100 Best Law schools 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 Law. A graph of 5.38M citations received by 262K academic papers made by 127 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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#73 in Europe

#230 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Law

#125 in Europe

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#128 in Europe

#361 in the World

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

4. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#196 in Europe

#515 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

5. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Law

#201 in Europe

#529 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

6. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Law

#223 in Europe

#585 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

7. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Law

#232 in Europe

#605 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

8. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Law

#240 in Europe

#631 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

9. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Law

#246 in Europe

#649 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

10. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Law

#253 in Europe

#666 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

11. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Law

#256 in Europe

#675 in the World

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

12. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#266 in Europe

#703 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

13. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Law

#271 in Europe

#711 in the World

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

14. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Law

#276 in Europe

#727 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

15. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Law

#292 in Europe

#760 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

16. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Law

#296 in Europe

#766 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

17. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#297 in Europe

#767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,536
Founded: 1794

18. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#302 in Europe

#782 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

19. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Law

#379 in Europe

#1008 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

20. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Law

#402 in Europe

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,690
Founded: 1854

21. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#409 in Europe

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,690
Founded: 2019

22. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Law

#414 in Europe

#1116 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

23. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Law

#417 in Europe

#1135 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Law

#423 in Europe

#1155 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

25. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Law

#431 in Europe

#1188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 5,453
Founded: 1881

26. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Law

#432 in Europe

#1189 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

27. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Law

#442 in Europe

#1210 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

28. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Law

#443 in Europe

#1211 in the World

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

29. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Law

#444 in Europe

#1216 in the World

Founded: 1907

30. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#449 in Europe

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 19,018
Founded: 1970

31. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#452 in Europe

#1239 in the World

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

32. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Law

#459 in Europe

#1261 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

33. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#462 in Europe

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,523
Founded: 1970

34. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#468 in Europe

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1783

35. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Law

#472 in Europe

#1301 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

36. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#476 in Europe

#1316 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

37. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Law

#483 in Europe

#1347 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

38. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Law

#490 in Europe

#1373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 25,687
Founded: 1971

39. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Law

#492 in Europe

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,820
Founded: 1431

40. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Law

#501 in Europe

#1400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,900
Founded: 1970

41. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Law

#531 in Europe

#1511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,465
Founded: 1432

42. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Law

#545 in Europe

#1573 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

43. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Law

#549 in Europe

#1606 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

44. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Law

#550 in Europe

#1609 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

45. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Law

#553 in Europe

#1631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,067
Founded: 1957

46. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Law

#555 in Europe

#1634 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

47. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Law

#559 in Europe

#1657 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

48. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Law

#560 in Europe

#1659 in the World

Founded: 1892

49. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Law

#563 in Europe

#1666 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

50. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Law

#569 in Europe

#1686 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

51. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Law

#576 in Europe

#1704 in the World

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

52. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Law

#580 in Europe

#1719 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

53. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Law

#584 in Europe

#1748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,646
Founded: 1900

54. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Law

#589 in Europe

#1766 in the World

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

55. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Law

#601 in Europe

#1822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

56. Eurecom

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

For Law

#604 in Europe

#1834 in the World

Founded: 1991

57. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Law

#620 in Europe

#1892 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

58. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Law

#636 in Europe

#1963 in the World

Founded: 1906

59. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Law

#643 in Europe

#2000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

60. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Law

#647 in Europe

#2024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,367
Founded: 1972

61. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Law

#652 in Europe

#2081 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

62. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Law

#661 in Europe

#2113 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

63. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Law

#666 in Europe

#2125 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#671 in Europe

#2146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,300
Founded: 2007

65. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Law

#674 in Europe

#2155 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

66. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Law

#690 in Europe

#2214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,629
Founded: 1970

67. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#699 in Europe

#2284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1819

68. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Law

#728 in Europe

#2450 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

69. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Law

#729 in Europe

#2467 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

70. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Law

#735 in Europe

#2484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 21,997
Founded: 1970

71. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Law

#744 in Europe

#2536 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

72. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Law

#751 in Europe

#2582 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

73. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#753 in Europe

#2589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1780

74. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Law

#756 in Europe

#2602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 4,300
Founded: 1894

75. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Law

#757 in Europe

#2607 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

76. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Law

#758 in Europe

#2610 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

77. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Law

#773 in Europe

#2691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,238
Founded: 1970

78. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Law

#780 in Europe

#2727 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

79. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Law

#781 in Europe

#2728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

80. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Law

#785 in Europe

#2747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,051
Founded: 1992

81. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Law

#787 in Europe

#2750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

82. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Law

#790 in Europe

#2758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 7,591
Founded: 1984

83. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Law

#791 in Europe

#2763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,196
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1994

84. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Law

#792 in Europe

#2767 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

85. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Law

#800 in Europe

#2796 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

86. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Law

#831 in Europe

#3028 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

87. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Law

#849 in Europe

#3101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,003
Founded: 1985

88. American University of Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#868 in Europe

#3211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1962

89. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#871 in Europe

#3218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

90. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Law

#883 in Europe

#3292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 3,077
Founded: 1963

91. School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#896 in Europe

#3349 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

92. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Law

#917 in Europe

#3512 in the World

Enrollment: 9,477
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1995

93. Angers Graduate School of Business

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Law

#920 in Europe

#3527 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1909

94. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Law

#922 in Europe

#3542 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

95. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Law

#934 in Europe

#3602 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

96. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Law

#940 in Europe

#3630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,287
Founded: 1919

97. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Law

#960 in Europe

#3773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 2,920
Founded: 1857

98. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Law

#967 in Europe

#3809 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

99. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Law

#975 in Europe

#3841 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

100. Catholic University of Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Law

#978 in Europe

#3851 in the World

Founded: 1875

The best cities to study Law in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Villeurbanne, Marseille, and Toulouse.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in France

Broadcast Journalism5

Classics and Ancient History64

Communications and Public Relations68

Criminology and Criminal Justice23

Early Childhood Education8

Education Majors90

Forensic Science8

Gender Studies43

Human Rights Law11

Intellectual Property and Patent Law19

International Law14

International Relations and Diplomacy13

Journalism and Digital Media29

Law Enforcement10

Library and Information science77

Media Studies27

Military science10

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution22

Occupational Safety and Health15

Political Economy25

Political Science128

Public Policy / Administration28

Radio and Television broadcasting4

Special Education23

Sports / Exercise science25

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies89

Urban and Regional planning26