54 Best universities for Robotics in France

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Robotics. A graph of 201K citations received by 11.2K academic papers made by 54 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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Robotics

#22 in Europe

#84 in the World

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

2. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Robotics

#74 in Europe

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

3. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Robotics

#83 in Europe

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,287
Founded: 1919

4. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Robotics

#105 in Europe

#332 in the World

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

5. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Robotics

#114 in Europe

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,690
Founded: 1854

6. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Robotics

#125 in Europe

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

7. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Robotics

#126 in Europe

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

8. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Robotics

#128 in Europe

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1460

9. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Robotics

#142 in Europe

#426 in the World

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

10. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Robotics

#151 in Europe

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 60,404
Founded: 2012

11. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Robotics

#155 in Europe

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

12. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Robotics

#158 in Europe

#461 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

13. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Robotics

#161 in Europe

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

14. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Robotics

#164 in Europe

#477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,367
Founded: 1972

15. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Robotics

#168 in Europe

#484 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

16. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Robotics

#178 in Europe

#513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,820
Founded: 1431

17. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Robotics

#199 in Europe

#566 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

18. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Robotics

#206 in Europe

#588 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

19. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Robotics

#208 in Europe

#593 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

20. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Robotics

#220 in Europe

#637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,646
Founded: 1900

21. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Robotics

#227 in Europe

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,900
Founded: 1970

22. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Robotics

#237 in Europe

#690 in the World

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

23. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Robotics

#243 in Europe

#715 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

24. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Robotics

#248 in Europe

#722 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

25. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Robotics

#261 in Europe

#762 in the World

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

26. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Robotics

#263 in Europe

#765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 3,077
Founded: 1963

27. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Robotics

#273 in Europe

#796 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

28. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Robotics

#284 in Europe

#830 in the World

Enrollment: 1,854
Founded: 1966

29. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Robotics

#286 in Europe

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

30. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Robotics

#290 in Europe

#845 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Robotics

#291 in Europe

#850 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

32. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Robotics

#302 in Europe

#885 in the World

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

33. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Robotics

#316 in Europe

#937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,790
Founded: 1794

34. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Robotics

#342 in Europe

#1022 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

35. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Robotics

#346 in Europe

#1043 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

36. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Robotics

#351 in Europe

#1057 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

37. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Robotics

#354 in Europe

#1066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,067
Founded: 1957

38. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Robotics

#357 in Europe

#1078 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

39. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Robotics

#362 in Europe

#1095 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

40. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Robotics

#365 in Europe

#1108 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

41. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Robotics

#366 in Europe

#1111 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

42. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Robotics

#368 in Europe

#1115 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

43. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Robotics

#374 in Europe

#1132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 2007

44. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Robotics

#394 in Europe

#1198 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

45. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Robotics

#402 in Europe

#1234 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

46. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Robotics

#403 in Europe

#1242 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

47. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Robotics

#419 in Europe

#1302 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

48. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Robotics

#426 in Europe

#1320 in the World

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

49. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Robotics

#427 in Europe

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 7,591
Founded: 1984

50. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Robotics

#445 in Europe

#1410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,009
Founded: 2003

51. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Robotics

#449 in Europe

#1422 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

52. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Robotics

#468 in Europe

#1479 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

53. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Robotics

#484 in Europe

#1565 in the World

Enrollment: 9,477
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1995

54. Brest National School of Engineering

Brittany | Plouzane

For Robotics

#494 in Europe

#1609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 760
Founded: 1961

The best cities to study Robotics in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Montpellier, Nantes, and Clermont-Ferrand.

Engineering subfields in France

Acoustical Engineering119

Aerospace Engineering117

Agricultural Engineering14

Applied/Engineering Physics56

Architectural Engineering43

Automation and Control engineering62

Automotive Engineering56

Biochemical Engineering42

Biomedical Engineering52

Biotechnology67

Chemical Engineering97

Civil Engineering98

Computer Engineering62

Computer Networking121

Construction Management27

Electrical Engineering124

Electronic Engineering96

Engineering Management14

Environmental Engineering70

Firefighting and Fire Science21

Geotechnical Engineering89

Human-Computer Interaction87

Industrial Engineering28

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Nanotechnology100

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Product and Industrial Design26

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Remote Sensing79

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Technical Drawing25

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