36 Best universities for Optical 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 Optical Engineering. A graph of 4.67M citations received by 135K 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

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#1 in France

#7 in Europe

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

2. Paris-Sud University

Orsay

For Optical Engineering

#2 in France

#22 in Europe

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

3. Polytechnic School

Palaiseau

For Optical Engineering

#4 in France

#53 in Europe

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

4. Normal Superior School

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#7 in France

#92 in Europe

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

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

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#18 in France

#257 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

6. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Cachan

For Optical Engineering

#19 in France

#258 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

7. Paris Diderot University

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#21 in France

#271 in Europe

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

8. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#25 in France

#311 in Europe

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

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

Creteil

For Optical Engineering

#29 in France

#333 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

10. TELECOM ParisTech

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#32 in France

#347 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

11. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#33 in France

#349 in Europe

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

12. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Versailles

For Optical Engineering

#35 in France

#355 in Europe

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

13. CentraleSupelec

Gif-sur-Yvette

For Optical Engineering

#39 in France

#371 in Europe

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

14. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#40 in France

#374 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

15. National Advanced School of Engineering

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#43 in France

#402 in Europe

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

16. Paris Descartes University

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#44 in France

#403 in Europe

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

17. National School of Bridges and Roads

Champs sur Marne

For Optical Engineering

#52 in France

#455 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

18. University of Paris 8

Saint-Denis

For Optical Engineering

#64 in France

#523 in Europe

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

19. Paris Dauphine University

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#66 in France

#538 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

20. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#71 in France

#573 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

21. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Nanterre

For Optical Engineering

#73 in France

#579 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

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

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#74 in France

#580 in Europe

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

23. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#78 in France

#602 in Europe

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

24. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Evry

For Optical Engineering

#84 in France

#675 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

25. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#86 in France

#696 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

26. Cergy-Pontoise University

Cergy-Pontoise

For Optical Engineering

#89 in France

#739 in Europe

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

27. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#91 in France

#774 in Europe

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

28. ENSEA Graduate School

Cergy-Pontoise

For Optical Engineering

#92 in France

#792 in Europe

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

29. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#104 in France

#889 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

30. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Maisons-Alfort

For Optical Engineering

#107 in France

#932 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

31. HEC School of Management

Jouy-en-Josas

For Optical Engineering

#110 in France

#972 in Europe

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

32. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#111 in France

#976 in Europe

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

33. ESSEC Business School Paris

Cergy-Pontoise

For Optical Engineering

#112 in France

#1002 in Europe

Founded: 1907

34. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Malakoff

For Optical Engineering

#113 in France

#1004 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

35. Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#120 in France

#1105 in Europe

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

36. Polytechnic Institute of Advanced Science

Ivry-sur-Seine

For Optical Engineering

#125 in France

#1258 in Europe

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

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

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Hauts-de-France	13	13
Normandy	6	26
Pays de la Loire	4	17
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte	4	11
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	15	3
Grand Est	6	12
Brittany	8	38
Nouvelle-Aquitaine	7	6
Occitanie	14	8
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur	5	10