Top 225 universities in France | Europe: Rankings & Acceptance rate

Rank 🏆	University name	Country & City	Acceptance rate Acc. rate
1	Normal Superior School	Paris
2	Claude Bernard University Lyon 1	Villeurbanne
3	Central School of Lyon	Ecully
4	Normal Superior School of Lyon	Lyon
5	Paris-Sud University	Orsay
6	University of Strasbourg	Strasbourg
7	University of Bordeaux	Bordeaux
8	University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis	Nice
9	University of Nantes	Nantes
10	University of Rennes 1	Rennes

11	Paris Institute of Political Studies	Paris	5%
12	Pierre and Marie Curie University	Paris
13	University of Lorraine	Nancy	5%
14	University of Burgundy	Dijon
15	University of Poitiers	Poitiers
16	University of Aix-Marseilles	Marseille
17	University of Franche-Comte	Besançon
18	Paris Dauphine University	Paris
19	National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon	Lyon
20	University of Caen Normandy	Caen
21	Francois Rabelais University	Tours
22	Lumiere University Lyon 2	Lyon
23	Paris Diderot University	Paris
24	School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences	Paris
25	Paris 13 University	Villetaneuse
26	Paris Descartes University	Paris
27	University of Western Brittany	Brest
28	Grenoble Alpes University	Saint Martin d'Hères
29	University of Limoges	Limoges
30	Blaise Pascal University	Clermont-Ferrand
31	TELECOM ParisTech	Paris
32	University of Orleans	Orléans
33	University of Technology of Compiegne	Compiègne	5%
34	Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University	Versailles
35	University of Rouen Normandie	Mont-Saint-Aignan
36	University of Angers	Angers
37	University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne	Reims
38	Jean Jaures University of Toulouse	Toulouse
39	Grenoble Institute of Technology	Grenoble
40	University of Maine - France	Le Mans
41	University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour	Pau	25%
42	University of Paris 8	St-Denis	65%
43	Charles de Gaulle University - Lille 3	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
44	Polytechnic School	Palaiseau	5%
45	National School of Bridges and Roads	Champs sur Marne	15%
46	University of Lille	Lille
47	Jean Monnet University	Saint-Étienne
48	Higher School of Electrical Engineering	Gif-sur-Yvette
49	University of Montpellier	Montpellier
50	New Sorbonne University - Paris III	Paris

51	National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris	Paris	5%
52	University of Picardie Jules Verne	Amiens
53	Eurecom	Biot Sophia-Antipolis
54	Cergy-Pontoise University	Cergy-Pontoise
55	Sorbonne University	Paris
56	University of Perpignan Via Domitia	Perpignan	75%
57	Central School of Nantes	Nantes	15%
58	Jean Moulin University Lyon 3	Lyon
59	Upper Alsace University	Mulhouse
60	University of Rennes 2	Rennes
61	Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University	Créteil
62	Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3	Montpellier
63	University of Toulon	La Garde
64	HEC School of Management	Jouy-en-Josas	5%
65	Lille 2 University of Health and Law	Lille
66	Paris West University Nanterre La Defense	Nanterre
67	School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris	Paris
68	University of Avignon and the Vaucluse	Avignon
69	University of Evry-Val d'Essonne	Evry
70	Central School of Paris	Châtenay-Malabry
71	ESCP Europe	Paris	15%
72	ESSEC Business School Paris	Cergy-Pontoise
73	National School of Library and Information Science	Villeurbanne
74	University of Southern Brittany	Lorient
75	IMT Atlantique	Nantes	5%
76	University of Technology of Troyes	Troyes
77	National School of Administration	Strasbourg
78	University of the Littoral Opal Coast	Dunkerque
79	University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne	Paris
80	Pantheon-Assas Paris II University	Paris
81	Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences	Paris	5%
82	National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse	Toulouse	5%
83	Artois University	Arras
84	University of Clermont Auvergne	Clermont-Ferrand
85	EHESP School of Public Health	Rennes
86	EMLYON Business School	Lyon
87	Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III	Toulouse
88	University of Savoy Mont Blanc	Chambéry
89	National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse	Toulouse
90	National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes	Rennes
91	Toulouse 1 University Capitole	Toulouse
92	Graduate School of Computer Science and Advanced Technologies	Le Kremlin-Bicêtre	5%
93	University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee	Marne-la-Vallée
94	National School of Civil Aviation	Toulouse
95	National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen	Caen
96	University of Le Havre	Le Havre	15%
97	National School of Statistics and Economic Administration	Malakoff	5%
98	ESIEE Paris	Noisy-le-Grand
99	Grenoble Graduate School of Business	Grenoble	55%
100	University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard	Belfort

101	EDHEC Business School	Roubaix
102	National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies	Paris
103	Agrocampus Ouest	Rennes
104	National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen	Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray	5%
105	National Veterinary School of Alfort	Maisons-Alfort	15%
106	Bordeaux Montaigne University	Pessac
107	TELECOM and Management SudParis	Evry	5%
108	National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering	Futuroscope
109	Central School of Lille	Lille
110	Catholic University of the West	Angers
111	Audencia Nantes School of Management	Nantes	5%
112	National Advanced School of Engineering	Paris
113	The American University of Paris	Paris	65%
114	Angers Graduate School of Business	Angers
115	Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay	Cachan
116	ENSEA Graduate School	Cergy-Pontoise
117	University of La Rochelle	La Rochelle
118	Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France	Valenciennes
119	Bordeaux National Polytechnic Institute	Talence
120	Kedge Business School	Bordeaux
121	University of Corsica Pascal Paoli	Corte
122	Catholic University of Lyon	Lyon
123	Graduate School of Chemistry, Physics and Electronics, Lyon	Villeurbanne
124	Toulouse Business School	Toulouse
125	VetAgro Sup	Lyon
126	Higher Institute of Electronics and Digital Studies	Lille
127	NEOMA Business School	Rouen
128	Graduate School of Advanced Industrial Technologies	Bidart
129	Albi-Carmaux School of Engineering	Albi
130	National Veterinary School of Toulouse	Toulouse
131	National School of Public Civil Engineering	Vaulx-en-Velin
132	Catholic University of Paris	Paris
133	Ales School of Engineering	Alès
134	The Institute of Optics Graduate School	Palaiseau	25%
135	Montpellier Business School	Montpellier
136	ECE Paris Graduate School of Engineering	Paris	45%
137	National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg	Strasbourg
138	National Graduate School of Engineering - Saint Etienne	Saint-Étienne	25%
139	Graduate School of Management, Chambery	Le Bourget-du-Lac
140	National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies	Besançon
141	National Graduate School of Agronomy, Toulouse	Auzeville-Tolosane
142	Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space	Toulouse
143	Special School for Public Works, Building and Industry	Paris
144	International School of Information Processing Science	Cergy-Pontoise
145	UniLaSalle	Beauvais
146	National School of Engineering in Agricultural and Food Industries	Nantes
147	National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier	Montpellier
148	National School of Engineering, Tarbes	Tarbes	25%
149	Lille Catholic University	Lille
150	Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation	Paris

151	Nantes Atlantique School of Design	Nantes	45%
152	SKEMA Business School	Lille
153	National School of Meteorological Studies	Toulouse
154	Montpellier SupAgro	Montpellier
155	National Institute of Advanced Technology	Brest
156	Central School of Marseille	Marseille
157	Brest National School of Engineering	Plouzané
158	National School of Statistics and Information Analysis	Bruz
159	National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne	Saint-Étienne	45%
160	Graduate School of Engineers in Paris	Paris
161	University of Nimes	Nîmes
162	Higher National Institute of Agricultural Science, Food and Environment	Dijon
163	Graduate School of Electrical Engineering	Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray	35%
164	National Graduate School of Textile Engineering	Roubaix
165	National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
166	National School Mines - Telecom Lille Douai	Douai
167	National School of Computer Science for Industry and Business	Evry
168	School of Advanced Engineering Studies	Lille
169	Graduate School of Electronics of the West	Angers
170	Champollion National University Institute	Albi
171	Graduate School of Agricultural Studies of Angers	Angers
172	ICAM Catholic Institute of Engineering	Lille	45%
173	Metz National School of Engineering	Metz	45%
174	Engineering School of Information Technology and Communication	Villejuif	25%
175	Supmeca - Higher Institute of Mechanical Engineering	Saint-Ouen
176	National School of Geographic Sciences	Marne-la-Vallée
177	Graduate School of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering	Levallois-Perret
178	Burgundy School of Business	Dijon
179	TELECOM SudParis	Evry	5%
180	Institute for Agriculture and Food Industry - Rhone-Alpes	Lyon	45%
181	Normal Superior School of Rennes	Bruz
182	National School of Agricultural Sciences of Bordeaux-Aquitaine	Gradignan
183	Normandy Business School	Le Havre	45%
184	National Graduate School of Chemistry, Rennes	Rennes
185	ISA Group	Lille
186	SIGMA Clermont	Clermont-Ferrand	15%
187	School of Engineering of Innovation, Energy and Advanced Technologies	Ivry sur Seine	45%
188	School of Industrial Biology	Cergy	35%
189	Polytechnic Institute of Advanced Science	Ivry sur Seine
190	ITECH Textile and Chemical Institute of Lyon	Lyon	55%
191	Purpan Engineering School	Toulouse
192	ECAM-EPMI Graduate School of Engineering	Cergy-Pontoise
193	EPF College of Engineering	Sceaux	15%
194	Business School ESC PAU	Pau
195	ICN Business School	Nancy
196	Catholic Institute of Toulouse	Toulouse
197	La Rochelle Engineering School	La Rochelle
198	ECAM Lyon	Lyon	15%
199	IFP School	Rueil-Malmaison
200	Esaip Graduate School of Engineering	Angers

201	National Institute of Applied Sciences Centre Val de Loire	Blois
202	Graduate School of Engineers Leonardo da Vinci	Paris
203	Brest Business School	Brest
204	Paris School of Engineering	Paris
205	Graduate School of Organic and Mineral Chemistry	Compiègne	5%
206	TELECOM Lille 1	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
207	Graduate School of Bois	Nantes
208	3iL School of Engineering	Limoges
209	Graduate School of Building Engineering of Caen	Epron
210	Higher Institute of Materials and Advanced Mechanics of Le Mans	Le Mans
211	Graduate School of Engineers in Computer Science and Telecommunications	Villejuif
212	Environmental Management and Engineering School	Bruz	55%
213	Louis de Broglie School	Bruz
214	Graduate School of International Agro - Development	Cergy-Pontoise
215	Graduate School of Management, Saint-Etienne	Saint-Étienne
216	Pas de Calais Engineering School	Longuenesse
217	Esitpa, School of Agricultural Engineering	Mont-Saint-Aignan
218	Higher Institute of Buildings and Public Works	Marseille	45%
219	National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris	Paris	5%
220	Adventist University of France	Collonges-sous-Saleve
221	Graduate School of Building Engineering of Cachan	Cachan
222	Graduate School of Foundry and Forge	Sèvres	15%
223	Graduate School of Building Engineering of Metz	Metz
224	National School of Nature and Landscape	Blois
225	National School of Architecture of Nancy	Nancy	15%