28 Best universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in Ile-de-France

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ile-de-France ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 931K citations received by 27.8K academic papers made by 28 universities in Ile-de-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

#1 in France

#10 in Europe

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

2. Paris-Sud University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in France

#105 in Europe

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

3. Normal Superior School

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in France

#172 in Europe

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

4. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in France

#197 in Europe

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

5. Polytechnic School

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in France

#216 in Europe

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

6. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Earth science and Geophysics

#23 in France

#234 in Europe

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

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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#26 in France

#266 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

8. Cergy-Pontoise University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#27 in France

#287 in Europe

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

9. Paris Diderot University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#30 in France

#303 in Europe

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

10. National School of Bridges and Roads

Champs sur Marne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#37 in France

#337 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

11. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Earth science and Geophysics

#38 in France

#356 in Europe

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

12. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Earth science and Geophysics

#40 in France

#360 in Europe

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

13. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#44 in France

#386 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

14. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Earth science and Geophysics

#48 in France

#419 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#52 in France

#437 in Europe

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

16. CentraleSupelec

For Earth science and Geophysics

#56 in France

#479 in Europe

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

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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#61 in France

#513 in Europe

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

18. University of Paris 8

For Earth science and Geophysics

#62 in France

#529 in Europe

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

19. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Earth science and Geophysics

#79 in France

#629 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

20. Paris Descartes University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#80 in France

#630 in Europe

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

21. TELECOM ParisTech

For Earth science and Geophysics

#82 in France

#639 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

22. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Earth science and Geophysics

#84 in France

#643 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

23. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Earth science and Geophysics

#86 in France

#670 in Europe

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

24. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#89 in France

#695 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

25. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Earth science and Geophysics

#92 in France

#710 in Europe

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

26. Paris Dauphine University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#94 in France

#736 in Europe

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

27. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Earth science and Geophysics

#95 in France

#759 in Europe

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

28. ENSEA Graduate School

For Earth science and Geophysics

#100 in France

#860 in Europe

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

Closest to Ile-de-France states to learn Earth science and Geophysics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Hauts-de-France	9	17
Normandy	6	35
Pays de la Loire	3	19
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte	4	25
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	13	2
Grand Est	6	6
Brittany	5	10
Nouvelle-Aquitaine	6	7
Occitanie	11	3
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur	4	11

Environmental Science subfields in Ile-de-France

Agricultural Science29

Environmental Chemistry19

Environmental Engineering17

Environmental Management28

Geography and Cartography39

Geotechnical Engineering20

Hydrology and Water resources management2

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science29

Mining Engineering3

Petrology and Geochemistry24

Urban and Regional planning12

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation22