100 Best universities for Structural Engineering in France

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Structural Engineering. A graph of 2.13M citations received by 92.9K academic papers made by 104 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 Structural Engineering

#13 in Europe

#62 in the World

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

2. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Structural Engineering

#49 in Europe

#188 in the World

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

3. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Structural Engineering

#50 in Europe

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

4. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Structural Engineering

#84 in Europe

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

5. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Structural Engineering

#98 in Europe

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

6. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Structural Engineering

#104 in Europe

#331 in the World

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

7. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Structural Engineering

#105 in Europe

#332 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

8. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Structural Engineering

#110 in Europe

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

9. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#118 in Europe

#364 in the World

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

10. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Structural Engineering

#142 in Europe

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

11. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#144 in Europe

#417 in the World

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

12. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Structural Engineering

#157 in Europe

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 2,920
Founded: 1857

13. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#160 in Europe

#461 in the World

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

14. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Structural Engineering

#166 in Europe

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

15. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Structural Engineering

#168 in Europe

#477 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

16. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Structural Engineering

#175 in Europe

#490 in the World

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

17. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Structural Engineering

#186 in Europe

#505 in the World

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

18. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Structural Engineering

#200 in Europe

#534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

19. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Structural Engineering

#205 in Europe

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

20. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Structural Engineering

#215 in Europe

#576 in the World

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

21. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Structural Engineering

#237 in Europe

#645 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

22. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Structural Engineering

#241 in Europe

#652 in the World

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

23. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Structural Engineering

#246 in Europe

#664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 37,252
Founded: 1460

24. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Structural Engineering

#260 in Europe

#704 in the World

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

25. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Structural Engineering

#278 in Europe

#763 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

26. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Structural Engineering

#285 in Europe

#782 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

27. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Structural Engineering

#296 in Europe

#839 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

28. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Structural Engineering

#300 in Europe

#852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,196
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1994

29. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Structural Engineering

#301 in Europe

#854 in the World

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

30. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Structural Engineering

#314 in Europe

#900 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

31. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Structural Engineering

#325 in Europe

#939 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

32. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Structural Engineering

#326 in Europe

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,003
Founded: 1985

33. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Structural Engineering

#340 in Europe

#970 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

34. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Structural Engineering

#343 in Europe

#979 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

35. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Structural Engineering

#358 in Europe

#1028 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

36. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Structural Engineering

#364 in Europe

#1038 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

37. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Structural Engineering

#366 in Europe

#1044 in the World

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

38. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Structural Engineering

#377 in Europe

#1077 in the World

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

39. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Structural Engineering

#383 in Europe

#1103 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#386 in Europe

#1125 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

41. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Structural Engineering

#388 in Europe

#1133 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

42. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Structural Engineering

#394 in Europe

#1151 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

43. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#399 in Europe

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

44. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Structural Engineering

#400 in Europe

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,629
Founded: 1970

45. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Structural Engineering

#403 in Europe

#1191 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

46. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Structural Engineering

#406 in Europe

#1203 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

47. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#409 in Europe

#1213 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Structural Engineering

#410 in Europe

#1214 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

49. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Structural Engineering

#422 in Europe

#1252 in the World

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

50. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#433 in Europe

#1303 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

51. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Structural Engineering

#439 in Europe

#1321 in the World

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

52. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Structural Engineering

#440 in Europe

#1322 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

53. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Structural Engineering

#445 in Europe

#1339 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

54. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Structural Engineering

#448 in Europe

#1352 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

55. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Structural Engineering

#463 in Europe

#1405 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

56. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Structural Engineering

#464 in Europe

#1408 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

57. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Structural Engineering

#468 in Europe

#1418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 1,022
Founded: 1961

58. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Structural Engineering

#472 in Europe

#1436 in the World

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

59. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Structural Engineering

#491 in Europe

#1499 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

60. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Structural Engineering

#503 in Europe

#1545 in the World

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

61. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#508 in Europe

#1564 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

62. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Structural Engineering

#521 in Europe

#1609 in the World

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

63. National School Mines - Telecom Lille Douai

Hauts-de-France | Douai

For Structural Engineering

#522 in Europe

#1612 in the World

Founded: 2017

64. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Structural Engineering

#544 in Europe

#1712 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

65. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Structural Engineering

#548 in Europe

#1722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,051
Founded: 1992

66. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Structural Engineering

#549 in Europe

#1724 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

67. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Structural Engineering

#551 in Europe

#1733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,238
Founded: 1970

68. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Structural Engineering

#555 in Europe

#1747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,465
Founded: 1432

69. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#569 in Europe

#1798 in the World

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

70. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Structural Engineering

#570 in Europe

#1804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 25,687
Founded: 1971

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#573 in Europe

#1809 in the World

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

72. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Structural Engineering

#577 in Europe

#1834 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

73. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Structural Engineering

#594 in Europe

#1915 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

74. Eurecom

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Biot Sophia-Antipolis

For Structural Engineering

#608 in Europe

#1970 in the World

Founded: 1991

75. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Structural Engineering

#620 in Europe

#2012 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

76. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#647 in Europe

#2129 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

77. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Structural Engineering

#659 in Europe

#2172 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

78. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Structural Engineering

#667 in Europe

#2207 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

79. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Structural Engineering

#675 in Europe

#2262 in the World

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

80. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#687 in Europe

#2329 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

81. National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Structural Engineering

#694 in Europe

#2362 in the World

Enrollment: 419
Founded: 1889

82. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#707 in Europe

#2440 in the World

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

83. National School of Engineering, Tarbes

Occitanie | Tarbes

For Structural Engineering

#709 in Europe

#2452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 1,215
Founded: 1963

84. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Structural Engineering

#736 in Europe

#2590 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

85. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#759 in Europe

#2674 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

86. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Structural Engineering

#797 in Europe

#2847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

87. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Structural Engineering

#799 in Europe

#2873 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

88. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Structural Engineering

#801 in Europe

#2880 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

89. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Structural Engineering

#821 in Europe

#2965 in the World

Founded: 1907

90. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Structural Engineering

#869 in Europe

#3227 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

91. Brest National School of Engineering

Brittany | Plouzane

For Structural Engineering

#885 in Europe

#3310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 760
Founded: 1961

92. Graduate School of Electrical Engineering

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Structural Engineering

#893 in Europe

#3337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,650
Founded: 1901

93. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#899 in Europe

#3360 in the World

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

94. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Structural Engineering

#909 in Europe

#3420 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

95. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#912 in Europe

#3441 in the World

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

96. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Structural Engineering

#923 in Europe

#3515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

97. Graduate School of Chemistry, Physics and Electronics, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Structural Engineering

#929 in Europe

#3529 in the World

Founded: 1994

98. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Structural Engineering

#936 in Europe

#3553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 21,997
Founded: 1970

99. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Structural Engineering

#937 in Europe

#3561 in the World

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

100. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Structural Engineering

#939 in Europe

#3570 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Structural Engineering in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Palaiseau, Villeurbanne, and Cachan.