List of 15 best universities in Pays de la Loire

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EduRank

Top 15 universities in Pays de la Loire ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 1.23M citations received by 67.5K academic publications made by 15 universities from Pays de la Loire, the popularity of 84 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Nantes

#16 in France
#240 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

2. University of Angers

#31 in France
#368 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

3. Central School of Nantes

#70 in France
#649 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

5. University of Maine - France

#110 in France
#893 in Europe
Enrollment
10,948
Founded
1977

10. IMT Atlantique

#170 in France
#1750 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
1,800
Founded
2017

12. Nantes Atlantique School of Design

#183 in France
#1860 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
1,350
Founded
1988

Closest to Pays de la Loire states

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni France Flag rank
Brittany 15 34
Centre-Val de Loire 4 24
Normandy 10 22
Ile-de-France 65 1
Nouvelle-Aquitaine 14 4
Hauts-de-France 20 8
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 27 2
Occitanie 24 7
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte 6 20
Grand Est 11 9
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur 7 3
Corsica 1 93
Guadeloupe 1 118
French Guiana 1 135
Reunion 1 127
French Polynesia 1 123
New Caledonia 1 131