100 Best universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in France

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Europe

#40 in the World

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

2. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Earth science and Geophysics

#28 in Europe

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

3. University of Montpellier

For Earth science and Geophysics

#35 in Europe

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

4. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#46 in Europe

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

5. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Earth science and Geophysics

#65 in Europe

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

6. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#91 in Europe

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

7. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Earth science and Geophysics

#95 in Europe

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

8. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Earth science and Geophysics

#105 in Europe

#310 in the World

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

9. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Earth science and Geophysics

#109 in Europe

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

10. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Earth science and Geophysics

#112 in Europe

#330 in the World

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

11. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Earth science and Geophysics

#120 in Europe

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

12. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Earth science and Geophysics

#122 in Europe

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

13. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Earth science and Geophysics

#124 in Europe

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

14. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#128 in Europe

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

15. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Earth science and Geophysics

#136 in Europe

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

16. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Earth science and Geophysics

#142 in Europe

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

17. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Earth science and Geophysics

#159 in Europe

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

18. Normal Superior School

For Earth science and Geophysics

#173 in Europe

#462 in the World

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

19. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#193 in Europe

#529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1460

20. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Earth science and Geophysics

#195 in Europe

#537 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

21. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Earth science and Geophysics

#212 in Europe

#578 in the World

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

22. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Earth science and Geophysics

#221 in Europe

#605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,790
Founded: 1794

23. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Earth science and Geophysics

#235 in Europe

#659 in the World

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

24. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Earth science and Geophysics

#245 in Europe

#685 in the World

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

25. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#263 in Europe

#744 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Earth science and Geophysics

#270 in Europe

#770 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

27. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Earth science and Geophysics

#288 in Europe

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

28. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Earth science and Geophysics

#293 in Europe

#852 in the World

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

29. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Earth science and Geophysics

#302 in Europe

#895 in the World

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

30. Paris Diderot University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#303 in Europe

#901 in the World

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

31. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#309 in Europe

#917 in the World

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

32. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#319 in Europe

#948 in the World

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

33. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#323 in Europe

#965 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

34. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Earth science and Geophysics

#330 in Europe

#978 in the World

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

35. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#335 in Europe

#987 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

36. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#336 in Europe

#988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

37. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#338 in Europe

#995 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

38. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Earth science and Geophysics

#357 in Europe

#1068 in the World

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

39. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#361 in Europe

#1080 in the World

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

40. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Earth science and Geophysics

#366 in Europe

#1096 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

41. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Earth science and Geophysics

#372 in Europe

#1117 in the World

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

42. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#374 in Europe

#1136 in the World

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

43. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Earth science and Geophysics

#387 in Europe

#1193 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

44. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#390 in Europe

#1209 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

45. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Earth science and Geophysics

#399 in Europe

#1253 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

46. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Earth science and Geophysics

#409 in Europe

#1279 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

47. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#411 in Europe

#1283 in the World

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

48. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Earth science and Geophysics

#419 in Europe

#1327 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

49. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#420 in Europe

#1344 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

50. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Earth science and Geophysics

#426 in Europe

#1356 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#428 in Europe

#1368 in the World

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

52. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Earth science and Geophysics

#438 in Europe

#1432 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

53. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Earth science and Geophysics

#439 in Europe

#1434 in the World

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

54. University of New Caledonia

New Caledonia | Noumea

For Earth science and Geophysics

#453 in Europe

#1475 in the World

Enrollment: 3,536
Founded: 1987

55. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Earth science and Geophysics

#455 in Europe

#1478 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

56. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Earth science and Geophysics

#484 in Europe

#1620 in the World

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

57. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Earth science and Geophysics

#498 in Europe

#1666 in the World

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

58. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Earth science and Geophysics

#504 in Europe

#1700 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

59. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Earth science and Geophysics

#505 in Europe

#1702 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#513 in Europe

#1735 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

61. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Earth science and Geophysics

#519 in Europe

#1758 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

62. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#536 in Europe

#1832 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

63. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Earth science and Geophysics

#542 in Europe

#1846 in the World

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

64. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

For Earth science and Geophysics

#546 in Europe

#1876 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

65. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Earth science and Geophysics

#549 in Europe

#1884 in the World

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

66. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#560 in Europe

#1949 in the World

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

67. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

For Earth science and Geophysics

#568 in Europe

#1995 in the World

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

68. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Earth science and Geophysics

#582 in Europe

#2089 in the World

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

69. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Earth science and Geophysics

#585 in Europe

#2103 in the World

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

70. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#591 in Europe

#2122 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

71. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#592 in Europe

#2129 in the World

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

72. Montpellier SupAgro

For Earth science and Geophysics

#593 in Europe

#2141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

73. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#605 in Europe

#2177 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

74. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Earth science and Geophysics

#612 in Europe

#2212 in the World

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

75. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Earth science and Geophysics

#618 in Europe

#2242 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

76. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#621 in Europe

#2252 in the World

Enrollment: 1,854
Founded: 1966

77. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Earth science and Geophysics

#624 in Europe

#2263 in the World

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

78. National School Mines - Telecom Lille Douai

Hauts-de-France | Douai

For Earth science and Geophysics

#628 in Europe

#2295 in the World

Founded: 2017

79. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Earth science and Geophysics

#630 in Europe

#2299 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

80. Paris Descartes University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#633 in Europe

#2311 in the World

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

81. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#634 in Europe

#2318 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

82. TELECOM ParisTech

For Earth science and Geophysics

#644 in Europe

#2345 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

83. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#646 in Europe

#2352 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

84. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Earth science and Geophysics

#649 in Europe

#2359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

85. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#654 in Europe

#2376 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

86. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Earth science and Geophysics

#679 in Europe

#2506 in the World

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

87. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#681 in Europe

#2523 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

88. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Earth science and Geophysics

#697 in Europe

#2639 in the World

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

89. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Earth science and Geophysics

#699 in Europe

#2645 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

90. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Earth science and Geophysics

#704 in Europe

#2678 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

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

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#710 in Europe

#2740 in the World

Founded: 1994

92. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Earth science and Geophysics

#712 in Europe

#2742 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

93. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#740 in Europe

#2909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,009
Founded: 2003

94. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Earth science and Geophysics

#749 in Europe

#2971 in the World

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

95. University of French Guiana

French Guiana | Cayenne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#775 in Europe

#3082 in the World

Enrollment: 2,580
Founded: 2014

96. Paris Dauphine University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#778 in Europe

#3097 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

97. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#794 in Europe

#3168 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

98. National School of Civil Aviation