100 Best universities for Telecommunications 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 Telecommunications. A graph of 4.41M citations received by 167K academic papers made by 122 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 Telecommunications

#30 in Europe

#136 in the World

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

2. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Telecommunications

#53 in Europe

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

3. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Telecommunications

#56 in Europe

#216 in the World

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

4. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Telecommunications

#61 in Europe

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

5. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Telecommunications

#80 in Europe

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

6. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Telecommunications

#82 in Europe

#283 in the World

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

7. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Telecommunications

#85 in Europe

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

8. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Telecommunications

#98 in Europe

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

9. Eurecom

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

For Telecommunications

#112 in Europe

#353 in the World

Founded: 1991

10. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Telecommunications

#122 in Europe

#377 in the World

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

11. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Telecommunications

#134 in Europe

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

12. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Telecommunications

#140 in Europe

#412 in the World

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

13. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Telecommunications

#152 in Europe

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

14. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Telecommunications

#186 in Europe

#524 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

15. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Telecommunications

#196 in Europe

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

16. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Telecommunications

#202 in Europe

#570 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

17. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Telecommunications

#212 in Europe

#598 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

18. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Telecommunications

#219 in Europe

#624 in the World

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

19. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Telecommunications

#220 in Europe

#628 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

20. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Telecommunications

#226 in Europe

#647 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

21. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Telecommunications

#242 in Europe

#677 in the World

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

22. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Telecommunications

#249 in Europe

#692 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

23. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Telecommunications

#259 in Europe

#718 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

24. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Telecommunications

#273 in Europe

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

25. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Telecommunications

#302 in Europe

#854 in the World

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

26. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Telecommunications

#313 in Europe

#878 in the World

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

27. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Telecommunications

#315 in Europe

#882 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

28. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Telecommunications

#323 in Europe

#910 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

29. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Telecommunications

#331 in Europe

#939 in the World

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

30. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Telecommunications

#333 in Europe

#942 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Telecommunications

#336 in Europe

#951 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

32. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Telecommunications

#340 in Europe

#973 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

33. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Telecommunications

#357 in Europe

#1021 in the World

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

34. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Telecommunications

#362 in Europe

#1042 in the World

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

35. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Telecommunications

#382 in Europe

#1103 in the World

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

36. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Telecommunications

#384 in Europe

#1109 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

37. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Telecommunications

#395 in Europe

#1150 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Telecommunications

#397 in Europe

#1155 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

39. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Telecommunications

#413 in Europe

#1234 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

40. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Telecommunications

#421 in Europe

#1260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

41. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Telecommunications

#427 in Europe

#1282 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

42. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Telecommunications

#430 in Europe

#1287 in the World

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

43. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Telecommunications

#440 in Europe

#1341 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

44. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Telecommunications

#441 in Europe

#1345 in the World

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

45. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Telecommunications

#446 in Europe

#1358 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

46. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Telecommunications

#448 in Europe

#1364 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

47. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Telecommunications

#449 in Europe

#1365 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

48. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Telecommunications

#460 in Europe

#1426 in the World

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

49. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Telecommunications

#466 in Europe

#1451 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

50. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Telecommunications

#469 in Europe

#1459 in the World

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

51. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Telecommunications

#470 in Europe

#1463 in the World

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

52. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Telecommunications

#480 in Europe

#1499 in the World

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

53. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Telecommunications

#486 in Europe

#1518 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

54. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Telecommunications

#491 in Europe

#1532 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

55. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Telecommunications

#498 in Europe

#1573 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

56. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Telecommunications

#499 in Europe

#1580 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

57. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Telecommunications

#501 in Europe

#1585 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

58. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Telecommunications

#503 in Europe

#1595 in the World

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

59. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Telecommunications

#519 in Europe

#1680 in the World

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

60. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Telecommunications

#526 in Europe

#1704 in the World

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

61. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Telecommunications

#529 in Europe

#1715 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

62. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Telecommunications

#541 in Europe

#1751 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

63. Brest National School of Engineering

Brittany | Plouzane

For Telecommunications

#550 in Europe

#1772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 760
Founded: 1961

64. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Telecommunications

#553 in Europe

#1795 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

65. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Telecommunications

#560 in Europe

#1814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

66. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Telecommunications

#562 in Europe

#1825 in the World

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

67. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Telecommunications

#567 in Europe

#1845 in the World

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

68. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Telecommunications

#569 in Europe

#1855 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

69. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Telecommunications

#580 in Europe

#1899 in the World

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

70. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Telecommunications

#583 in Europe

#1905 in the World

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

71. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Telecommunications

#589 in Europe

#1947 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

72. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Telecommunications

#591 in Europe

#1950 in the World

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

73. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Telecommunications

#597 in Europe

#1996 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

74. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Telecommunications

#605 in Europe

#2032 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

75. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Telecommunications

#613 in Europe

#2053 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

76. Graduate School of Electrical Engineering

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Telecommunications

#629 in Europe

#2194 in the World

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

77. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Telecommunications

#631 in Europe

#2201 in the World

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

78. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Telecommunications

#647 in Europe

#2275 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

79. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Telecommunications

#648 in Europe

#2277 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

80. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Telecommunications

#673 in Europe

#2472 in the World

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

81. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Telecommunications

#676 in Europe

#2490 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Telecommunications

#684 in Europe

#2516 in the World

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

83. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Telecommunications

#688 in Europe

#2530 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

84. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Telecommunications

#691 in Europe

#2544 in the World

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

85. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Telecommunications

#693 in Europe

#2551 in the World

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

86. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Telecommunications

#699 in Europe

#2577 in the World

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

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

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Telecommunications

#700 in Europe

#2588 in the World

Founded: 1994

88. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Telecommunications

#710 in Europe

#2679 in the World

Founded: 1828

89. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Telecommunications

#723 in Europe

#2736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

90. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Telecommunications

#729 in Europe

#2767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

91. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Telecommunications

#755 in Europe

#2877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

92. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Telecommunications

#771 in Europe

#2925 in the World

Founded: 1907

93. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Telecommunications

#781 in Europe

#2989 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

94. National School Mines - Telecom Lille Douai

Hauts-de-France | Douai

For Telecommunications

#787 in Europe

#3017 in the World

Founded: 2017

95. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Telecommunications

#794 in Europe

#3045 in the World

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

96. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Telecommunications

#802 in Europe

#3087 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

97. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Telecommunications

#809 in Europe

#3123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 5,453
Founded: 1881

98. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Telecommunications

#811 in Europe

#3133 in the World

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

99. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Telecommunications

#814 in Europe

#3161 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

100. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Telecommunications

#824 in Europe

#3206 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

The best cities to study Telecommunications in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Orsay, Saint Martin d'Heres, and Palaiseau.