100 Best universities for Oceanography in France

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 3.65M citations received by 131K academic papers made by 109 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

#7 in Europe

#37 in the World

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

2. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Oceanography

#58 in Europe

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

3. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Oceanography

#66 in Europe

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

4. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Oceanography

#71 in Europe

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

5. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Oceanography

#73 in Europe

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

6. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Oceanography

#76 in Europe

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

7. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Oceanography

#96 in Europe

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

8. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Oceanography

#99 in Europe

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

9. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Oceanography

#128 in Europe

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

10. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Oceanography

#132 in Europe

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

11. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Oceanography

#149 in Europe

#405 in the World

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

12. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Oceanography

#207 in Europe

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

13. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Oceanography

#224 in Europe

#607 in the World

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

14. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Oceanography

#232 in Europe

#623 in the World

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

15. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Oceanography

#242 in Europe

#644 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#254 in Europe

#680 in the World

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

17. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Oceanography

#260 in Europe

#701 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

18. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Oceanography

#262 in Europe

#710 in the World

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

19. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#266 in Europe

#716 in the World

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

20. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Oceanography

#267 in Europe

#718 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

21. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Oceanography

#272 in Europe

#731 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

22. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Oceanography

#292 in Europe

#790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 25,078
Founded: 1431

23. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Oceanography

#294 in Europe

#792 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

24. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Oceanography

#296 in Europe

#801 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

25. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Oceanography

#297 in Europe

#803 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

26. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Oceanography

#301 in Europe

#809 in the World

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

27. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Oceanography

#303 in Europe

#817 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

28. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#304 in Europe

#818 in the World

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

29. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Oceanography

#307 in Europe

#826 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

30. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Oceanography

#317 in Europe

#873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

31. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Oceanography

#318 in Europe

#875 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Oceanography

#327 in Europe

#915 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

33. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Oceanography

#350 in Europe

#972 in the World

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

34. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Oceanography

#352 in Europe

#981 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

35. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Oceanography

#373 in Europe

#1045 in the World

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

36. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#380 in Europe

#1059 in the World

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

37. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Oceanography

#389 in Europe

#1095 in the World

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

38. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Oceanography

#394 in Europe

#1109 in the World

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

39. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Oceanography

#402 in Europe

#1135 in the World

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

40. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Oceanography

#404 in Europe

#1140 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

41. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Oceanography

#408 in Europe

#1150 in the World

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

42. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Oceanography

#410 in Europe

#1154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

43. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Oceanography

#414 in Europe

#1159 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

44. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#420 in Europe

#1184 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#426 in Europe

#1202 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

46. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Oceanography

#427 in Europe

#1208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,490
Founded: 1970

47. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Oceanography

#446 in Europe

#1281 in the World

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

48. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Oceanography

#455 in Europe

#1321 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

49. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#458 in Europe

#1338 in the World

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

50. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Oceanography

#460 in Europe

#1344 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

51. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Oceanography

#464 in Europe

#1357 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

52. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Oceanography

#470 in Europe

#1381 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

53. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Oceanography

#475 in Europe

#1391 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

54. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Oceanography

#489 in Europe

#1457 in the World

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

55. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Oceanography

#493 in Europe

#1464 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

56. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Oceanography

#499 in Europe

#1487 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

57. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Oceanography

#501 in Europe

#1496 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

58. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#503 in Europe

#1510 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

59. University of New Caledonia

New Caledonia | Noumea

For Oceanography

#506 in Europe

#1521 in the World

Enrollment: 3,536
Founded: 1987

60. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Oceanography

#509 in Europe

#1542 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

61. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Oceanography

#513 in Europe

#1567 in the World

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

62. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Oceanography

#518 in Europe

#1594 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

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

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Oceanography

#529 in Europe

#1630 in the World

Founded: 1994

64. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Oceanography

#530 in Europe

#1631 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

65. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Oceanography

#532 in Europe

#1641 in the World

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

66. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Oceanography

#540 in Europe

#1679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,091
Founded: 1992

67. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Oceanography

#541 in Europe

#1682 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

68. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Oceanography

#546 in Europe

#1700 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

69. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#550 in Europe

#1747 in the World

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

70. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Oceanography

#551 in Europe

#1749 in the World

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

71. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Oceanography

#552 in Europe

#1750 in the World

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

72. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#576 in Europe

#1877 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

73. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#587 in Europe

#1917 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

74. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#591 in Europe

#1941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

75. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Oceanography

#592 in Europe

#1956 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

76. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Oceanography

#596 in Europe

#1978 in the World

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

77. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Oceanography

#597 in Europe

#1980 in the World

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

78. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Oceanography

#599 in Europe

#1990 in the World

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

79. National School Mines - Telecom Lille Douai

Hauts-de-France | Douai

For Oceanography

#600 in Europe

#2001 in the World

Founded: 2017

80. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Oceanography

#606 in Europe

#2031 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

81. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Oceanography

#608 in Europe

#2037 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

82. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Oceanography

#610 in Europe

#2043 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

83. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Oceanography

#639 in Europe

#2187 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

84. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Oceanography

#667 in Europe

#2386 in the World

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

85. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Oceanography

#672 in Europe

#2401 in the World

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

86. Catholic University of the West

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Oceanography

#677 in Europe

#2413 in the World

Enrollment: 11,400
Founded: 1875

87. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#678 in Europe

#2415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,704
Founded: 2019

88. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Oceanography

#690 in Europe

#2483 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

89. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Oceanography

#706 in Europe

#2556 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

90. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Oceanography

#709 in Europe

#2562 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

91. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Oceanography

#710 in Europe

#2563 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

92. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Oceanography

#733 in Europe

#2662 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

93. University of French Guiana

French Guiana | Cayenne

For Oceanography

#736 in Europe

#2673 in the World

Enrollment: 2,580
Founded: 2014

94. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Oceanography

#747 in Europe

#2738 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

95. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Oceanography

#750 in Europe

#2771 in the World

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

96. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Oceanography

#774 in Europe

#2920 in the World

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

97. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Oceanography

#813 in Europe

#3136 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

98. Brest National School of Engineering

Brittany | Plouzane

For Oceanography

#831 in Europe

#3215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 760
Founded: 1961

99. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Oceanography

#844 in Europe

#3264 in the World

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

100. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Oceanography

#849 in Europe

#3300 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 Science98

Earth science and Geophysics100

Environmental Chemistry84

Environmental Engineering65

Environmental Management107

Geography and Cartography130

Geotechnical Engineering89

Hydrology and Water resources management12

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science107

Mining Engineering15

Paleontology126

Petrology and Geochemistry89

Urban and Regional planning18

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation76