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

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 3.66M citations received by 125K 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

#18 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

3. Polytechnic School

Palaiseau

For Optical Engineering

#5 in France

#49 in Europe

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

4. Normal Superior School

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#10 in France

#161 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

#17 in France

#241 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

6. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Cachan

For Optical Engineering

#21 in France

#256 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

7. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#23 in France

#270 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

8. Paris Diderot University

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#24 in France

#279 in Europe

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

9. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Versailles

For Optical Engineering

#25 in France

#301 in Europe

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

10. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#29 in France

#312 in Europe

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

11. TELECOM ParisTech

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#31 in France

#318 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

12. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#33 in France

#326 in Europe

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

13. CentraleSupelec

Gif-sur-Yvette

For Optical Engineering

#37 in France

#354 in Europe

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

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

Creteil

For Optical Engineering

#38 in France

#355 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

15. National Advanced School of Engineering

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#40 in France

#375 in Europe

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

16. National School of Bridges and Roads

Champs sur Marne

For Optical Engineering

#47 in France

#412 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

17. Paris Descartes University

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#50 in France

#428 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,704
Founded: 2019

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

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#61 in France

#495 in Europe

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

19. Paris Dauphine University

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#69 in France

#533 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

20. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#72 in France

#559 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

21. University of Paris 8

Saint-Denis

For Optical Engineering

#79 in France

#599 in Europe

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

22. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Nanterre

For Optical Engineering

#81 in France

#626 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

23. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Evry

For Optical Engineering

#83 in France

#640 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

24. Cergy-Pontoise University

Cergy-Pontoise

For Optical Engineering

#86 in France

#698 in Europe

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

25. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#88 in France

#723 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

26. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#90 in France

#767 in Europe

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

27. ENSEA Graduate School

Cergy-Pontoise

For Optical Engineering

#91 in France

#768 in Europe

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

28. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#100 in France

#871 in Europe

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

29. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#102 in France

#877 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

30. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Maisons-Alfort

For Optical Engineering

#106 in France

#909 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

31. HEC School of Management

Jouy-en-Josas

For Optical Engineering

#107 in France

#926 in Europe

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

32. ESSEC Business School Paris

Cergy-Pontoise

For Optical Engineering

#111 in France

#958 in Europe

Founded: 1907

33. Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#112 in France

#964 in Europe

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

34. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Malakoff

For Optical Engineering

#113 in France

#969 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

35. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Paris

For Optical Engineering

#114 in France

#998 in Europe

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

36. Polytechnic Institute of Advanced Science

Ivry-sur-Seine

For Optical Engineering

#124 in France

#1236 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 2,188
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	12	12
Normandy	6	26
Pays de la Loire	4	18
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte	4	11
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	15	3
Grand Est	6	13
Brittany	8	39
Nouvelle-Aquitaine	7	6
Occitanie	14	7
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur	5	9