List of 15 best universities in Pays de la Loire

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 967K citations received by 53.8K academic publications made by 15 universities from Pays de la Loire, the popularity of 71 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Nantes

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

2. University of Angers

#27 in France
#367 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

3. Central School of Nantes

#67 in France
#643 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1919

5. University of Maine - France

#107 in France
#890 in Europe
Enrollment
10,948
Founded
1977

9. IMT Atlantique

#170 in France
#1768 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,800
Founded
2017

12. Nantes Atlantique School of Design

#182 in France
#1874 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 45
Centre-Val de Loire 4 23
Normandy 10 22
Ile-de-France 65 2
Nouvelle-Aquitaine 14 3
Hauts-de-France 20 7
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 27 4
Occitanie 24 6
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte 6 19
Grand Est 11 8
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur 7 1
Corsica 1 91
Guadeloupe 1 119
French Guiana 1 134
Reunion 1 113
French Polynesia 1 121
New Caledonia 1 127