68 Best Forestry schools 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 Forestry. A graph of 618K citations received by 25.2K academic papers made by 68 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. Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Forestry

#40 in Europe

#154 in the World

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

2. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Forestry

#42 in Europe

#158 in the World

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

3. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Forestry

#43 in Europe

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

4. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Forestry

#53 in Europe

#192 in the World

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

5. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Forestry

#68 in Europe

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

6. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Forestry

#71 in Europe

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

7. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Forestry

#75 in Europe

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

8. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Forestry

#80 in Europe

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

9. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Forestry

#86 in Europe

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

10. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Forestry

#121 in Europe

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

11. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Forestry

#131 in Europe

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

12. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Forestry

#141 in Europe

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

13. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Forestry

#149 in Europe

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

14. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Forestry

#153 in Europe

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

15. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Forestry

#171 in Europe

#508 in the World

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

16. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Forestry

#196 in Europe

#587 in the World

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

17. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Forestry

#210 in Europe

#651 in the World

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

18. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Forestry

#217 in Europe

#675 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

19. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Forestry

#236 in Europe

#745 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

20. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Forestry

#237 in Europe

#753 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

21. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Forestry

#238 in Europe

#755 in the World

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

22. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Forestry

#240 in Europe

#757 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

23. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Forestry

#256 in Europe

#818 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

24. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Forestry

#271 in Europe

#877 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

25. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Forestry

#278 in Europe

#908 in the World

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

26. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Forestry

#288 in Europe

#946 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

27. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Forestry

#289 in Europe

#949 in the World

Founded: 1828

28. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Forestry

#291 in Europe

#961 in the World

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

29. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Forestry

#294 in Europe

#964 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

30. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Forestry

#298 in Europe

#973 in the World

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

31. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Forestry

#301 in Europe

#984 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

32. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Forestry

#307 in Europe

#1010 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Forestry

#312 in Europe

#1033 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

34. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Forestry

#347 in Europe

#1182 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

35. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Forestry

#359 in Europe

#1227 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

36. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Forestry

#373 in Europe

#1271 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

37. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Forestry

#391 in Europe

#1339 in the World

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

38. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Forestry

#392 in Europe

#1340 in the World

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

39. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Forestry

#393 in Europe

#1344 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

40. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Forestry

#401 in Europe

#1368 in the World

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

41. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Forestry

#416 in Europe

#1432 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

42. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Forestry

#417 in Europe

#1433 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

43. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Forestry

#418 in Europe

#1442 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

44. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Forestry

#428 in Europe

#1479 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

45. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Forestry

#434 in Europe

#1523 in the World

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

46. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Forestry

#440 in Europe

#1534 in the World

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

47. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Forestry

#441 in Europe

#1536 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

48. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Forestry

#442 in Europe

#1544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

49. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Forestry

#445 in Europe

#1550 in the World

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

50. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Forestry

#449 in Europe

#1592 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

51. University of New Caledonia

New Caledonia | Noumea

For Forestry

#455 in Europe

#1625 in the World

Enrollment: 3,536
Founded: 1987

52. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Forestry

#462 in Europe

#1662 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

53. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Forestry

#466 in Europe

#1683 in the World

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

54. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Forestry

#471 in Europe

#1694 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

55. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Forestry

#472 in Europe

#1695 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

56. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Forestry

#473 in Europe

#1706 in the World

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

57. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Forestry

#496 in Europe

#1809 in the World

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

58. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Forestry

#497 in Europe

#1810 in the World

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

59. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Forestry

#506 in Europe

#1849 in the World

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

60. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Forestry

#507 in Europe

#1851 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

61. University of French Guiana

French Guiana | Cayenne

For Forestry

#510 in Europe

#1861 in the World

Enrollment: 2,580
Founded: 2014

62. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Forestry

#542 in Europe

#2063 in the World

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

63. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Forestry

#557 in Europe

#2133 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

64. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Forestry

#568 in Europe

#2173 in the World

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

65. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Forestry

#571 in Europe

#2177 in the World

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

66. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Forestry

#581 in Europe

#2241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

67. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Forestry

#586 in Europe

#2267 in the World

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

68. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Forestry

#603 in Europe

#2373 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

The best cities to study Forestry in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Nancy, Montpellier, and Rennes.

Environmental Science subfields in France

Agricultural Science100

Earth science and Geophysics102

Environmental Chemistry85

Environmental Engineering69

Environmental Management110

Geography and Cartography130

Geotechnical Engineering89

Hydrology and Water resources management11

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science109

Mining Engineering16

Oceanography116

Paleontology128

Petrology and Geochemistry90

Urban and Regional planning26

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation78