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 13M citations received by 505K 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

#14 in Europe
#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Geography and Cartography

#64 in Europe
#193 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

3. Grenoble Alpes University

For Geography and Cartography

#99 in Europe
#291 in the World
Enrollment
53,949
Founded
1339

4. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Geography and Cartography

#105 in Europe
#308 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

5. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Geography and Cartography

#109 in Europe
#313 in the World
Enrollment
66,378
Founded
2012

6. University of Montpellier

For Geography and Cartography

#121 in Europe
#342 in the World
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1289

7. University of Bordeaux

For Geography and Cartography

#146 in Europe
#395 in the World
Enrollment
46,845
Founded
1441

8. University of Lorraine

For Geography and Cartography

#152 in Europe
#418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

9. University of Lille

For Geography and Cartography

#163 in Europe
#443 in the World
Enrollment
69,000
Founded
2018

10. Paris-Sud University

For Geography and Cartography

#165 in Europe
#451 in the World
Enrollment
23,270
Founded
2014

11. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Geography and Cartography

#176 in Europe
#485 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

12. Polytechnic School

For Geography and Cartography

#178 in Europe
#491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,790
Founded
1794

13. Normal Superior School

For Geography and Cartography

#180 in Europe
#497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

14. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Geography and Cartography

#231 in Europe
#615 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

15. University of Burgundy

For Geography and Cartography

#234 in Europe
#622 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

16. University of Strasbourg

For Geography and Cartography

#258 in Europe
#678 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

17. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Geography and Cartography

#260 in Europe
#682 in the World
Enrollment
13,816
Founded
1991

18. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Geography and Cartography

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

19. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Geography and Cartography

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

20. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Geography and Cartography

#281 in Europe
#729 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

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

For Geography and Cartography

#298 in Europe
#769 in the World
Enrollment
37,313
Founded
1970

22. University of Nantes

For Geography and Cartography

#304 in Europe
#783 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1460

23. University of Poitiers

For Geography and Cartography

#305 in Europe
#784 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,820
Founded
1431

24. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Geography and Cartography

#325 in Europe
#864 in the World
Enrollment
2,613
Founded
1947

25. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Geography and Cartography

#326 in Europe
#867 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

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

For Geography and Cartography

#327 in Europe
#868 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

27. Paris Diderot University

For Geography and Cartography

#333 in Europe
#877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

28. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Geography and Cartography

#346 in Europe
#919 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

29. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Geography and Cartography

#347 in Europe
#920 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

30. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#348 in Europe
#921 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

31. University of Western Brittany

For Geography and Cartography

#349 in Europe
#922 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

32. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Geography and Cartography

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

33. University of Orleans

For Geography and Cartography

#367 in Europe
#980 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

34. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Geography and Cartography

#381 in Europe
#1035 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,900
Founded
1970

35. University of Rouen Normandie

For Geography and Cartography

#385 in Europe
#1042 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

36. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Geography and Cartography

#396 in Europe
#1077 in the World
Enrollment
14,498
Founded
1979

37. Central School of Lyon

For Geography and Cartography

#400 in Europe
#1089 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

38. University of Caen Normandy

For Geography and Cartography

#408 in Europe
#1129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

39. University of Paris 8

For Geography and Cartography

#410 in Europe
#1133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

40. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Geography and Cartography

#420 in Europe
#1160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

41. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Geography and Cartography

#423 in Europe
#1169 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

42. TELECOM ParisTech

For Geography and Cartography

#442 in Europe
#1235 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

43. Montpellier SupAgro

For Geography and Cartography

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

44. Agrocampus Ouest

For Geography and Cartography

#472 in Europe
#1330 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

45. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Geography and Cartography

#473 in Europe
#1339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

46. Paris Dauphine University

For Geography and Cartography

#474 in Europe
#1341 in the World
Enrollment
11,281
Founded
1968

47. University of Angers

For Geography and Cartography

#477 in Europe
#1346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

48. University of Franche-Comte

For Geography and Cartography

#478 in Europe
#1350 in the World
Enrollment
21,677
Founded
1423

49. University of La Rochelle

For Geography and Cartography

#480 in Europe
#1357 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

50. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Geography and Cartography

#484 in Europe
#1364 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
21,997
Founded
1970

51. Francois Rabelais University

For Geography and Cartography

#485 in Europe
#1369 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

52. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Geography and Cartography

#490 in Europe
#1395 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

53. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Geography and Cartography

#499 in Europe
#1442 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

54. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Geography and Cartography

#501 in Europe
#1448 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

55. Paris Descartes University

For Geography and Cartography

#504 in Europe
#1456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,690
Founded
2019

56. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Geography and Cartography

#514 in Europe
#1500 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

57. University of Limoges

For Geography and Cartography

#521 in Europe
#1525 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

59. EHESP School of Public Health

For Geography and Cartography

#537 in Europe
#1594 in the World
Enrollment
433
Founded
1945

60. University of Toulon

For Geography and Cartography

#555 in Europe
#1665 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

61. Central School of Nantes

For Geography and Cartography

#569 in Europe
#1733 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

62. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Geography and Cartography

#592 in Europe
#1828 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
15,232
Founded
1971

63. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

For Geography and Cartography

#596 in Europe
#1840 in the World
Enrollment
6,434
Founded
1984

64. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Geography and Cartography

#608 in Europe
#1908 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

66. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Geography and Cartography

#617 in Europe
#1931 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

67. Artois University

For Geography and Cartography

#621 in Europe
#1962 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,051
Founded
1992

68. University of Rennes 2

For Geography and Cartography

#641 in Europe
#2058 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

69. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Geography and Cartography

#642 in Europe
#2061 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

70. Jean Monnet University

For Geography and Cartography

#645 in Europe
#2079 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

71. University of the French West Indies

For Geography and Cartography

#646 in Europe
#2084 in the World
Enrollment
11,593
Founded
1850

72. Catholic University of Lyon

For Geography and Cartography

#647 in Europe
#2097 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1875

73. Central School of Lille

For Geography and Cartography

#654 in Europe
#2138 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

74. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Geography and Cartography

#658 in Europe
#2168 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

75. CentraleSupelec

For Geography and Cartography

#661 in Europe
#2186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
4,300
Founded
1894

76. Upper Alsace University

For Geography and Cartography

#666 in Europe
#2221 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

77. University of Southern Brittany

For Geography and Cartography

#675 in Europe
#2265 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

78. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

For Geography and Cartography

#676 in Europe
#2270 in the World
Enrollment
10,994
Founded
1964

79. University of Le Havre

For Geography and Cartography

#677 in Europe
#2287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

82. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

For Geography and Cartography

#708 in Europe
#2425 in the World
Enrollment
26,754
Founded
1809

83. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Geography and Cartography

#712 in Europe
#2456 in the World
Enrollment
565
Founded
1896

84. HEC School of Management

For Geography and Cartography

#725 in Europe
#2511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
5,453
Founded
1881

86. University of Technology of Troyes

For Geography and Cartography

#736 in Europe
#2572 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

87. University of French Polynesia

For Geography and Cartography

#739 in Europe
#2578 in the World
Enrollment
2,944
Founded
1987

88. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Geography and Cartography

#750 in Europe
#2641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
19,018
Founded
1970

89. National School of Civil Aviation

For Geography and Cartography

#757 in Europe
#2671 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
1949

90. Kedge Business School

For Geography and Cartography

#760 in Europe
#2706 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
14,800
Founded
2013

91. EMLYON Business School

For Geography and Cartography

#770 in Europe
#2741 in the World
Enrollment
9,000
Founded
1872

92. University of New Caledonia

For Geography and Cartography

#773 in Europe
#2757 in the World
Enrollment
3,536
Founded
1987

93. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Geography and Cartography

#777 in Europe
#2789 in the World
Enrollment
1,854
Founded
1966

94. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Geography and Cartography

#778 in Europe
#2790 in the World
Enrollment
6,458
Founded
1991

96. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Geography and Cartography

#789 in Europe
#2847 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

97. Lille Catholic University

For Geography and Cartography

#802 in Europe
#2950 in the World
Enrollment
39,424
Founded
1875

98. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

For Geography and Cartography

#816 in Europe
#2997 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
2007

99. University of French Guiana

For Geography and Cartography

#824 in Europe
#3030 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.