Engineering

#393 in Europe
#1128 in the World
Enrollment
818
Founded
1976

43. University of Caen Normandy

For Optical Engineering

#404 in Europe
#1184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

45. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Optical Engineering

#407 in Europe
#1194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,490
Founded
1970

46. Francois Rabelais University

For Optical Engineering

#411 in Europe
#1205 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

47. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Optical Engineering

#412 in Europe
#1207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

49. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Optical Engineering

#427 in Europe
#1261 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

50. Paris Descartes University

For Optical Engineering

#428 in Europe
#1262 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,704
Founded
2019

51. Jean Monnet University

For Optical Engineering

#431 in Europe
#1272 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

52. University of Technology of Troyes

For Optical Engineering

#435 in Europe
#1284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

53. Upper Alsace University

For Optical Engineering

#437 in Europe
#1288 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

54. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Optical Engineering

#450 in Europe
#1348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

55. University of Toulon

For Optical Engineering

#453 in Europe
#1368 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

56. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Optical Engineering

#455 in Europe
#1375 in the World
Enrollment
2,073
Founded
1966

57. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Optical Engineering

#474 in Europe
#1451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

58. University of Rennes 1

For Optical Engineering

#485 in Europe
#1518 in the World
Enrollment
28,187
Founded
1970

59. Central School of Lille

For Optical Engineering

#486 in Europe
#1522 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

60. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Optical Engineering

#492 in Europe
#1549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

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

For Optical Engineering

#495 in Europe
#1567 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

64. Central School of Nantes

For Optical Engineering

#506 in Europe
#1628 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

66. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Optical Engineering

#513 in Europe
#1654 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

67. University of La Rochelle

For Optical Engineering

#520 in Europe
#1691 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

68. Artois University

For Optical Engineering

#528 in Europe
#1739 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,091
Founded
1992

69. Paris Dauphine University

For Optical Engineering

#533 in Europe
#1772 in the World
Enrollment
11,281
Founded
1968

70. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

For Optical Engineering

#551 in Europe
#1828 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
1,022
Founded
1961

71. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Optical Engineering

#556 in Europe
#1839 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

72. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Optical Engineering

#559 in Europe
#1847 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

73. Montpellier SupAgro

For Optical Engineering

#571 in Europe
#1889 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

75. University of Southern Brittany

For Optical Engineering

#585 in Europe
#1951 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

76. University of Le Havre

For Optical Engineering

#595 in Europe
#1994 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

77. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Optical Engineering

#597 in Europe
#2004 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

79. University of Paris 8

For Optical Engineering

#599 in Europe
#2010 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

81. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Optical Engineering

#626 in Europe
#2120 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

83. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Optical Engineering

#640 in Europe
#2167 in the World
Enrollment
6,458
Founded
1991

84. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

For Optical Engineering

#644 in Europe
#2200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
2007

85. Brest National School of Engineering

For Optical Engineering

#673 in Europe
#2333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
760
Founded
1961

86. Cergy-Pontoise University

For Optical Engineering

#698 in Europe
#2492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
20,784
Founded
1991

89. Agrocampus Ouest

For Optical Engineering

#748 in Europe
#2705 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

90. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Optical Engineering

#767 in Europe
#2831 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

91. ENSEA Graduate School

For Optical Engineering

#768 in Europe
#2835 in the World
Enrollment
840
Founded
1952

92. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Optical Engineering

#769 in Europe
#2840 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

95. University of Nimes

For Optical Engineering

#795 in Europe
#2966 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,687
Founded
2007

96. EHESP School of Public Health

For Optical Engineering

#802 in Europe
#3001 in the World
Enrollment
433
Founded
1945

97. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

For Optical Engineering

#834 in Europe
#3168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
2,009
Founded
2003

98. Graduate School of Electrical Engineering

For Optical Engineering

#851 in Europe
#3259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,650
Founded
1901

99. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Optical Engineering

#853 in Europe
#3270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
21,997
Founded
1970

100. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Optical Engineering

#871 in Europe
#3358 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
15,232
Founded
1971

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