13 Best universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

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Below is a list of best universities in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 696K citations received by 24.8K academic papers made by 13 universities in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 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. Grenoble Alpes University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in France
#27 in Europe
Enrollment
57,000
Founded
1339

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in France
#45 in Europe
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

3. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in France
#133 in Europe
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

4. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in France
#137 in Europe
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

5. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in France
#146 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

6. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#22 in France
#219 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

7. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#31 in France
#309 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

8. Jean Monnet University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#34 in France
#327 in Europe
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

9. Central School of Lyon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#41 in France
#368 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

10. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#70 in France
#589 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
1,022
Founded
1961

11. Catholic University of Lyon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#81 in France
#631 in Europe
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1875

13. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

For Earth science and Geophysics

#102 in France
#889 in Europe
Enrollment
26,754
Founded
1809

Closest to Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes states to learn Earth science and Geophysics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni France Flag rank
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte 4 25
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur 4 11
Occitanie 11 3
Grand Est 6 6
Ile-de-France 28 1
Nouvelle-Aquitaine 6 7
Pays de la Loire 3 19
Hauts-de-France 9 17
Normandy 6 35
Brittany 5 10