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 122K citations received by 5.82K 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. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Petroleum Engineering

#60 in Europe
#248 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

2. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Petroleum Engineering

#64 in Europe
#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

3. Paris-Sud University

For Petroleum Engineering

#86 in Europe
#312 in the World
Enrollment
23,270
Founded
2014

4. University of Strasbourg

For Petroleum Engineering

#121 in Europe
#416 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

5. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Petroleum Engineering

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

6. Polytechnic School

For Petroleum Engineering

#129 in Europe
#445 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

7. Grenoble Alpes University

For Petroleum Engineering

#145 in Europe
#473 in the World
Enrollment
57,000
Founded
1339

8. University of Bordeaux

For Petroleum Engineering

#149 in Europe
#482 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

9. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Petroleum Engineering

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

10. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Petroleum Engineering

#163 in Europe
#508 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

11. University of Lille

For Petroleum Engineering

#165 in Europe
#515 in the World
Enrollment
71,429
Founded
2018

12. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Petroleum Engineering

#171 in Europe
#542 in the World
Enrollment
66,378
Founded
2012

13. University of Montpellier

For Petroleum Engineering

#172 in Europe
#543 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

14. University of Lorraine

For Petroleum Engineering

#179 in Europe
#564 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

15. Normal Superior School

For Petroleum Engineering

#202 in Europe
#623 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

16. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Petroleum Engineering

#258 in Europe
#787 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

18. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Petroleum Engineering

#288 in Europe
#867 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

19. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Petroleum Engineering

#291 in Europe
#879 in the World
Enrollment
25,327
Founded
1965

20. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Petroleum Engineering

#296 in Europe
#887 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

21. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Petroleum Engineering

#306 in Europe
#919 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

22. University of Western Brittany

For Petroleum Engineering

#313 in Europe
#944 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

23. University of Poitiers

For Petroleum Engineering

#317 in Europe
#972 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,820
Founded
1431

24. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#318 in Europe
#975 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

25. Central School of Lyon

For Petroleum Engineering

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

26. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Petroleum Engineering

#328 in Europe
#1003 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,900
Founded
1970

27. University of Orleans

For Petroleum Engineering

#329 in Europe
#1022 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

28. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Petroleum Engineering

#332 in Europe
#1038 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

29. University of Nantes

For Petroleum Engineering

#342 in Europe
#1082 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

30. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Petroleum Engineering

#345 in Europe
#1094 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

31. University of Franche-Comte

For Petroleum Engineering

#351 in Europe
#1119 in the World
Enrollment
21,677
Founded
1423

32. Central School of Lille

For Petroleum Engineering

#353 in Europe
#1129 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

33. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Petroleum Engineering

#354 in Europe
#1130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

34. University of Burgundy

For Petroleum Engineering

#364 in Europe
#1161 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

35. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Petroleum Engineering

#372 in Europe
#1203 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 Villeurbanne, Paris, Orsay, and Strasbourg.