France's 87 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 940K citations received by 48.5K academic papers made by 87 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

#6 in the World

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

2. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Applied Mathematics

#15 in Europe

#77 in the World

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

3. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#25 in Europe

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

4. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Applied Mathematics

#31 in Europe

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

5. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Applied Mathematics

#35 in Europe

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

6. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Applied Mathematics

#72 in Europe

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

7. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Applied Mathematics

#100 in Europe

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

8. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Applied Mathematics

#104 in Europe

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

9. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Applied Mathematics

#111 in Europe

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

10. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Applied Mathematics

#119 in Europe

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

11. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#125 in Europe

#321 in the World

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

12. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Applied Mathematics

#131 in Europe

#342 in the World

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

13. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Applied Mathematics

#145 in Europe

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

14. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Applied Mathematics

#159 in Europe

#404 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

15. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Applied Mathematics

#164 in Europe

#410 in the World

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

16. University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

Ile-de-France | Marne-la-Vallee

For Applied Mathematics

#165 in Europe

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 12,335
Founded: 1991

17. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Applied Mathematics

#175 in Europe

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

18. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Applied Mathematics

#178 in Europe

#441 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

19. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Applied Mathematics

#182 in Europe

#448 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

20. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Applied Mathematics

#184 in Europe

#450 in the World

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

21. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Applied Mathematics

#196 in Europe

#484 in the World

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

22. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#197 in Europe

#485 in the World

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

23. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Applied Mathematics

#211 in Europe

#515 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

24. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Applied Mathematics

#229 in Europe

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

25. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Applied Mathematics

#238 in Europe

#571 in the World

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

26. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Applied Mathematics

#249 in Europe

#592 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

27. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Applied Mathematics

#253 in Europe

#597 in the World

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

28. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Applied Mathematics

#269 in Europe

#639 in the World

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

29. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Applied Mathematics

#270 in Europe

#646 in the World

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

30. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#272 in Europe

#654 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

31. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Applied Mathematics

#280 in Europe

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

32. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Applied Mathematics

#290 in Europe

#685 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

33. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Applied Mathematics

#299 in Europe

#716 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

34. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Applied Mathematics

#302 in Europe

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

35. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Applied Mathematics

#307 in Europe

#733 in the World

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

36. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#309 in Europe

#736 in the World

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

37. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Applied Mathematics

#310 in Europe

#737 in the World

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

38. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Applied Mathematics

#318 in Europe

#772 in the World

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

39. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Applied Mathematics

#319 in Europe

#774 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

40. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Applied Mathematics

#324 in Europe

#786 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

41. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Applied Mathematics

#328 in Europe

#799 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

42. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#331 in Europe

#807 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

43. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Applied Mathematics

#334 in Europe

#811 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Applied Mathematics

#336 in Europe

#814 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

45. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#341 in Europe

#827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

46. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Applied Mathematics

#352 in Europe

#855 in the World

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

47. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Applied Mathematics

#357 in Europe

#876 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

48. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Applied Mathematics

#361 in Europe

#884 in the World

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

49. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Applied Mathematics

#370 in Europe

#921 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

50. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Applied Mathematics

#373 in Europe

#932 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

51. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Applied Mathematics

#375 in Europe

#937 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

52. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Applied Mathematics

#378 in Europe

#947 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

53. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Applied Mathematics

#382 in Europe

#963 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

54. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Applied Mathematics

#396 in Europe

#1009 in the World

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

55. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Applied Mathematics

#401 in Europe

#1030 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

56. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Applied Mathematics

#409 in Europe

#1050 in the World

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

57. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Applied Mathematics

#415 in Europe

#1077 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

58. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#421 in Europe

#1106 in the World

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

59. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Applied Mathematics

#424 in Europe

#1125 in the World

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

60. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Applied Mathematics

#426 in Europe

#1131 in the World

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

61. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Applied Mathematics

#432 in Europe

#1144 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

62. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Applied Mathematics

#433 in Europe

#1146 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

63. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Applied Mathematics

#448 in Europe

#1196 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

64. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Applied Mathematics

#453 in Europe

#1213 in the World

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

65. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Applied Mathematics

#465 in Europe

#1260 in the World

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

66. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Applied Mathematics

#467 in Europe

#1271 in the World

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

67. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Applied Mathematics

#482 in Europe

#1321 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

68. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Applied Mathematics

#494 in Europe

#1380 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

69. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Applied Mathematics

#498 in Europe

#1398 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

70. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Applied Mathematics

#509 in Europe

#1459 in the World

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

71. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#519 in Europe

#1499 in the World

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

72. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Applied Mathematics

#520 in Europe

#1502 in the World

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

73. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Applied Mathematics

#533 in Europe

#1544 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

74. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Applied Mathematics

#534 in Europe

#1546 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

75. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Applied Mathematics

#554 in Europe

#1663 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

76. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Applied Mathematics

#575 in Europe

#1732 in the World

Founded: 1907

77. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Applied Mathematics

#578 in Europe

#1780 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

78. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#593 in Europe

#1859 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

79. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Applied Mathematics

#596 in Europe

#1875 in the World

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

80. Eurecom

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

For Applied Mathematics

#631 in Europe

#2110 in the World

Founded: 1991

81. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Applied Mathematics

#632 in Europe

#2120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

82. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Applied Mathematics

#634 in Europe

#2128 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Applied Mathematics

#635 in Europe

#2132 in the World

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

84. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Applied Mathematics

#662 in Europe

#2294 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

85. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Applied Mathematics

#670 in Europe

#2360 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

86. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Applied Mathematics

#681 in Europe

#2400 in the World

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

87. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Applied Mathematics

#690 in Europe

#2444 in the World

Founded: 1906

Mathematics subfields in France