100 Best universities for Geology in France

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Geology. A graph of 12.8M citations received by 492K academic papers made by 129 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

#34 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Geology

#36 in Europe

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Geology

#65 in Europe

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

4. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Geology

#77 in Europe

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

5. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Geology

#83 in Europe

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

6. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Geology

#92 in Europe

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

7. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Geology

#105 in Europe

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

8. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Geology

#114 in Europe

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

9. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Geology

#193 in Europe

#510 in the World

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

10. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Geology

#195 in Europe

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

11. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Geology

#200 in Europe

#529 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

12. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Geology

#204 in Europe

#539 in the World

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

13. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Geology

#218 in Europe

#584 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

14. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Geology

#227 in Europe

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

15. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Geology

#239 in Europe

#645 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

16. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Geology

#242 in Europe

#651 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

17. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Geology

#249 in Europe

#681 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#252 in Europe

#686 in the World

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

19. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Geology

#254 in Europe

#690 in the World

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

20. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Geology

#265 in Europe

#710 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

21. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#271 in Europe

#722 in the World

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

22. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Geology

#275 in Europe

#741 in the World

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

23. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Geology

#284 in Europe

#761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 25,078
Founded: 1431

24. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Geology

#286 in Europe

#765 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

25. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Geology

#301 in Europe

#822 in the World

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

26. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#304 in Europe

#836 in the World

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

27. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Geology

#307 in Europe

#849 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

28. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Geology

#327 in Europe

#898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

29. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#331 in Europe

#904 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Geology

#332 in Europe

#906 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

31. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Geology

#354 in Europe

#973 in the World

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

32. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Geology

#363 in Europe

#1010 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

33. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Geology

#365 in Europe

#1015 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

34. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Geology

#372 in Europe

#1032 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

35. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#389 in Europe

#1081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,704
Founded: 2019

36. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Geology

#391 in Europe

#1086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,490
Founded: 1970

37. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Geology

#402 in Europe

#1145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

38. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Geology

#404 in Europe

#1154 in the World

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

39. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#408 in Europe

#1168 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

40. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Geology

#409 in Europe

#1170 in the World

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

41. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Geology

#410 in Europe

#1171 in the World

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

42. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#411 in Europe

#1173 in the World

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

43. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Geology

#413 in Europe

#1182 in the World

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

44. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Geology

#419 in Europe

#1201 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

45. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Geology

#424 in Europe

#1216 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

46. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Geology

#426 in Europe

#1224 in the World

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

47. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Geology

#434 in Europe

#1258 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

48. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#443 in Europe

#1295 in the World

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

49. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Geology

#461 in Europe

#1355 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

50. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Geology

#462 in Europe

#1374 in the World

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

51. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Geology

#468 in Europe

#1389 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

52. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#470 in Europe

#1392 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

53. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Geology

#472 in Europe

#1396 in the World

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

54. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#482 in Europe

#1422 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

55. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Geology

#493 in Europe

#1455 in the World

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

56. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Geology

#498 in Europe

#1476 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

57. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Geology

#500 in Europe

#1480 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#505 in Europe

#1514 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

59. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Geology

#506 in Europe

#1515 in the World

Founded: 1828

60. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Geology

#513 in Europe

#1541 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

61. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Geology

#515 in Europe

#1545 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

62. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#519 in Europe

#1559 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

63. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Geology

#527 in Europe

#1610 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

64. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Geology

#534 in Europe

#1642 in the World

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

65. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Geology

#544 in Europe

#1704 in the World

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

66. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#547 in Europe

#1720 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

67. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Geology

#564 in Europe

#1819 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

68. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Geology

#571 in Europe

#1846 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

69. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Geology

#574 in Europe

#1871 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

70. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Geology

#577 in Europe

#1896 in the World

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

71. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Geology

#588 in Europe

#1949 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

72. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Geology

#590 in Europe

#1954 in the World

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

73. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Geology

#591 in Europe

#1964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,091
Founded: 1992

74. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Geology

#592 in Europe

#1969 in the World

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

75. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Geology

#605 in Europe

#2007 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

76. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Geology

#612 in Europe

#2033 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

77. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Geology

#614 in Europe

#2051 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

78. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Geology

#623 in Europe

#2086 in the World

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

79. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Geology

#633 in Europe

#2125 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

80. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Geology

#649 in Europe

#2213 in the World

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

81. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Geology

#650 in Europe

#2216 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

82. National School Mines - Telecom Lille Douai

Hauts-de-France | Douai

For Geology

#655 in Europe

#2240 in the World

Founded: 2017

83. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Geology

#657 in Europe

#2243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

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

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Geology

#666 in Europe

#2316 in the World

Founded: 1994

85. University of New Caledonia

New Caledonia | Noumea

For Geology

#672 in Europe

#2342 in the World

Enrollment: 3,536
Founded: 1987

86. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Geology

#678 in Europe

#2365 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

87. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#682 in Europe

#2382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

88. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Geology

#697 in Europe

#2507 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

89. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Geology

#699 in Europe

#2512 in the World

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

90. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Geology

#700 in Europe

#2530 in the World

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

91. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Geology

#712 in Europe

#2582 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

92. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Geology

#719 in Europe

#2602 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

93. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Geology

#735 in Europe

#2681 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

94. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Geology

#741 in Europe

#2708 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

95. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Geology

#761 in Europe

#2793 in the World

Founded: 1907

96. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Geology

#764 in Europe

#2813 in the World

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

97. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Geology

#773 in Europe

#2882 in the World

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

98. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Geology

#777 in Europe

#2906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 1,022
Founded: 1961

99. Eurecom

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

For Geology

#784 in Europe

#2954 in the World

Founded: 1991

100. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Geology

#800 in Europe

#3081 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

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 Science98

Earth science and Geophysics100

Environmental Chemistry84

Environmental Engineering65

Environmental Management107

Geography and Cartography130

Geotechnical Engineering89

Hydrology and Water resources management12

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science107

Mining Engineering15

Oceanography109

Paleontology126

Petrology and Geochemistry89

Urban and Regional planning18

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation76