26 Best universities for Public Policy / Administration 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 Public Policy / Administration. A graph of 76K citations received by 4.68K academic papers made by 26 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. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Policy / Administration

#100 in Europe

#277 in the World

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

2. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Policy / Administration

#133 in Europe

#379 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

3. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Policy / Administration

#213 in Europe

#563 in the World

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

4. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Public Policy / Administration

#241 in Europe

#639 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

5. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Public Policy / Administration

#258 in Europe

#693 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

6. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Public Policy / Administration

#272 in Europe

#728 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

7. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Public Policy / Administration

#298 in Europe

#800 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

8. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Public Policy / Administration

#302 in Europe

#809 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

9. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Public Policy / Administration

#303 in Europe

#812 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

10. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Public Policy / Administration

#304 in Europe

#815 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

11. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Policy / Administration

#305 in Europe

#818 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

12. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Public Policy / Administration

#306 in Europe

#821 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

13. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Policy / Administration

#311 in Europe

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

14. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Policy / Administration

#341 in Europe

#928 in the World

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

15. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Public Policy / Administration

#401 in Europe

#1135 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

16. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Public Policy / Administration

#402 in Europe

#1141 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Public Policy / Administration

#405 in Europe

#1150 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

18. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Public Policy / Administration

#416 in Europe

#1193 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Policy / Administration

#421 in Europe

#1205 in the World

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

20. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Public Policy / Administration

#423 in Europe

#1208 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

21. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Public Policy / Administration

#439 in Europe

#1274 in the World

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

22. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Public Policy / Administration

#447 in Europe

#1306 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

23. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Policy / Administration

#465 in Europe

#1363 in the World

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

24. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Public Policy / Administration

#488 in Europe

#1465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

25. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Public Policy / Administration

#489 in Europe

#1468 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

26. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Public Policy / Administration

#492 in Europe

#1473 in the World

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

The best cities to study Public Policy / Administration in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Lille, Villeurbanne, and Marseille.