100 Best universities for Linguistics in France

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 3.12M citations received by 160K 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 Linguistics

#14 in Europe

#80 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Linguistics

#75 in Europe

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Linguistics

#88 in Europe

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

4. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Linguistics

#119 in Europe

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

5. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Linguistics

#168 in Europe

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

6. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Linguistics

#173 in Europe

#436 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

7. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Linguistics

#183 in Europe

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

8. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Linguistics

#196 in Europe

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

9. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Linguistics

#201 in Europe

#499 in the World

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

10. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Linguistics

#222 in Europe

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

11. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Linguistics

#236 in Europe

#588 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

12. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Linguistics

#255 in Europe

#628 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

13. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Linguistics

#263 in Europe

#653 in the World

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

14. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Linguistics

#274 in Europe

#687 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

15. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Linguistics

#279 in Europe

#704 in the World

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

16. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Linguistics

#284 in Europe

#714 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

17. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Linguistics

#294 in Europe

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

18. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Linguistics

#301 in Europe

#751 in the World

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

19. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Linguistics

#302 in Europe

#758 in the World

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

20. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Linguistics

#314 in Europe

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,704
Founded: 2019

21. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Linguistics

#319 in Europe

#792 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

22. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Linguistics

#320 in Europe

#794 in the World

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

23. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Linguistics

#322 in Europe

#802 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

24. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Linguistics

#325 in Europe

#810 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

25. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Linguistics

#331 in Europe

#826 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

26. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Linguistics

#359 in Europe

#938 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Linguistics

#361 in Europe

#942 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

28. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Linguistics

#373 in Europe

#975 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 25,078
Founded: 1431

29. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Linguistics

#374 in Europe

#978 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

30. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Linguistics

#385 in Europe

#1012 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

31. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Linguistics

#390 in Europe

#1024 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

32. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Linguistics

#394 in Europe

#1035 in the World

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

33. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Linguistics

#395 in Europe

#1036 in the World

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

34. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Linguistics

#403 in Europe

#1085 in the World

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

35. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Linguistics

#406 in Europe

#1092 in the World

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

36. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Linguistics

#412 in Europe

#1104 in the World

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

37. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Linguistics

#421 in Europe

#1137 in the World

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

38. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Linguistics

#425 in Europe

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,490
Founded: 1970

39. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Linguistics

#443 in Europe

#1215 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

40. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Linguistics

#452 in Europe

#1242 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

41. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Linguistics

#463 in Europe

#1281 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

42. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Linguistics

#486 in Europe

#1360 in the World

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

43. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Linguistics

#487 in Europe

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

44. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Linguistics

#492 in Europe

#1377 in the World

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

45. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Linguistics

#493 in Europe

#1379 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

46. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Linguistics

#521 in Europe

#1489 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

47. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Linguistics

#522 in Europe

#1495 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

48. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Linguistics

#534 in Europe

#1531 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

49. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Linguistics

#546 in Europe

#1585 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

50. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Linguistics

#566 in Europe

#1669 in the World

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

51. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Linguistics

#569 in Europe

#1694 in the World

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

52. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Linguistics

#570 in Europe

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,091
Founded: 1992

53. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Linguistics

#577 in Europe

#1722 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

54. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Linguistics

#581 in Europe

#1742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

55. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Linguistics

#587 in Europe

#1786 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

56. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Linguistics

#588 in Europe

#1790 in the World

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

57. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Linguistics

#589 in Europe

#1799 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

58. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Linguistics

#598 in Europe

#1834 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Linguistics

#599 in Europe

#1837 in the World

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

60. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Linguistics

#602 in Europe

#1847 in the World

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

61. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Linguistics

#610 in Europe

#1875 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

62. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Linguistics

#616 in Europe

#1917 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

63. Eurecom

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

For Linguistics

#620 in Europe

#1924 in the World

Founded: 1991

64. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Linguistics

#623 in Europe

#1948 in the World

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

65. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Linguistics

#641 in Europe

#2052 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

66. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Linguistics

#643 in Europe

#2056 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

67. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Linguistics

#651 in Europe

#2089 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Linguistics

#652 in Europe

#2097 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

69. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Linguistics

#658 in Europe

#2112 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

70. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Linguistics

#659 in Europe

#2113 in the World

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

71. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Linguistics

#668 in Europe

#2146 in the World

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

72. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Linguistics

#671 in Europe

#2156 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

73. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Linguistics

#681 in Europe

#2208 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

74. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Linguistics

#694 in Europe

#2270 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

75. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Linguistics

#695 in Europe

#2280 in the World

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

76. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Linguistics

#698 in Europe

#2294 in the World

Founded: 1907

77. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Linguistics

#700 in Europe

#2297 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

78. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Linguistics

#701 in Europe

#2316 in the World

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

79. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Linguistics

#716 in Europe

#2409 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

80. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Linguistics

#718 in Europe

#2431 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

81. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Linguistics

#719 in Europe

#2435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

82. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Linguistics

#720 in Europe

#2438 in the World

Founded: 1906

83. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Linguistics

#723 in Europe

#2454 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

84. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Linguistics

#732 in Europe

#2514 in the World

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

85. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Linguistics

#738 in Europe

#2550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

86. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Linguistics

#740 in Europe

#2556 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

87. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Linguistics

#745 in Europe

#2569 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

88. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Linguistics

#756 in Europe

#2656 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

89. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Linguistics

#760 in Europe

#2674 in the World

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

90. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Linguistics

#781 in Europe

#2773 in the World

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

91. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Linguistics

#801 in Europe

#2926 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

92. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Linguistics

#837 in Europe

#3135 in the World

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

93. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Linguistics

#839 in Europe

#3148 in the World

Founded: 1892

94. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Linguistics

#840 in Europe

#3171 in the World

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

95. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Linguistics

#846 in Europe

#3197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,687
Founded: 2007

96. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Linguistics

#855 in Europe

#3238 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

97. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Linguistics

#863 in Europe

#3282 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

98. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Linguistics

#868 in Europe

#3296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

99. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Linguistics

#880 in Europe

#3344 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

100. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Linguistics

#900 in Europe

#3420 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in France

Broadcast Journalism5

Classics and Ancient History58

Communications and Public Relations60

Criminology and Criminal Justice19

Early Childhood Education9

Education Majors84

Forensic Science8

Gender Studies37

Human Rights Law9

Intellectual Property and Patent Law16

International Law12

International Relations and Diplomacy11

Journalism and Digital Media22

Law Enforcement10

Library and Information science61

Media Studies16

Military science13

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution21

Occupational Safety and Health14

Political Economy20

Political Science128

Public Policy / Administration26

Radio and Television broadcasting7

Special Education25

Sports / Exercise science22

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies83

Urban and Regional planning18