France's 92 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 1.24M citations received by 54.8K academic papers made by 92 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

#1 in Europe

#7 in the World

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

2. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Applied Mathematics

#11 in Europe

#54 in the World

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

3. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#26 in Europe

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

4. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Applied Mathematics

#32 in Europe

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

5. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Applied Mathematics

#33 in Europe

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

6. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#86 in Europe

#225 in the World

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

7. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Applied Mathematics

#87 in Europe

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

8. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Applied Mathematics

#100 in Europe

#259 in the World

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

9. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Applied Mathematics

#113 in Europe

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

10. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Applied Mathematics

#124 in Europe

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

11. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Applied Mathematics

#134 in Europe

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

12. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Applied Mathematics

#136 in Europe

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

13. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Applied Mathematics

#140 in Europe

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

14. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Applied Mathematics

#151 in Europe

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

15. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#168 in Europe

#422 in the World

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

16. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Applied Mathematics

#171 in Europe

#426 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

17. University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

Ile-de-France | Marne-la-Vallee

For Applied Mathematics

#193 in Europe

#481 in the World

Enrollment: 12,335
Founded: 1991

18. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Applied Mathematics

#194 in Europe

#484 in the World

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

19. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Applied Mathematics

#199 in Europe

#491 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

20. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Applied Mathematics

#212 in Europe

#514 in the World

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

21. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Applied Mathematics

#229 in Europe

#557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

22. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Applied Mathematics

#233 in Europe

#568 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

23. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Applied Mathematics

#234 in Europe

#569 in the World

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

24. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Applied Mathematics

#246 in Europe

#588 in the World

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

25. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Applied Mathematics

#248 in Europe

#594 in the World

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

26. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#251 in Europe

#601 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

27. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Applied Mathematics

#252 in Europe

#602 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

28. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Applied Mathematics

#257 in Europe

#608 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Applied Mathematics

#261 in Europe

#619 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

30. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Applied Mathematics

#262 in Europe

#620 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

31. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Applied Mathematics

#263 in Europe

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

32. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Applied Mathematics

#267 in Europe

#630 in the World

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

33. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Applied Mathematics

#269 in Europe

#639 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

34. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Applied Mathematics

#274 in Europe

#649 in the World

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

35. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Applied Mathematics

#275 in Europe

#651 in the World

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

36. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Applied Mathematics

#296 in Europe

#711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

37. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Applied Mathematics

#298 in Europe

#716 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

38. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Applied Mathematics

#300 in Europe

#719 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

39. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Applied Mathematics

#307 in Europe

#731 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

40. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Applied Mathematics

#321 in Europe

#764 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

41. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Applied Mathematics

#322 in Europe

#773 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

#329 in Europe

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

43. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Applied Mathematics

#330 in Europe

#790 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

44. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Applied Mathematics

#335 in Europe

#811 in the World

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

45. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Applied Mathematics

#344 in Europe

#830 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

46. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Applied Mathematics

#345 in Europe

#831 in the World

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

47. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#355 in Europe

#874 in the World

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

48. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Applied Mathematics

#359 in Europe

#886 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

49. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#369 in Europe

#930 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

50. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Applied Mathematics

#371 in Europe

#942 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

51. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Applied Mathematics

#373 in Europe

#945 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

52. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Applied Mathematics

#392 in Europe

#1012 in the World

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

53. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#394 in Europe

#1018 in the World

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

54. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Applied Mathematics

#395 in Europe

#1023 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

55. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Applied Mathematics

#397 in Europe

#1029 in the World

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

56. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Applied Mathematics

#401 in Europe

#1041 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

57. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Applied Mathematics

#403 in Europe

#1049 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

#409 in Europe

#1065 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

59. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Applied Mathematics

#410 in Europe

#1071 in the World

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

60. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Applied Mathematics

#411 in Europe

#1072 in the World

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

61. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Applied Mathematics

#415 in Europe

#1090 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

62. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Applied Mathematics

#422 in Europe

#1109 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

63. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Applied Mathematics

#431 in Europe

#1135 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

64. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Applied Mathematics

#443 in Europe

#1198 in the World

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

65. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Applied Mathematics

#457 in Europe

#1239 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

#462 in Europe

#1249 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

67. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Applied Mathematics

#467 in Europe

#1272 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

#480 in Europe

#1332 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

69. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Applied Mathematics

#511 in Europe

#1488 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

#1519 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

71. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Applied Mathematics

#530 in Europe

#1578 in the World

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

72. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Applied Mathematics

#535 in Europe

#1601 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

73. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#561 in Europe

#1701 in the World

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

74. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Applied Mathematics

#566 in Europe

#1732 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

75. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Applied Mathematics

#569 in Europe

#1740 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

76. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Applied Mathematics

#578 in Europe

#1799 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

77. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#579 in Europe

#1805 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

78. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Applied Mathematics

#589 in Europe

#1844 in the World

Founded: 1907

79. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Applied Mathematics

#599 in Europe

#1922 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

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

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Applied Mathematics

#600 in Europe

#1927 in the World

Founded: 1994

81. Eurecom

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

For Applied Mathematics

#632 in Europe

#2174 in the World

Founded: 1991

82. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Applied Mathematics

#639 in Europe

#2199 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

83. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Applied Mathematics

#644 in Europe

#2223 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#660 in Europe

#2307 in the World

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

85. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Applied Mathematics

#678 in Europe

#2392 in the World

Founded: 1906

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#685 in Europe

#2441 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

87. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Applied Mathematics

#698 in Europe

#2526 in the World

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

88. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#708 in Europe

#2561 in the World

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

89. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Applied Mathematics

#714 in Europe

#2598 in the World

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

90. Polytechnic Institute of Advanced Science

Ile-de-France | Ivry-sur-Seine

For Applied Mathematics

#715 in Europe

#2602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 2,458
Founded: 1961

91. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Applied Mathematics

#718 in Europe

#2633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

92. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Applied Mathematics

#724 in Europe

#2669 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

Mathematics subfields in France