100 Best universities for Geography and Cartography in France

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Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Geography and Cartography. A graph of 12.3M citations received by 489K academic papers made by 130 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

For Geography and Cartography

#12 in Europe
#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Geography and Cartography

#62 in Europe
#188 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

3. Grenoble Alpes University

For Geography and Cartography

#100 in Europe
#293 in the World
Enrollment
57,000
Founded
1339

4. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Geography and Cartography

#104 in Europe
#298 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

5. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Geography and Cartography

#111 in Europe
#315 in the World
Enrollment
66,378
Founded
2012

6. University of Montpellier

For Geography and Cartography

#125 in Europe
#348 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

7. University of Bordeaux

For Geography and Cartography

#145 in Europe
#391 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

8. Paris-Sud University

For Geography and Cartography

#160 in Europe
#438 in the World
Enrollment
23,270
Founded
2014

9. University of Lorraine

For Geography and Cartography

#162 in Europe
#441 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

10. University of Lille

For Geography and Cartography

#163 in Europe
#444 in the World
Enrollment
71,429
Founded
2018

11. Polytechnic School

For Geography and Cartography

#173 in Europe
#479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

12. Normal Superior School

For Geography and Cartography

#176 in Europe
#484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

13. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Geography and Cartography

#178 in Europe
#490 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

14. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Geography and Cartography

#229 in Europe
#607 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

15. University of Burgundy

For Geography and Cartography

#231 in Europe
#614 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

16. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Geography and Cartography

#257 in Europe
#678 in the World
Enrollment
13,816
Founded
1991

17. University of Strasbourg

For Geography and Cartography

#259 in Europe
#683 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

18. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Geography and Cartography

#261 in Europe
#685 in the World
Enrollment
25,327
Founded
1965

19. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Geography and Cartography

#266 in Europe
#697 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

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

For Geography and Cartography

#293 in Europe
#760 in the World
Enrollment
37,313
Founded
1970

21. University of Poitiers

For Geography and Cartography

#301 in Europe
#774 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,820
Founded
1431

22. University of Nantes

For Geography and Cartography

#302 in Europe
#780 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

23. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Geography and Cartography

#319 in Europe
#847 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

24. Paris Diderot University

For Geography and Cartography

#322 in Europe
#852 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

25. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Geography and Cartography

#326 in Europe
#862 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

26. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Geography and Cartography

#327 in Europe
#863 in the World
Enrollment
2,613
Founded
1947

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

For Geography and Cartography

#335 in Europe
#882 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

28. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Geography and Cartography

#338 in Europe
#891 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

29. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Geography and Cartography

#344 in Europe
#909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

30. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#347 in Europe
#920 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

31. University of Western Brittany

For Geography and Cartography

#350 in Europe
#924 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

32. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Geography and Cartography

#356 in Europe
#941 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

33. University of Orleans

For Geography and Cartography

#363 in Europe
#966 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

34. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Geography and Cartography

#379 in Europe
#1030 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,900
Founded
1970

35. University of Rouen Normandie

For Geography and Cartography

#386 in Europe
#1043 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

36. Central School of Lyon

For Geography and Cartography

#392 in Europe
#1062 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

37. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Geography and Cartography

#399 in Europe
#1084 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

38. University of Caen Normandy

For Geography and Cartography

#408 in Europe
#1119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

39. University of Paris 8

For Geography and Cartography

#409 in Europe
#1124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

40. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Geography and Cartography

#420 in Europe
#1156 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

41. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Geography and Cartography

#422 in Europe
#1163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

42. TELECOM ParisTech

For Geography and Cartography

#437 in Europe
#1206 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

43. Montpellier SupAgro

For Geography and Cartography

#452 in Europe
#1253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

44. University of Franche-Comte

For Geography and Cartography

#471 in Europe
#1329 in the World
Enrollment
21,677
Founded
1423

45. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Geography and Cartography

#472 in Europe
#1330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

46. Paris Dauphine University

For Geography and Cartography

#473 in Europe
#1331 in the World
Enrollment
11,281
Founded
1968

47. Agrocampus Ouest

For Geography and Cartography

#474 in Europe
#1334 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

48. University of La Rochelle

For Geography and Cartography

#478 in Europe
#1345 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

49. University of Angers

For Geography and Cartography

#479 in Europe
#1349 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

50. Francois Rabelais University

For Geography and Cartography

#483 in Europe
#1367 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

51. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Geography and Cartography

#497 in Europe
#1415 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

52. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Geography and Cartography

#499 in Europe
#1421 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

53. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Geography and Cartography

#500 in Europe
#1431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

54. Paris Descartes University

For Geography and Cartography

#501 in Europe
#1432 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,690
Founded
2019

55. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Geography and Cartography

#504 in Europe
#1454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
21,997
Founded
1970

56. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Geography and Cartography

#508 in Europe
#1477 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

57. University of Limoges

For Geography and Cartography

#516 in Europe
#1502 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

59. EHESP School of Public Health

For Geography and Cartography

#526 in Europe
#1543 in the World
Enrollment
433
Founded
1945

60. University of Toulon

For Geography and Cartography

#554 in Europe
#1658 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

61. Central School of Nantes

For Geography and Cartography

#568 in Europe
#1709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

62. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Geography and Cartography

#584 in Europe
#1782 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
15,232
Founded
1971

63. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

For Geography and Cartography

#595 in Europe
#1834 in the World
Enrollment
6,434
Founded
1984

64. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Geography and Cartography

#604 in Europe
#1883 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

66. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Geography and Cartography

#608 in Europe
#1897 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

67. Artois University

For Geography and Cartography

#622 in Europe
#1959 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,051
Founded
1992

68. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Geography and Cartography

#636 in Europe
#2031 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

69. University of the French West Indies

For Geography and Cartography

#639 in Europe
#2039 in the World
Enrollment
11,593
Founded
1850

70. Jean Monnet University

For Geography and Cartography

#645 in Europe
#2086 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

71. Catholic University of Lyon

For Geography and Cartography

#648 in Europe
#2112 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1875

72. University of Rennes 2

For Geography and Cartography

#650 in Europe
#2115 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

73. CentraleSupelec

For Geography and Cartography

#651 in Europe
#2125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
4,300
Founded
1894

74. Central School of Lille

For Geography and Cartography

#653 in Europe
#2134 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

75. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Geography and Cartography

#657 in Europe
#2170 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

76. Upper Alsace University

For Geography and Cartography

#665 in Europe
#2246 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

77. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

For Geography and Cartography

#671 in Europe
#2261 in the World
Enrollment
10,994
Founded
1964

78. University of Southern Brittany

For Geography and Cartography

#675 in Europe
#2269 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

79. University of Le Havre

For Geography and Cartography

#677 in Europe
#2295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

82. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Geography and Cartography

#703 in Europe
#2413 in the World
Enrollment
565
Founded
1896

83. HEC School of Management

For Geography and Cartography

#715 in Europe
#2472 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
5,453
Founded
1881

85. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

For Geography and Cartography

#717 in Europe
#2479 in the World
Enrollment
26,754
Founded
1809

86. University of Technology of Troyes

For Geography and Cartography

#726 in Europe
#2518 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

87. University of French Polynesia

For Geography and Cartography

#735 in Europe
#2569 in the World
Enrollment
2,944
Founded
1987

88. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Geography and Cartography

#747 in Europe
#2618 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
19,018
Founded
1970

89. National School of Civil Aviation

For Geography and Cartography

#753 in Europe
#2653 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
1949

90. University of New Caledonia

For Geography and Cartography

#769 in Europe
#2754 in the World
Enrollment
3,536
Founded
1987

91. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Geography and Cartography

#770 in Europe
#2760 in the World
Enrollment
6,458
Founded
1991

92. EMLYON Business School

For Geography and Cartography

#771 in Europe
#2765 in the World
Enrollment
9,000
Founded
1872

93. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Geography and Cartography

#772 in Europe
#2767 in the World
Enrollment
2,073
Founded
1966

95. Kedge Business School

For Geography and Cartography

#781 in Europe
#2823 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
14,800
Founded
2013

96. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Geography and Cartography

#783 in Europe
#2831 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

97. Lille Catholic University

For Geography and Cartography

#805 in Europe
#2969 in the World
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1875

98. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

For Geography and Cartography

#820 in Europe
#3016 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
2007

99. University of French Guiana

For Geography and Cartography

#827 in Europe
#3041 in the World
Enrollment
2,580
Founded
2014

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