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 9.31M citations received by 419K 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

#10 in Europe
#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Geography and Cartography

#53 in Europe
#159 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

3. Grenoble Alpes University

For Geography and Cartography

#98 in Europe
#277 in the World
Enrollment
53,949
Founded
1339

4. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Geography and Cartography

#100 in Europe
#279 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

5. University of Montpellier

For Geography and Cartography

#109 in Europe
#308 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

6. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Geography and Cartography

#113 in Europe
#319 in the World
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
2012

7. University of Bordeaux

For Geography and Cartography

#133 in Europe
#360 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

8. Paris-Sud University

For Geography and Cartography

#146 in Europe
#388 in the World
Enrollment
31,400
Founded
2014

9. Polytechnic School

For Geography and Cartography

#161 in Europe
#442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

10. University of Lille

For Geography and Cartography

#193 in Europe
#524 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
2018

11. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Geography and Cartography

#220 in Europe
#575 in the World
Enrollment
13,816
Founded
1991

12. University of Lorraine

For Geography and Cartography

#223 in Europe
#588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

13. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Geography and Cartography

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

14. University of Strasbourg

For Geography and Cartography

#237 in Europe
#618 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

15. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Geography and Cartography

#239 in Europe
#621 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

16. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Geography and Cartography

#260 in Europe
#669 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

17. University of Poitiers

For Geography and Cartography

#265 in Europe
#682 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
25,078
Founded
1431

18. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Geography and Cartography

#271 in Europe
#699 in the World
Enrollment
28,333
Founded
1965

19. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Geography and Cartography

#283 in Europe
#724 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

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

For Geography and Cartography

#284 in Europe
#726 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

21. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#293 in Europe
#742 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

22. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Geography and Cartography

#296 in Europe
#750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

23. University of Nantes

For Geography and Cartography

#297 in Europe
#751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

24. University of Burgundy

For Geography and Cartography

#304 in Europe
#778 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

25. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Geography and Cartography

#306 in Europe
#785 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

26. Paris Diderot University

For Geography and Cartography

#311 in Europe
#804 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

27. Normal Superior School

For Geography and Cartography

#317 in Europe
#817 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

28. University of Western Brittany

For Geography and Cartography

#335 in Europe
#869 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

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

For Geography and Cartography

#339 in Europe
#877 in the World
Enrollment
37,313
Founded
1970

30. Central School of Lyon

For Geography and Cartography

#342 in Europe
#889 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

31. University of Rouen Normandie

For Geography and Cartography

#348 in Europe
#909 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

32. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Geography and Cartography

#350 in Europe
#911 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

33. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Geography and Cartography

#351 in Europe
#912 in the World
Enrollment
2,613
Founded
1947

34. University of Orleans

For Geography and Cartography

#356 in Europe
#930 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

35. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Geography and Cartography

#404 in Europe
#1079 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

36. TELECOM ParisTech

For Geography and Cartography

#416 in Europe
#1115 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

38. Montpellier SupAgro

For Geography and Cartography

#422 in Europe
#1126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

39. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Geography and Cartography

#427 in Europe
#1145 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

40. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Geography and Cartography

#429 in Europe
#1152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,490
Founded
1970

41. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Geography and Cartography

#440 in Europe
#1194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

42. University of Franche-Comte

For Geography and Cartography

#443 in Europe
#1200 in the World
Enrollment
21,550
Founded
1423

43. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Geography and Cartography

#445 in Europe
#1207 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

44. University of La Rochelle

For Geography and Cartography

#447 in Europe
#1210 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

45. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Geography and Cartography

#448 in Europe
#1216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

46. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Geography and Cartography

#461 in Europe
#1256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

47. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Geography and Cartography

#463 in Europe
#1268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

48. Francois Rabelais University

For Geography and Cartography

#465 in Europe
#1277 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

49. University of Paris 8

For Geography and Cartography

#474 in Europe
#1304 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

50. University of Caen Normandy

For Geography and Cartography

#475 in Europe
#1305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

51. Paris Descartes University

For Geography and Cartography

#478 in Europe
#1315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,704
Founded
2019

52. Paris Dauphine University

For Geography and Cartography

#479 in Europe
#1319 in the World
Enrollment
11,281
Founded
1968

53. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Geography and Cartography

#480 in Europe
#1322 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

54. Agrocampus Ouest

For Geography and Cartography

#483 in Europe
#1341 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

55. Central School of Nantes

For Geography and Cartography

#484 in Europe
#1342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

56. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Geography and Cartography

#489 in Europe
#1359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

57. University of Angers

For Geography and Cartography

#493 in Europe
#1372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

58. EHESP School of Public Health

For Geography and Cartography

#500 in Europe
#1404 in the World
Enrollment
433
Founded
1945

59. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Geography and Cartography

#510 in Europe
#1453 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

60. University of Limoges

For Geography and Cartography

#516 in Europe
#1477 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

62. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

For Geography and Cartography

#548 in Europe
#1593 in the World
Enrollment
6,434
Founded
1984

63. University of Toulon

For Geography and Cartography

#549 in Europe
#1597 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

64. CentraleSupelec

For Geography and Cartography

#592 in Europe
#1803 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
4,300
Founded
1894

65. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Geography and Cartography

#601 in Europe
#1840 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

66. Central School of Lille

For Geography and Cartography

#618 in Europe
#1909 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

67. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Geography and Cartography

#624 in Europe
#1923 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

68. University of Southern Brittany

For Geography and Cartography

#626 in Europe
#1948 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

69. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

For Geography and Cartography

#627 in Europe
#1949 in the World
Enrollment
10,994
Founded
1964

70. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Geography and Cartography

#631 in Europe
#1956 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
21,997
Founded
1970

72. Upper Alsace University

For Geography and Cartography

#633 in Europe
#1974 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

73. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Geography and Cartography

#648 in Europe
#2063 in the World
Enrollment
565
Founded
1896

74. University of Technology of Troyes

For Geography and Cartography

#649 in Europe
#2066 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

75. Artois University

For Geography and Cartography

#653 in Europe
#2082 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,091
Founded
1992

76. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Geography and Cartography

#657 in Europe
#2104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
15,232
Founded
1971

78. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Geography and Cartography

#660 in Europe
#2140 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

79. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Geography and Cartography

#662 in Europe
#2150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

80. Catholic University of Lyon

For Geography and Cartography

#671 in Europe
#2190 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1875

81. Jean Monnet University

For Geography and Cartography

#672 in Europe
#2207 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

82. University of Rennes 2

For Geography and Cartography

#680 in Europe
#2241 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

83. HEC School of Management

For Geography and Cartography

#682 in Europe
#2252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
5,453
Founded
1881

84. University of Le Havre

For Geography and Cartography

#685 in Europe
#2280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

86. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Geography and Cartography

#705 in Europe
#2386 in the World
Enrollment
2,073
Founded
1966

88. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Geography and Cartography

#720 in Europe
#2488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
19,018
Founded
1970

89. University of the French West Indies

For Geography and Cartography

#732 in Europe
#2543 in the World
Enrollment
11,593
Founded
1850

91. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Geography and Cartography

#747 in Europe
#2609 in the World
Enrollment
6,458
Founded
1991

92. EMLYON Business School

For Geography and Cartography

#758 in Europe
#2654 in the World
Enrollment
9,000
Founded
1872

93. National School of Civil Aviation

For Geography and Cartography

#769 in Europe
#2713 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
1949

94. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

For Geography and Cartography

#770 in Europe
#2714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
2007

95. University of French Polynesia

For Geography and Cartography

#780 in Europe
#2763 in the World
Enrollment
2,944
Founded
1987

96. Kedge Business School

For Geography and Cartography

#782 in Europe
#2771 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
14,800
Founded
2013

97. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

For Geography and Cartography

#785 in Europe
#2792 in the World
Enrollment
818
Founded
1976

100. University of New Caledonia

For Geography and Cartography

#791 in Europe
#2841 in the World
Enrollment
3,536
Founded
1987

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.