29 Best universities for Journalism and Digital Media in France

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 130K citations received by 4.4K academic papers made by 29 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

#72 in Europe

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

2. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Journalism and Digital Media

#75 in Europe

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

3. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Journalism and Digital Media

#161 in Europe

#472 in the World

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

4. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Journalism and Digital Media

#162 in Europe

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

5. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Journalism and Digital Media

#180 in Europe

#512 in the World

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

6. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Journalism and Digital Media

#237 in Europe

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

7. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Journalism and Digital Media

#242 in Europe

#660 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

8. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Journalism and Digital Media

#247 in Europe

#674 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

9. Eurecom

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

For Journalism and Digital Media

#328 in Europe

#910 in the World

Founded: 1991

10. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Journalism and Digital Media

#331 in Europe

#915 in the World

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

11. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Journalism and Digital Media

#342 in Europe

#944 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

12. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Journalism and Digital Media

#347 in Europe

#964 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

13. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Journalism and Digital Media

#367 in Europe

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1794

14. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Journalism and Digital Media

#385 in Europe

#1118 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

15. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Journalism and Digital Media

#390 in Europe

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

16. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Journalism and Digital Media

#397 in Europe

#1159 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

17. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Journalism and Digital Media

#405 in Europe

#1178 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

18. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Journalism and Digital Media

#406 in Europe

#1180 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

19. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Journalism and Digital Media

#413 in Europe

#1206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 37,252
Founded: 1460

20. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Journalism and Digital Media

#427 in Europe

#1251 in the World

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

21. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Journalism and Digital Media

#445 in Europe

#1335 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

22. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Journalism and Digital Media

#456 in Europe

#1376 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

23. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Journalism and Digital Media

#464 in Europe

#1403 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

24. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Journalism and Digital Media

#483 in Europe

#1483 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

25. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Journalism and Digital Media

#492 in Europe

#1519 in the World

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

26. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Journalism and Digital Media

#500 in Europe

#1551 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

27. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Journalism and Digital Media

#510 in Europe

#1605 in the World

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

28. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Journalism and Digital Media

#511 in Europe

#1607 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

29. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Journalism and Digital Media

#529 in Europe

#1690 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.