14 Best universities for Public Policy / Administration in France

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 28.7M citations received by 1.43M academic papers made by 14 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

#128 in Europe

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1872

2. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Policy / Administration

#184 in Europe

#498 in the World

Enrollment: 43,700
Founded: 1971

3. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Public Policy / Administration

#237 in Europe

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

4. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Public Policy / Administration

#263 in Europe

#701 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

5. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Policy / Administration

#278 in Europe

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Enrollment: 8,681
Founded: 1968

6. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Public Policy / Administration

#285 in Europe

#779 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

7. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Public Policy / Administration

#291 in Europe

#797 in the World

Enrollment: 31,001
Founded: 1964

8. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Public Policy / Administration

#295 in Europe

#804 in the World

Enrollment: 50,822
Founded: 1621

9. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Policy / Administration

#338 in Europe

#941 in the World

Founded: 1947

10. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Public Policy / Administration

#359 in Europe

#1004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1881

11. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Public Policy / Administration

#382 in Europe

#1089 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

12. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Public Policy / Administration

#394 in Europe

#1134 in the World

Enrollment: 55,000
Founded: 1339

13. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Policy / Administration

#401 in Europe

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,221
Founded: 1970

14. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Public Policy / Administration

#404 in Europe

#1179 in the World

Founded: 1945

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