France's 93 best Applied Mathematics universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Applied Mathematics. A graph of 1.3M citations received by 55.9K academic papers made by 93 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 Applied Mathematics

#2 in Europe

#8 in the World

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

2. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Applied Mathematics

#11 in Europe

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,790
Founded: 1794

3. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#29 in Europe

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

4. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Applied Mathematics

#32 in Europe

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

5. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Applied Mathematics

#35 in Europe

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

6. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Applied Mathematics

#86 in Europe

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

7. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#87 in Europe

#230 in the World

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

8. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Applied Mathematics

#94 in Europe

#249 in the World

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

9. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Applied Mathematics

#112 in Europe

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

10. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Applied Mathematics

#126 in Europe

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

11. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Applied Mathematics

#133 in Europe

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

12. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Applied Mathematics

#135 in Europe

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

13. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Applied Mathematics

#139 in Europe

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

14. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Applied Mathematics

#147 in Europe

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

15. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Applied Mathematics

#164 in Europe

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

16. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#170 in Europe

#426 in the World

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

17. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Applied Mathematics

#182 in Europe

#456 in the World

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

18. University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

Ile-de-France | Marne-la-Vallee

For Applied Mathematics

#195 in Europe

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 12,335
Founded: 1991

19. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Applied Mathematics

#196 in Europe

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

20. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Applied Mathematics

#200 in Europe

#496 in the World

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

21. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Applied Mathematics

#201 in Europe

#497 in the World

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

22. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Applied Mathematics

#230 in Europe

#561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

23. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Applied Mathematics

#235 in Europe

#571 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

24. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Applied Mathematics

#242 in Europe

#580 in the World

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

25. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Applied Mathematics

#247 in Europe

#589 in the World

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

26. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Applied Mathematics

#249 in Europe

#601 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

27. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Applied Mathematics

#250 in Europe

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1460

28. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#252 in Europe

#608 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Applied Mathematics

#261 in Europe

#621 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

30. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Applied Mathematics

#264 in Europe

#628 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

31. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Applied Mathematics

#265 in Europe

#630 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

32. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Applied Mathematics

#266 in Europe

#633 in the World

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

33. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Applied Mathematics

#269 in Europe

#638 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

34. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Applied Mathematics

#271 in Europe

#647 in the World

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

35. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Applied Mathematics

#276 in Europe

#662 in the World

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

36. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Applied Mathematics

#292 in Europe

#706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

37. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Applied Mathematics

#296 in Europe

#715 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

38. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Applied Mathematics

#300 in Europe

#724 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

39. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Applied Mathematics

#307 in Europe

#736 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

40. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Applied Mathematics

#321 in Europe

#767 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

41. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Applied Mathematics

#325 in Europe

#782 in the World

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

42. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#328 in Europe

#790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

43. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Applied Mathematics

#330 in Europe

#792 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

44. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Applied Mathematics

#334 in Europe

#809 in the World

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

45. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Applied Mathematics

#346 in Europe

#845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 20,784
Founded: 1991

46. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Applied Mathematics

#352 in Europe

#861 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

47. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#356 in Europe

#884 in the World

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

48. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Applied Mathematics

#357 in Europe

#887 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

49. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#366 in Europe

#927 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

50. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Applied Mathematics

#370 in Europe

#939 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

51. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Applied Mathematics

#375 in Europe

#961 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

52. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Applied Mathematics

#387 in Europe

#1000 in the World

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

53. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Applied Mathematics

#394 in Europe

#1018 in the World

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

54. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#395 in Europe

#1020 in the World

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

55. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Applied Mathematics

#396 in Europe

#1025 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

56. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Applied Mathematics

#399 in Europe

#1042 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

57. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Applied Mathematics

#401 in Europe

#1045 in the World

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

58. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Applied Mathematics

#411 in Europe

#1075 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

59. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Applied Mathematics

#412 in Europe

#1079 in the World

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

60. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Applied Mathematics

#413 in Europe

#1093 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

61. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Applied Mathematics

#418 in Europe

#1107 in the World

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

62. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Applied Mathematics

#423 in Europe

#1123 in the World

Enrollment: 1,854
Founded: 1966

63. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Applied Mathematics

#430 in Europe

#1136 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

64. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Applied Mathematics

#441 in Europe

#1194 in the World

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

65. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Applied Mathematics

#458 in Europe

#1244 in the World

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

66. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Applied Mathematics

#464 in Europe

#1262 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

67. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Applied Mathematics

#467 in Europe

#1281 in the World

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

68. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Applied Mathematics

#479 in Europe

#1332 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

69. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Applied Mathematics

#509 in Europe

#1482 in the World

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

70. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Applied Mathematics

#518 in Europe

#1531 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

71. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Applied Mathematics

#530 in Europe

#1585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 2007

72. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Applied Mathematics

#543 in Europe

#1631 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

73. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#560 in Europe

#1711 in the World

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

74. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Applied Mathematics

#563 in Europe

#1725 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

75. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Applied Mathematics

#571 in Europe

#1773 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

76. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#580 in Europe

#1814 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

77. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Applied Mathematics

#581 in Europe

#1815 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

78. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Applied Mathematics

#589 in Europe

#1853 in the World

Founded: 1907

79. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Applied Mathematics

#596 in Europe

#1918 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

80. Graduate School of Chemistry, Physics and Electronics, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Applied Mathematics

#598 in Europe

#1927 in the World

Founded: 1994

81. Eurecom

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

For Applied Mathematics

#631 in Europe

#2163 in the World

Founded: 1991

82. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Applied Mathematics

#634 in Europe

#2177 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

83. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Applied Mathematics

#643 in Europe

#2229 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

84. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Applied Mathematics

#658 in Europe

#2291 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#662 in Europe

#2318 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#682 in Europe

#2426 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

87. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Applied Mathematics

#685 in Europe

#2431 in the World

Founded: 1906

88. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#703 in Europe

#2547 in the World

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

89. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Applied Mathematics

#705 in Europe

#2553 in the World

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

90. Polytechnic Institute of Advanced Science

Ile-de-France | Ivry-sur-Seine

For Applied Mathematics

#714 in Europe

#2595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 2,721
Founded: 1961

91. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Applied Mathematics

#718 in Europe

#2656 in the World

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

92. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Applied Mathematics

#723 in Europe

#2673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

93. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Applied Mathematics

#728 in Europe

#2692 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

Mathematics subfields in France