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

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Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 2.59M citations received by 96.4K academic papers made by 100 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 Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Europe
#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

2. Grenoble Alpes University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#26 in Europe
#107 in the World
Enrollment
53,949
Founded
1339

3. University of Montpellier

For Earth science and Geophysics

#31 in Europe
#119 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

4. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Earth science and Geophysics

#40 in Europe
#142 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

5. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Earth science and Geophysics

#52 in Europe
#175 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

6. University of Strasbourg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#84 in Europe
#250 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

7. University of Bordeaux

For Earth science and Geophysics

#89 in Europe
#261 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

8. Paris-Sud University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#95 in Europe
#278 in the World
Enrollment
31,400
Founded
2014

9. University of Orleans

For Earth science and Geophysics

#111 in Europe
#321 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

10. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Earth science and Geophysics

#115 in Europe
#329 in the World
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
2012

11. University of Western Brittany

For Earth science and Geophysics

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

12. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#132 in Europe
#361 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

13. University of Lorraine

For Earth science and Geophysics

#145 in Europe
#392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

14. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Earth science and Geophysics

#146 in Europe
#393 in the World
Enrollment
28,333
Founded
1965

15. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#153 in Europe
#417 in the World
Enrollment
13,816
Founded
1991

16. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Earth science and Geophysics

#164 in Europe
#446 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

17. University of Lille

For Earth science and Geophysics

#170 in Europe
#457 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
2018

18. University of Nantes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#192 in Europe
#527 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

19. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#203 in Europe
#558 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

20. Polytechnic School

For Earth science and Geophysics

#215 in Europe
#584 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

21. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Earth science and Geophysics

#223 in Europe
#602 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

22. University of Poitiers

For Earth science and Geophysics

#229 in Europe
#623 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
25,078
Founded
1431

23. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Earth science and Geophysics

#252 in Europe
#709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

24. University of Burgundy

For Earth science and Geophysics

#261 in Europe
#730 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

25. Cergy-Pontoise University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#264 in Europe
#737 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
20,784
Founded
1991

26. Normal Superior School

For Earth science and Geophysics

#271 in Europe
#760 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

27. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Earth science and Geophysics

#280 in Europe
#789 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#285 in Europe
#803 in the World
Enrollment
37,313
Founded
1970

29. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Earth science and Geophysics

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

30. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#297 in Europe
#838 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

31. University of Rouen Normandie

For Earth science and Geophysics

#302 in Europe
#876 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

32. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Earth science and Geophysics

#305 in Europe
#884 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

33. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Earth science and Geophysics

#311 in Europe
#899 in the World
Enrollment
565
Founded
1896

34. University of Franche-Comte

For Earth science and Geophysics

#312 in Europe
#902 in the World
Enrollment
21,550
Founded
1423

35. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Earth science and Geophysics

#316 in Europe
#920 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

36. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#327 in Europe
#954 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,490
Founded
1970

37. Central School of Lyon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#334 in Europe
#975 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

38. University of Caen Normandy

For Earth science and Geophysics

#342 in Europe
#993 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

39. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#347 in Europe
#1004 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

40. Paris Diderot University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#352 in Europe
#1018 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

41. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#355 in Europe
#1029 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

42. University of La Rochelle

For Earth science and Geophysics

#356 in Europe
#1030 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

43. Francois Rabelais University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#367 in Europe
#1070 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

44. Jean Monnet University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#380 in Europe
#1125 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

45. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#382 in Europe
#1131 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

46. Central School of Nantes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#391 in Europe
#1166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

47. University of Toulon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#401 in Europe
#1222 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

48. University of Limoges

For Earth science and Geophysics

#402 in Europe
#1223 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

49. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Earth science and Geophysics

#403 in Europe
#1225 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

51. CentraleSupelec

For Earth science and Geophysics

#411 in Europe
#1250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
4,300
Founded
1894

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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#414 in Europe
#1264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

53. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#434 in Europe
#1356 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

54. University of Angers

For Earth science and Geophysics

#435 in Europe
#1358 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

55. Upper Alsace University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#444 in Europe
#1400 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

56. University of New Caledonia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#457 in Europe
#1456 in the World
Enrollment
3,536
Founded
1987

58. Central School of Lille

For Earth science and Geophysics

#483 in Europe
#1578 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

60. University of Le Havre

For Earth science and Geophysics

#501 in Europe
#1641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

61. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#502 in Europe
#1642 in the World
Enrollment
818
Founded
1976

62. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

For Earth science and Geophysics

#505 in Europe
#1659 in the World
Enrollment
427
Founded
1957

63. University of Technology of Troyes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#509 in Europe
#1683 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

64. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

For Earth science and Geophysics

#518 in Europe
#1706 in the World
Enrollment
6,434
Founded
1984

65. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#525 in Europe
#1756 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

66. Artois University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#531 in Europe
#1781 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,091
Founded
1992

67. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Earth science and Geophysics

#534 in Europe
#1798 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

68. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

For Earth science and Geophysics

#536 in Europe
#1812 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
2007

69. University of Paris 8

For Earth science and Geophysics

#547 in Europe
#1876 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

71. Montpellier SupAgro

For Earth science and Geophysics

#553 in Europe
#1909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

72. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Earth science and Geophysics

#567 in Europe
#1952 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

74. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#579 in Europe
#2004 in the World
Enrollment
2,073
Founded
1966

75. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#583 in Europe
#2029 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
1,022
Founded
1961

77. University of Southern Brittany

For Earth science and Geophysics

#605 in Europe
#2135 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

78. Catholic University of Lyon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#608 in Europe
#2148 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1875

79. University of the French West Indies

For Earth science and Geophysics

#619 in Europe
#2194 in the World
Enrollment
11,593
Founded
1850

80. University of French Polynesia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#620 in Europe
#2197 in the World
Enrollment
2,944
Founded
1987

81. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Earth science and Geophysics

#622 in Europe
#2203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

82. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

For Earth science and Geophysics

#623 in Europe
#2210 in the World
Enrollment
10,994
Founded
1964

83. Agrocampus Ouest

For Earth science and Geophysics

#629 in Europe
#2228 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

84. TELECOM ParisTech

For Earth science and Geophysics

#643 in Europe
#2281 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

85. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Earth science and Geophysics

#653 in Europe
#2348 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

86. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Earth science and Geophysics

#655 in Europe
#2354 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

88. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#661 in Europe
#2400 in the World
Enrollment
6,458
Founded
1991

89. Paris Descartes University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#666 in Europe
#2425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,704
Founded
2019

90. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#715 in Europe
#2729 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
2,009
Founded
2003

91. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Earth science and Geophysics

#717 in Europe
#2731 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
21,997
Founded
1970

92. University of French Guiana

For Earth science and Geophysics

#724 in Europe
#2762 in the World
Enrollment
2,580
Founded
2014

93. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Earth science and Geophysics

#727 in Europe
#2783 in the World
Enrollment
2,613
Founded
1947

94. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Earth science and Geophysics

#729 in Europe
#2799 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
15,232
Founded
1971

95. University of Rennes 2

For Earth science and Geophysics

#761 in Europe
#3006 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

96. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Earth science and Geophysics

#771 in Europe
#3037 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

97. ENSEA Graduate School

For Earth science and Geophysics

#807 in Europe
#3255 in the World
Enrollment
840
Founded
1952

98. National School of Civil Aviation

For Earth science and Geophysics

#811 in Europe
#3283 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
1949

99. Graduate School of Electrical Engineering

For Earth science and Geophysics

#850 in Europe
#3469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,650
Founded
1901

100. University of Nimes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#851 in Europe
#3477 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,687
Founded
2007

The best cities to study Earth science and Geophysics in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Saint Martin d'Heres, Montpellier, and Villeurbanne.