100 Best universities for Geology 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 Geology. A graph of 16.2M citations received by 544K academic papers made by 131 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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#6 in Europe

#44 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Geology

#41 in Europe

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Geology

#77 in Europe

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

4. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Geology

#81 in Europe

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

5. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Geology

#92 in Europe

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

6. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Geology

#105 in Europe

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

7. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Geology

#112 in Europe

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

8. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Geology

#119 in Europe

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

9. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Geology

#136 in Europe

#372 in the World

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

10. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Geology

#175 in Europe

#477 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

11. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#186 in Europe

#500 in the World

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

12. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Geology

#202 in Europe

#541 in the World

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

13. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Geology

#207 in Europe

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

14. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Geology

#227 in Europe

#614 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

15. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Geology

#234 in Europe

#635 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

16. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Geology

#237 in Europe

#647 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

17. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Geology

#244 in Europe

#661 in the World

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

18. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Geology

#245 in Europe

#662 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

19. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Geology

#247 in Europe

#670 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

20. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Geology

#261 in Europe

#705 in the World

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

21. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Geology

#277 in Europe

#766 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

22. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#284 in Europe

#788 in the World

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

23. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Geology

#301 in Europe

#833 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Geology

#302 in Europe

#834 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#303 in Europe

#836 in the World

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

26. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Geology

#305 in Europe

#845 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

27. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Geology

#312 in Europe

#866 in the World

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

28. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#327 in Europe

#906 in the World

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

29. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Geology

#329 in Europe

#911 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

30. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Geology

#333 in Europe

#916 in the World

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

31. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Geology

#337 in Europe

#921 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

32. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Geology

#338 in Europe

#925 in the World

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

33. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Geology

#376 in Europe

#1068 in the World

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

34. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Geology

#393 in Europe

#1120 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

35. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Geology

#394 in Europe

#1123 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

36. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Geology

#395 in Europe

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

37. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#400 in Europe

#1152 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

38. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#401 in Europe

#1153 in the World

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

39. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#412 in Europe

#1210 in the World

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

40. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Geology

#414 in Europe

#1217 in the World

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

41. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Geology

#415 in Europe

#1224 in the World

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

42. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Geology

#427 in Europe

#1270 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

43. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Geology

#428 in Europe

#1276 in the World

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

44. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Geology

#430 in Europe

#1278 in the World

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

45. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#445 in Europe

#1337 in the World

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

46. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Geology

#448 in Europe

#1342 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

47. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Geology

#451 in Europe

#1352 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

48. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Geology

#458 in Europe

#1373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

49. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Geology

#472 in Europe

#1435 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

50. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#474 in Europe

#1438 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

51. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Geology

#487 in Europe

#1472 in the World

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

52. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Geology

#490 in Europe

#1476 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

53. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Geology

#497 in Europe

#1501 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

54. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Geology

#501 in Europe

#1524 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

55. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Geology

#503 in Europe

#1539 in the World

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

56. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Geology

#504 in Europe

#1546 in the World

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

57. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#508 in Europe

#1574 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

58. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Geology

#512 in Europe

#1586 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

59. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Geology

#519 in Europe

#1608 in the World

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

60. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#527 in Europe

#1646 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

61. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Geology

#535 in Europe

#1710 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

62. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#538 in Europe

#1716 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

63. School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#549 in Europe

#1772 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

64. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Geology

#552 in Europe

#1781 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

65. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Geology

#559 in Europe

#1831 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

66. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Geology

#562 in Europe

#1838 in the World

Founded: 1828

67. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Geology

#580 in Europe

#1898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 20,784
Founded: 1991

68. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Geology

#581 in Europe

#1903 in the World

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

69. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Geology

#585 in Europe

#1944 in the World

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

70. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Geology

#589 in Europe

#1971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 4,300
Founded: 1894

71. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Geology

#590 in Europe

#1972 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

72. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Geology

#597 in Europe

#2003 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

73. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Geology

#611 in Europe

#2057 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

74. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Geology

#629 in Europe

#2132 in the World

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

75. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#632 in Europe

#2145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 15,232
Founded: 1971

76. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Geology

#634 in Europe

#2153 in the World

Enrollment: 9,477
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1995

77. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Geology

#657 in Europe

#2319 in the World

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

78. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Geology

#658 in Europe

#2329 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

79. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Geology

#663 in Europe

#2350 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

80. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Geology

#672 in Europe

#2392 in the World

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

81. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Geology

#675 in Europe

#2407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

82. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Geology

#676 in Europe

#2409 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

83. University of New Caledonia

New Caledonia | Noumea

For Geology

#677 in Europe

#2415 in the World

Enrollment: 3,536
Founded: 1987

84. National School Mines - Telecom Lille Douai

Hauts-de-France | Douai

For Geology

#693 in Europe

#2513 in the World

Founded: 2017

85. Graduate School of Chemistry, Physics and Electronics, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Geology

#709 in Europe

#2598 in the World

Founded: 1994

86. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Geology

#720 in Europe

#2674 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

87. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Geology

#723 in Europe

#2691 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

88. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Geology

#726 in Europe

#2703 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

89. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Geology

#737 in Europe

#2740 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

90. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Geology

#745 in Europe

#2773 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

91. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Geology

#746 in Europe

#2780 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

92. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#747 in Europe

#2783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

93. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Geology

#750 in Europe

#2801 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

94. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Geology

#772 in Europe

#2907 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

95. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Geology

#778 in Europe

#2946 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

96. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Geology

#779 in Europe

#2958 in the World

Founded: 1907

97. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Geology

#785 in Europe

#2991 in the World

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

98. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Geology

#787 in Europe

#2998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,687
Founded: 2007

99. Eurecom

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

For Geology

#817 in Europe

#3167 in the World

Founded: 1991

100. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Geology

#827 in Europe

#3200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 2007

The best cities to study Geology in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Villeurbanne, Montpellier, and Toulouse.

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