35 Best universities for Petroleum Engineering in France

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Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 126K citations received by 5.96K academic papers made by 35 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 Petroleum Engineering

#66 in Europe
#263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Petroleum Engineering

#69 in Europe
#268 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

3. Paris-Sud University

For Petroleum Engineering

#89 in Europe
#324 in the World
Enrollment
23,270
Founded
2014

4. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Petroleum Engineering

#122 in Europe
#423 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

5. University of Strasbourg

For Petroleum Engineering

#123 in Europe
#426 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

6. Polytechnic School

For Petroleum Engineering

#136 in Europe
#460 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,790
Founded
1794

7. Grenoble Alpes University

For Petroleum Engineering

#144 in Europe
#477 in the World
Enrollment
53,949
Founded
1339

8. University of Bordeaux

For Petroleum Engineering

#152 in Europe
#491 in the World
Enrollment
46,845
Founded
1441

9. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Petroleum Engineering

#161 in Europe
#509 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

10. University of Lille

For Petroleum Engineering

#163 in Europe
#520 in the World
Enrollment
69,000
Founded
2018

11. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Petroleum Engineering

#164 in Europe
#522 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

12. University of Lorraine

For Petroleum Engineering

#173 in Europe
#549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

13. University of Montpellier

For Petroleum Engineering

#176 in Europe
#561 in the World
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1289

14. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Petroleum Engineering

#179 in Europe
#569 in the World
Enrollment
66,378
Founded
2012

15. Normal Superior School

For Petroleum Engineering

#207 in Europe
#642 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

17. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Petroleum Engineering

#276 in Europe
#842 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

18. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Petroleum Engineering

#284 in Europe
#860 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

19. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Petroleum Engineering

#292 in Europe
#876 in the World
Enrollment
25,327
Founded
1965

20. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Petroleum Engineering

#298 in Europe
#902 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

21. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Petroleum Engineering

#305 in Europe
#926 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

22. University of Western Brittany

For Petroleum Engineering

#314 in Europe
#958 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

23. University of Poitiers

For Petroleum Engineering

#323 in Europe
#1000 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,820
Founded
1431

24. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#324 in Europe
#1005 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

25. Central School of Lyon

For Petroleum Engineering

#326 in Europe
#1014 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

26. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Petroleum Engineering

#330 in Europe
#1037 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,900
Founded
1970

27. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Petroleum Engineering

#333 in Europe
#1060 in the World
Enrollment
14,498
Founded
1979

28. University of Orleans

For Petroleum Engineering

#339 in Europe
#1080 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

29. University of Nantes

For Petroleum Engineering

#347 in Europe
#1108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1460

30. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Petroleum Engineering

#351 in Europe
#1115 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

31. University of Franche-Comte

For Petroleum Engineering

#354 in Europe
#1128 in the World
Enrollment
21,677
Founded
1423

32. Central School of Lille

For Petroleum Engineering

#358 in Europe
#1146 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

33. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Petroleum Engineering

#362 in Europe
#1163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

34. University of Burgundy

For Petroleum Engineering

#371 in Europe
#1189 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

35. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Petroleum Engineering

#380 in Europe
#1233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

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