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 14.4M citations received by 908K 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

#11 in Europe
#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#66 in Europe
#185 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

3. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#83 in Europe
#225 in the World
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
2012

4. University of Montpellier

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#94 in Europe
#255 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

5. University of Bordeaux

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#103 in Europe
#272 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

6. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#104 in Europe
#274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

7. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#106 in Europe
#278 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

8. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#116 in Europe
#295 in the World
Enrollment
2,613
Founded
1947

9. Grenoble Alpes University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#123 in Europe
#307 in the World
Enrollment
53,949
Founded
1339

10. Paris-Sud University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#150 in Europe
#370 in the World
Enrollment
31,400
Founded
2014

11. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#175 in Europe
#414 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

12. University of Lille

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#179 in Europe
#422 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
2018

13. University of Strasbourg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#194 in Europe
#462 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

14. University of Lorraine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#195 in Europe
#463 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

15. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#215 in Europe
#515 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

16. Polytechnic School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#241 in Europe
#575 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

17. Paris Dauphine University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#244 in Europe
#583 in the World
Enrollment
11,281
Founded
1968

18. University of Paris 8

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#253 in Europe
#599 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

19. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#258 in Europe
#616 in the World
Enrollment
28,333
Founded
1965

20. Paris Descartes University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#260 in Europe
#620 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,704
Founded
2019

21. University of Nantes

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#264 in Europe
#634 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

22. University of Burgundy

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#272 in Europe
#649 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

23. Paris Diderot University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#282 in Europe
#670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

24. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#293 in Europe
#701 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,490
Founded
1970

25. University of Rouen Normandie

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#294 in Europe
#703 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

26. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#302 in Europe
#723 in the World
Enrollment
13,816
Founded
1991

27. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#303 in Europe
#726 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#307 in Europe
#733 in the World
Enrollment
37,313
Founded
1970

29. University of Poitiers

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#308 in Europe
#735 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
25,078
Founded
1431

30. University of Caen Normandy

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#315 in Europe
#761 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

31. Francois Rabelais University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#326 in Europe
#783 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

32. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#327 in Europe
#787 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
15,232
Founded
1971

33. Normal Superior School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#330 in Europe
#792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

34. EHESP School of Public Health

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#346 in Europe
#836 in the World
Enrollment
433
Founded
1945

35. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#348 in Europe
#842 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

36. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#367 in Europe
#911 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

37. University of Franche-Comte

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#372 in Europe
#925 in the World
Enrollment
21,550
Founded
1423

38. University of Angers

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#378 in Europe
#940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

39. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#379 in Europe
#944 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
19,018
Founded
1970

40. University of Western Brittany

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#389 in Europe
#992 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

41. TELECOM ParisTech

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#396 in Europe
#1008 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#400 in Europe
#1020 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

43. University of Orleans

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#410 in Europe
#1048 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

44. Catholic University of Lyon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#413 in Europe
#1054 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1875

45. University of Limoges

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#444 in Europe
#1153 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

46. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#445 in Europe
#1155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

47. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#455 in Europe
#1188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

48. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#457 in Europe
#1190 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

49. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#465 in Europe
#1218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

50. HEC School of Management

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#474 in Europe
#1255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
5,453
Founded
1881

51. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#476 in Europe
#1265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

52. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#480 in Europe
#1280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

53. University of Rennes 2

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#482 in Europe
#1282 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

54. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#488 in Europe
#1305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
21,997
Founded
1970

55. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#509 in Europe
#1367 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

57. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#514 in Europe
#1375 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

58. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#517 in Europe
#1388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

59. University of Toulon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#520 in Europe
#1393 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

60. Montpellier SupAgro

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#524 in Europe
#1408 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

61. Artois University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#536 in Europe
#1473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,091
Founded
1992

62. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#539 in Europe
#1485 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

63. EMLYON Business School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#540 in Europe
#1491 in the World
Enrollment
9,000
Founded
1872

64. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#542 in Europe
#1507 in the World
Enrollment
26,754
Founded
1809

65. Agrocampus Ouest

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#543 in Europe
#1511 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

66. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#550 in Europe
#1548 in the World
Enrollment
6,434
Founded
1984

67. Jean Monnet University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#557 in Europe
#1575 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

68. University of La Rochelle

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#593 in Europe
#1709 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

69. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#598 in Europe
#1740 in the World
Enrollment
6,458
Founded
1991

70. CentraleSupelec

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#602 in Europe
#1752 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
4,300
Founded
1894

71. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#604 in Europe
#1761 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

72. Upper Alsace University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#623 in Europe
#1840 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

73. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#643 in Europe
#1931 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

75. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#659 in Europe
#1994 in the World
Enrollment
10,994
Founded
1964

76. University of Southern Brittany

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#665 in Europe
#2038 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

77. Kedge Business School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#675 in Europe
#2105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
14,800
Founded
2013

78. Audencia Nantes School of Management

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#678 in Europe
#2125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1900

79. Lille Catholic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#681 in Europe
#2132 in the World
Enrollment
32,000
Founded
1875

80. EDHEC Business School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#698 in Europe
#2237 in the World
Founded
1906

81. Central School of Nantes

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#701 in Europe
#2249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

82. University of Technology of Troyes

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#716 in Europe
#2318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

83. ESCP Europe

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#718 in Europe
#2324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1819

84. University of Nimes

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#725 in Europe
#2353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,687
Founded
2007

85. University of Le Havre

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#728 in Europe
#2366 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

86. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#741 in Europe
#2414 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

87. SKEMA Business School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#746 in Europe
#2464 in the World
Founded
1892

89. University of the French West Indies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#751 in Europe
#2480 in the World
Enrollment
11,593
Founded
1850

90. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#755 in Europe
#2527 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

91. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#757 in Europe
#2546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
8,000
Founded
1984

92. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#768 in Europe
#2612 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

93. Central School of Lyon

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#769 in Europe
#2614 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

94. Toulouse Business School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#770 in Europe
#2616 in the World
Enrollment
5,600
Founded
1903

95. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#773 in Europe
#2654 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1942

96. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#781 in Europe
#2669 in the World
Enrollment
565
Founded
1896

97. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#788 in Europe
#2690 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

100. Central School of Lille

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#815 in Europe
#2881 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

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 Montpellier.