31 Best universities for Journalism and Digital Media in France

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Journalism and Digital Media. A graph of 139K citations received by 4.55K academic papers made by 31 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. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Journalism and Digital Media

#81 in Europe

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

2. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Journalism and Digital Media

#85 in Europe

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

3. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Journalism and Digital Media

#166 in Europe

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

4. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Journalism and Digital Media

#172 in Europe

#494 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

5. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Journalism and Digital Media

#181 in Europe

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 11,196
Founded: 1872

6. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Journalism and Digital Media

#239 in Europe

#658 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

7. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Journalism and Digital Media

#247 in Europe

#672 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

8. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Journalism and Digital Media

#252 in Europe

#697 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

9. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Journalism and Digital Media

#329 in Europe

#910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 60,404
Founded: 2012

10. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Journalism and Digital Media

#333 in Europe

#929 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

11. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Journalism and Digital Media

#338 in Europe

#944 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

12. Eurecom

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Biot Sophia-Antipolis

For Journalism and Digital Media

#341 in Europe

#952 in the World

Founded: 1991

13. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Journalism and Digital Media

#378 in Europe

#1083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,790
Founded: 1794

14. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Journalism and Digital Media

#382 in Europe

#1096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

15. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Journalism and Digital Media

#386 in Europe

#1116 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

16. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Journalism and Digital Media

#393 in Europe

#1143 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

17. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Journalism and Digital Media

#399 in Europe

#1165 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

18. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Journalism and Digital Media

#418 in Europe

#1225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1460

19. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Journalism and Digital Media

#420 in Europe

#1227 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

20. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Journalism and Digital Media

#424 in Europe

#1245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 14,800
Founded: 2013

21. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Journalism and Digital Media

#457 in Europe

#1368 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

22. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Journalism and Digital Media

#458 in Europe

#1369 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

23. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Journalism and Digital Media

#467 in Europe

#1410 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

24. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Journalism and Digital Media

#492 in Europe

#1516 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

25. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Journalism and Digital Media

#495 in Europe

#1532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 15,232
Founded: 1971

26. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Journalism and Digital Media

#502 in Europe

#1558 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

27. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Journalism and Digital Media

#507 in Europe

#1583 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

28. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Journalism and Digital Media

#519 in Europe

#1633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 22,023
Founded: 1968

29. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Journalism and Digital Media

#520 in Europe

#1634 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

30. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Journalism and Digital Media

#525 in Europe

#1672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1984

31. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Journalism and Digital Media

#535 in Europe

#1718 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

The best cities to study Journalism and Digital Media in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Villeurbanne, Toulouse, Paris, and Orsay.