100 Best universities for Oceanography in France

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 4.52M citations received by 143K academic papers made by 116 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 Oceanography

#10 in Europe

#43 in the World

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

2. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Oceanography

#62 in Europe

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

3. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Oceanography

#72 in Europe

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

4. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Oceanography

#78 in Europe

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

5. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Oceanography

#85 in Europe

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

6. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Oceanography

#88 in Europe

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

7. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Oceanography

#100 in Europe

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

8. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Oceanography

#119 in Europe

#338 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

9. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Oceanography

#152 in Europe

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

10. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Oceanography

#153 in Europe

#417 in the World

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

11. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Oceanography

#159 in Europe

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

12. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#183 in Europe

#501 in the World

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

13. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Oceanography

#195 in Europe

#525 in the World

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

14. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Oceanography

#200 in Europe

#533 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

15. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Oceanography

#237 in Europe

#647 in the World

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

16. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Oceanography

#253 in Europe

#681 in the World

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

17. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Oceanography

#270 in Europe

#747 in the World

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

18. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Oceanography

#280 in Europe

#770 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

19. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Oceanography

#284 in Europe

#786 in the World

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

20. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Oceanography

#285 in Europe

#788 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

21. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Oceanography

#292 in Europe

#809 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

22. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Oceanography

#296 in Europe

#816 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

23. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Oceanography

#298 in Europe

#827 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

24. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Oceanography

#299 in Europe

#828 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#303 in Europe

#844 in the World

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

26. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Oceanography

#309 in Europe

#864 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

27. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Oceanography

#315 in Europe

#880 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

28. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#316 in Europe

#885 in the World

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

29. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Oceanography

#318 in Europe

#887 in the World

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

30. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Oceanography

#321 in Europe

#899 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Oceanography

#323 in Europe

#902 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

32. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Oceanography

#331 in Europe

#937 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

33. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Oceanography

#341 in Europe

#975 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

34. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Oceanography

#362 in Europe

#1043 in the World

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

35. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Oceanography

#407 in Europe

#1172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

36. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Oceanography

#408 in Europe

#1174 in the World

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

37. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Oceanography

#415 in Europe

#1201 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

38. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Oceanography

#420 in Europe

#1217 in the World

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

39. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Oceanography

#422 in Europe

#1223 in the World

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

40. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Oceanography

#425 in Europe

#1227 in the World

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

41. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#432 in Europe

#1239 in the World

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

42. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Oceanography

#438 in Europe

#1271 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

43. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Oceanography

#444 in Europe

#1300 in the World

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

44. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Oceanography

#446 in Europe

#1308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

45. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Oceanography

#451 in Europe

#1324 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

46. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#458 in Europe

#1356 in the World

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

47. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Oceanography

#462 in Europe

#1364 in the World

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

48. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#465 in Europe

#1378 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

49. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Oceanography

#478 in Europe

#1424 in the World

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

50. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Oceanography

#480 in Europe

#1439 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

51. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Oceanography

#487 in Europe

#1485 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

52. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Oceanography

#488 in Europe

#1486 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

53. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#496 in Europe

#1506 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#501 in Europe

#1521 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

55. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Oceanography

#502 in Europe

#1533 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

56. University of New Caledonia

New Caledonia | Noumea

For Oceanography

#509 in Europe

#1559 in the World

Enrollment: 3,536
Founded: 1987

57. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Oceanography

#512 in Europe

#1565 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

58. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Oceanography

#513 in Europe

#1569 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

59. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Oceanography

#518 in Europe

#1589 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

60. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Oceanography

#523 in Europe

#1621 in the World

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

61. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#524 in Europe

#1634 in the World

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

62. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Oceanography

#551 in Europe

#1760 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

63. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Oceanography

#553 in Europe

#1767 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

64. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Oceanography

#554 in Europe

#1768 in the World

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

65. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Oceanography

#569 in Europe

#1846 in the World

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

66. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Oceanography

#571 in Europe

#1853 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

67. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#575 in Europe

#1880 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

68. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Oceanography

#578 in Europe

#1894 in the World

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

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

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Oceanography

#581 in Europe

#1923 in the World

Founded: 1994

70. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Oceanography

#590 in Europe

#1978 in the World

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

71. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Oceanography

#591 in Europe

#1983 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

72. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Oceanography

#594 in Europe

#1986 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

73. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Oceanography

#604 in Europe

#2077 in the World

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

74. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Oceanography

#614 in Europe

#2124 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

75. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#630 in Europe

#2194 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

76. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#635 in Europe

#2218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

77. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Oceanography

#636 in Europe

#2223 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

78. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Oceanography

#642 in Europe

#2237 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

79. National School Mines - Telecom Lille Douai

Hauts-de-France | Douai

For Oceanography

#645 in Europe

#2245 in the World

Founded: 2017

80. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Oceanography

#649 in Europe

#2265 in the World

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

81. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Oceanography

#652 in Europe

#2282 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

82. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Oceanography

#658 in Europe

#2306 in the World

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

83. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Oceanography

#667 in Europe

#2361 in the World

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

84. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Oceanography

#684 in Europe

#2443 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

85. Catholic University of the West

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Oceanography

#687 in Europe

#2461 in the World

Enrollment: 11,400
Founded: 1875

86. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#695 in Europe

#2535 in the World

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

87. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Oceanography

#698 in Europe

#2546 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

88. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Oceanography

#708 in Europe

#2599 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

89. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Oceanography

#712 in Europe

#2613 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

90. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#739 in Europe

#2729 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

91. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Oceanography

#752 in Europe

#2794 in the World

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

92. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#760 in Europe

#2849 in the World

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

93. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Oceanography

#773 in Europe

#2921 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

94. University of French Guiana

French Guiana | Cayenne

For Oceanography

#777 in Europe

#2934 in the World

Enrollment: 2,580
Founded: 2014

95. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Oceanography

#786 in Europe

#2971 in the World

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

96. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Oceanography

#821 in Europe

#3175 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

97. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Oceanography

#825 in Europe

#3190 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

98. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Oceanography

#828 in Europe

#3195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 14,800
Founded: 2013

99. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Oceanography

#842 in Europe

#3261 in the World

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

100. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Oceanography

#858 in Europe

#3351 in the World

Founded: 1906

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

Environmental Science subfields in France

Agricultural Science100

Earth science and Geophysics102

Environmental Chemistry85

Environmental Engineering69

Environmental Management110

Geography and Cartography130

Geotechnical Engineering89

Hydrology and Water resources management11

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science109

Mining Engineering16

Paleontology128

Petrology and Geochemistry90

Urban and Regional planning26

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation78