100 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France

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Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 19.6M citations received by 1.18M academic papers made by 134 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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in Europe
#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#47 in Europe
#140 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

3. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#54 in Europe
#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

4. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#73 in Europe
#199 in the World
Enrollment
66,378
Founded
2012

5. University of Lorraine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#88 in Europe
#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

6. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#99 in Europe
#256 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

7. Grenoble Alpes University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#100 in Europe
#257 in the World
Enrollment
57,000
Founded
1339

8. University of Montpellier

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#102 in Europe
#262 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

9. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#103 in Europe
#263 in the World
Enrollment
2,613
Founded
1947

10. University of Lille

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#109 in Europe
#275 in the World
Enrollment
71,429
Founded
2018

11. University of Bordeaux

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#117 in Europe
#295 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

12. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#119 in Europe
#300 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

13. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#157 in Europe
#380 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

14. Paris-Sud University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#173 in Europe
#416 in the World
Enrollment
23,270
Founded
2014

15. University of Burgundy

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#187 in Europe
#453 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

16. University of Strasbourg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#190 in Europe
#458 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

17. Normal Superior School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#193 in Europe
#463 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

18. University of Paris 8

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#198 in Europe
#476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

19. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#224 in Europe
#546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
15,232
Founded
1971

20. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#225 in Europe
#548 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,900
Founded
1970

21. Paris Dauphine University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#226 in Europe
#553 in the World
Enrollment
11,281
Founded
1968

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#236 in Europe
#575 in the World
Enrollment
37,313
Founded
1970

23. Polytechnic School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#239 in Europe
#580 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

24. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#262 in Europe
#637 in the World
Enrollment
25,327
Founded
1965

25. Paris Diderot University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#265 in Europe
#640 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

26. University of Nantes

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#267 in Europe
#643 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

27. Paris Descartes University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#270 in Europe
#652 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,690
Founded
2019

28. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#276 in Europe
#665 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

29. University of Caen Normandy

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#287 in Europe
#697 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

30. University of Rouen Normandie

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#300 in Europe
#729 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

31. University of Poitiers

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#303 in Europe
#735 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,820
Founded
1431

32. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#306 in Europe
#741 in the World
Enrollment
13,816
Founded
1991

33. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#326 in Europe
#798 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

34. Francois Rabelais University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#334 in Europe
#823 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

35. University of Angers

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#345 in Europe
#860 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

36. EHESP School of Public Health

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#361 in Europe
#912 in the World
Enrollment
433
Founded
1945

37. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#372 in Europe
#943 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

38. Catholic University of Lyon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#374 in Europe
#952 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1875

39. University of Orleans

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#376 in Europe
#961 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

40. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#378 in Europe
#963 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
19,018
Founded
1970

41. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#381 in Europe
#971 in the World
Enrollment
26,754
Founded
1809

42. University of Limoges

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#384 in Europe
#979 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

43. University of Franche-Comte

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#385 in Europe
#981 in the World
Enrollment
21,677
Founded
1423

44. University of Western Brittany

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#391 in Europe
#1003 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

45. TELECOM ParisTech

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#394 in Europe
#1035 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

46. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#395 in Europe
#1042 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

47. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#399 in Europe
#1051 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
21,997
Founded
1970

48. University of Rennes 2

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#413 in Europe
#1096 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

49. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#431 in Europe
#1162 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

50. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#448 in Europe
#1206 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#467 in Europe
#1260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

52. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#476 in Europe
#1295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

53. University of Toulon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#484 in Europe
#1311 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

54. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#494 in Europe
#1352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

55. HEC School of Management

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#505 in Europe
#1395 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
5,453
Founded
1881

56. EMLYON Business School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#521 in Europe
#1437 in the World
Enrollment
9,000
Founded
1872

57. Artois University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#522 in Europe
#1439 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,051
Founded
1992

59. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#529 in Europe
#1458 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

60. Jean Monnet University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#536 in Europe
#1489 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

61. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#539 in Europe
#1506 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

62. Upper Alsace University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#542 in Europe
#1517 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

63. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#544 in Europe
#1532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

64. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#547 in Europe
#1539 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

65. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#553 in Europe
#1571 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

66. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#565 in Europe
#1637 in the World
Enrollment
6,434
Founded
1984

67. Montpellier SupAgro

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#566 in Europe
#1639 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

68. Agrocampus Ouest

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#568 in Europe
#1642 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

69. Lille Catholic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#578 in Europe
#1680 in the World
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1875

70. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#581 in Europe
#1685 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

71. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#601 in Europe
#1765 in the World
Enrollment
6,458
Founded
1991

72. Catholic University of Paris

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#602 in Europe
#1768 in the World
Founded
1875

73. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#608 in Europe
#1787 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

74. University of La Rochelle

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#611 in Europe
#1796 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

75. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#628 in Europe
#1854 in the World
Enrollment
10,994
Founded
1964

76. ESCP Europe

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#672 in Europe
#2077 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1819

77. CentraleSupelec

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#680 in Europe
#2113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
4,300
Founded
1894

78. Audencia Nantes School of Management

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#681 in Europe
#2122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1900

79. University of Le Havre

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#686 in Europe
#2149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

80. Kedge Business School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#691 in Europe
#2181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
14,800
Founded
2013

82. University of Southern Brittany

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#702 in Europe
#2250 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

83. University of the French West Indies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#708 in Europe
#2272 in the World
Enrollment
11,593
Founded
1850

84. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#717 in Europe
#2310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
8,000
Founded
1984

85. EDHEC Business School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#726 in Europe
#2347 in the World
Founded
1906

86. SKEMA Business School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#744 in Europe
#2456 in the World
Founded
1892

87. University of Nimes

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#747 in Europe
#2476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,687
Founded
2007

88. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#753 in Europe
#2503 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

89. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#758 in Europe
#2539 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

90. Toulouse Business School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#772 in Europe
#2614 in the World
Enrollment
5,600
Founded
1903

91. University of Technology of Troyes

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#781 in Europe
#2672 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

92. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#792 in Europe
#2739 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

93. Central School of Lille

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#801 in Europe
#2765 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

94. University of French Polynesia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#802 in Europe
#2773 in the World
Enrollment
2,944
Founded
1987

95. Central School of Nantes

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#808 in Europe
#2813 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

96. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#814 in Europe
#2850 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1942

97. Catholic University of the West

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#831 in Europe
#2941 in the World
Enrollment
11,400
Founded
1875

98. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#834 in Europe
#2953 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

99. Central School of Lyon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#837 in Europe
#2975 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Villeurbanne, Marseille, and Nancy.