44 Best universities for Transportation Engineering in France

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Transportation Engineering. A graph of 126K citations received by 7.13K academic papers made by 44 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. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Transportation Engineering

#50 in Europe

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Transportation Engineering

#51 in Europe

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Transportation Engineering

#59 in Europe

#178 in the World

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

4. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Transportation Engineering

#133 in Europe

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

5. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Transportation Engineering

#155 in Europe

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

6. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Transportation Engineering

#158 in Europe

#441 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

7. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Transportation Engineering

#171 in Europe

#461 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

8. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Transportation Engineering

#182 in Europe

#491 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

9. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Transportation Engineering

#203 in Europe

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

10. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Transportation Engineering

#233 in Europe

#607 in the World

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

11. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Transportation Engineering

#237 in Europe

#621 in the World

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

12. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Transportation Engineering

#248 in Europe

#646 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

13. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Transportation Engineering

#252 in Europe

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

14. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Transportation Engineering

#293 in Europe

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

15. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Transportation Engineering

#319 in Europe

#818 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

16. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Transportation Engineering

#326 in Europe

#839 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

17. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Transportation Engineering

#334 in Europe

#861 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

18. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Transportation Engineering

#338 in Europe

#870 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

19. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Transportation Engineering

#358 in Europe

#939 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

20. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Transportation Engineering

#359 in Europe

#940 in the World

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

21. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Transportation Engineering

#362 in Europe

#948 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

22. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Transportation Engineering

#372 in Europe

#980 in the World

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

23. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Transportation Engineering

#375 in Europe

#991 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

24. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Transportation Engineering

#378 in Europe

#1009 in the World

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

25. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Transportation Engineering

#379 in Europe

#1010 in the World

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

26. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Transportation Engineering

#396 in Europe

#1080 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

27. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Transportation Engineering

#412 in Europe

#1133 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

28. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Transportation Engineering

#413 in Europe

#1135 in the World

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

29. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Transportation Engineering

#414 in Europe

#1138 in the World

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

30. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Transportation Engineering

#419 in Europe

#1147 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

31. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Transportation Engineering

#429 in Europe

#1179 in the World

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

32. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Transportation Engineering

#438 in Europe

#1196 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

33. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Transportation Engineering

#442 in Europe

#1219 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

34. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Transportation Engineering

#453 in Europe

#1280 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

35. Eurecom

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

For Transportation Engineering

#455 in Europe

#1286 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Transportation Engineering

#466 in Europe

#1324 in the World

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

37. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Transportation Engineering

#473 in Europe

#1345 in the World

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

38. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Transportation Engineering

#498 in Europe

#1481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,490
Founded: 1970

39. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Transportation Engineering

#500 in Europe

#1483 in the World

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

40. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Transportation Engineering

#503 in Europe

#1510 in the World

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

41. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Transportation Engineering

#506 in Europe

#1518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,091
Founded: 1992

42. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Transportation Engineering

#514 in Europe

#1538 in the World

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

43. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Transportation Engineering

#517 in Europe

#1550 in the World

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

44. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Transportation Engineering

#520 in Europe

#1564 in the World

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

The best cities to study Transportation Engineering in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lyon, Villeurbanne, Paris, and Saint Martin d'Heres.