100 Best universities for Structural Engineering 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 Structural Engineering. A graph of 2.25M citations received by 94.7K academic papers made by 105 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

#14 in Europe

#65 in the World

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

2. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Structural Engineering

#49 in Europe

#194 in the World

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

3. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Structural Engineering

#51 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

#87 in Europe

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

5. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Structural Engineering

#101 in Europe

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

6. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Structural Engineering

#105 in Europe

#334 in the World

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

7. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Structural Engineering

#111 in Europe

#345 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

8. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Structural Engineering

#112 in Europe

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

9. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#121 in Europe

#375 in the World

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

10. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Structural Engineering

#142 in Europe

#420 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

11. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#145 in Europe

#424 in the World

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

12. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Structural Engineering

#156 in Europe

#454 in the World

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

13. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Structural Engineering

#160 in Europe

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

14. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#165 in Europe

#477 in the World

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

15. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Structural Engineering

#168 in Europe

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

16. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Structural Engineering

#172 in Europe

#488 in the World

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

17. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Structural Engineering

#184 in Europe

#506 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

#199 in Europe

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

19. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Structural Engineering

#203 in Europe

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

20. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Structural Engineering

#213 in Europe

#576 in the World

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

21. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Structural Engineering

#238 in Europe

#649 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

22. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Structural Engineering

#242 in Europe

#658 in the World

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

23. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Structural Engineering

#243 in Europe

#660 in the World

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

24. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Structural Engineering

#254 in Europe

#689 in the World

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

25. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Structural Engineering

#262 in Europe

#718 in the World

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

26. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Structural Engineering

#279 in Europe

#774 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

27. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Structural Engineering

#287 in Europe

#801 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

28. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Structural Engineering

#296 in Europe

#850 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

29. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Structural Engineering

#302 in Europe

#867 in the World

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

30. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Structural Engineering

#312 in Europe

#898 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

31. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Structural Engineering

#325 in Europe

#942 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

32. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Structural Engineering

#327 in Europe

#945 in the World

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

33. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Structural Engineering

#342 in Europe

#982 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

34. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Structural Engineering

#343 in Europe

#984 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

35. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Structural Engineering

#357 in Europe

#1028 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

36. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Structural Engineering

#366 in Europe

#1048 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

37. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Structural Engineering

#368 in Europe

#1052 in the World

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

38. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Structural Engineering

#375 in Europe

#1079 in the World

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

39. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Structural Engineering

#385 in Europe

#1123 in the World

Enrollment: 1,854
Founded: 1966

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#386 in Europe

#1136 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

41. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Structural Engineering

#388 in Europe

#1148 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

42. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Structural Engineering

#391 in Europe

#1156 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

43. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#400 in Europe

#1182 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

#401 in Europe

#1184 in the World

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

45. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Structural Engineering

#405 in Europe

#1203 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

46. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Structural Engineering

#407 in Europe

#1207 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Structural Engineering

#408 in Europe

#1219 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

48. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#412 in Europe

#1232 in the World

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

49. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Structural Engineering

#432 in Europe

#1307 in the World

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

50. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Structural Engineering

#437 in Europe

#1330 in the World

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

51. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#439 in Europe

#1334 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

52. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Structural Engineering

#440 in Europe

#1336 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

53. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Structural Engineering

#446 in Europe

#1352 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

54. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Structural Engineering

#451 in Europe

#1373 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

55. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Structural Engineering

#459 in Europe

#1397 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

56. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Structural Engineering

#462 in Europe

#1419 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

#1437 in the World

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

58. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Structural Engineering

#483 in Europe

#1476 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

#492 in Europe

#1502 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

60. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Structural Engineering

#496 in Europe

#1523 in the World

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

61. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#515 in Europe

#1598 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

62. National School Mines - Telecom Lille Douai

Hauts-de-France | Douai

For Structural Engineering

#521 in Europe

#1620 in the World

Founded: 2017

63. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Structural Engineering

#526 in Europe

#1637 in the World

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

64. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Structural Engineering

#545 in Europe

#1720 in the World

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

65. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Structural Engineering

#549 in Europe

#1727 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

66. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Structural Engineering

#552 in Europe

#1736 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

67. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Structural Engineering

#555 in Europe

#1755 in the World

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

68. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Structural Engineering

#557 in Europe

#1758 in the World

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

69. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Structural Engineering

#569 in Europe

#1808 in the World

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

70. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#571 in Europe

#1814 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#576 in Europe

#1826 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

#579 in Europe

#1847 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

73. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Structural Engineering

#595 in Europe

#1924 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

74. Eurecom

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

For Structural Engineering

#614 in Europe

#2001 in the World

Founded: 1991

75. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Structural Engineering

#627 in Europe

#2040 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

76. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#650 in Europe

#2146 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

77. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Structural Engineering

#665 in Europe

#2202 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

78. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Structural Engineering

#666 in Europe

#2205 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

79. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Structural Engineering

#679 in Europe

#2286 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

#689 in Europe

#2345 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

#2363 in the World

Enrollment: 419
Founded: 1889

82. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#709 in Europe

#2463 in the World

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

83. National School of Engineering, Tarbes

Occitanie | Tarbes

For Structural Engineering

#716 in Europe

#2496 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

#739 in Europe

#2596 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

85. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#760 in Europe

#2688 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

86. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Structural Engineering

#803 in Europe

#2884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

87. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Structural Engineering

#805 in Europe

#2890 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

88. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Structural Engineering

#810 in Europe

#2911 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

89. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Structural Engineering

#825 in Europe

#2994 in the World

Founded: 1907

90. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Structural Engineering

#874 in Europe

#3265 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

91. Brest National School of Engineering

Brittany | Plouzane

For Structural Engineering

#892 in Europe

#3338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 760
Founded: 1961

92. Graduate School of Electrical Engineering

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Structural Engineering

#894 in Europe

#3344 in the World

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

93. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#901 in Europe

#3371 in the World

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

94. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Structural Engineering

#913 in Europe

#3449 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

95. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Structural Engineering

#919 in Europe

#3502 in the World

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

96. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Structural Engineering

#927 in Europe

#3528 in the World

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

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

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Structural Engineering

#929 in Europe

#3545 in the World

Founded: 1994

98. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Structural Engineering

#933 in Europe

#3556 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

99. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Structural Engineering

#937 in Europe

#3568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

100. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Structural Engineering

#938 in Europe

#3573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 14,800
Founded: 2013

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