100 Best universities for Mathematics 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 Mathematics. A graph of 8.43M citations received by 376K academic papers made by 132 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 Mathematics

#13 in Europe

#72 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Mathematics

#67 in Europe

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Mathematics

#90 in Europe

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

4. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Mathematics

#119 in Europe

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

5. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Mathematics

#130 in Europe

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

6. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Mathematics

#142 in Europe

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

7. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Mathematics

#162 in Europe

#427 in the World

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

8. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Mathematics

#172 in Europe

#452 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

9. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Mathematics

#200 in Europe

#544 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

10. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Mathematics

#202 in Europe

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

11. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Mathematics

#205 in Europe

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

12. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Mathematics

#208 in Europe

#560 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

13. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Mathematics

#228 in Europe

#606 in the World

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

14. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Mathematics

#258 in Europe

#674 in the World

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

15. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Mathematics

#265 in Europe

#690 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

16. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Mathematics

#269 in Europe

#700 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

17. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Mathematics

#279 in Europe

#736 in the World

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

18. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Mathematics

#280 in Europe

#739 in the World

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

19. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Mathematics

#289 in Europe

#773 in the World

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

20. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Mathematics

#290 in Europe

#774 in the World

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

21. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Mathematics

#300 in Europe

#800 in the World

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

22. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Mathematics

#312 in Europe

#818 in the World

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

23. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Mathematics

#314 in Europe

#828 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

24. Eurecom

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

For Mathematics

#318 in Europe

#838 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Mathematics

#321 in Europe

#843 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

26. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Mathematics

#322 in Europe

#846 in the World

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

27. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Mathematics

#333 in Europe

#885 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

28. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Mathematics

#339 in Europe

#903 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Mathematics

#348 in Europe

#938 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

30. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Mathematics

#349 in Europe

#939 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

31. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Mathematics

#356 in Europe

#956 in the World

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

32. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Mathematics

#360 in Europe

#970 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

33. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Mathematics

#375 in Europe

#1021 in the World

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

34. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Mathematics

#386 in Europe

#1054 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

35. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Mathematics

#394 in Europe

#1080 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

36. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Mathematics

#396 in Europe

#1084 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

37. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Mathematics

#402 in Europe

#1106 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

38. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Mathematics

#418 in Europe

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

39. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Mathematics

#428 in Europe

#1175 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

40. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Mathematics

#432 in Europe

#1188 in the World

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

41. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Mathematics

#441 in Europe

#1219 in the World

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

42. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Mathematics

#455 in Europe

#1286 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

43. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Mathematics

#464 in Europe

#1309 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

44. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Mathematics

#471 in Europe

#1357 in the World

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

45. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Mathematics

#477 in Europe

#1376 in the World

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

46. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Mathematics

#483 in Europe

#1399 in the World

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

47. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Mathematics

#488 in Europe

#1407 in the World

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

48. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Mathematics

#490 in Europe

#1414 in the World

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

49. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Mathematics

#493 in Europe

#1420 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

50. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Mathematics

#497 in Europe

#1441 in the World

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

51. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Mathematics

#507 in Europe

#1503 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Mathematics

#511 in Europe

#1520 in the World

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

53. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Mathematics

#515 in Europe

#1542 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

54. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Mathematics

#516 in Europe

#1548 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

55. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Mathematics

#517 in Europe

#1549 in the World

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

56. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Mathematics

#520 in Europe

#1558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

57. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Mathematics

#524 in Europe

#1574 in the World

Founded: 1907

58. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Mathematics

#525 in Europe

#1575 in the World

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

59. University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

Ile-de-France | Marne-la-Vallee

For Mathematics

#533 in Europe

#1615 in the World

Enrollment: 12,335
Founded: 1991

60. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Mathematics

#536 in Europe

#1631 in the World

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

61. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Mathematics

#545 in Europe

#1666 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

62. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Mathematics

#550 in Europe

#1678 in the World

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

63. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Mathematics

#571 in Europe

#1761 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

64. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Mathematics

#572 in Europe

#1773 in the World

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

65. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Mathematics

#581 in Europe

#1800 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

66. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Mathematics

#583 in Europe

#1810 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

67. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Mathematics

#584 in Europe

#1813 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Mathematics

#586 in Europe

#1819 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

69. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Mathematics

#595 in Europe

#1861 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

70. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Mathematics

#601 in Europe

#1894 in the World

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

71. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Mathematics

#607 in Europe

#1933 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

72. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Mathematics

#609 in Europe

#1940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

73. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Mathematics

#616 in Europe

#2000 in the World

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

74. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Mathematics

#624 in Europe

#2023 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

75. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Mathematics

#627 in Europe

#2040 in the World

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

76. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Mathematics

#631 in Europe

#2065 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

77. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Mathematics

#633 in Europe

#2067 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

78. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Mathematics

#635 in Europe

#2081 in the World

Founded: 1906

79. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Mathematics

#647 in Europe

#2146 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

80. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Mathematics

#648 in Europe

#2147 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

81. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Mathematics

#661 in Europe

#2224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

82. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Mathematics

#678 in Europe

#2299 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

83. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Mathematics

#681 in Europe

#2347 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

84. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Mathematics

#683 in Europe

#2385 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

85. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Mathematics

#685 in Europe

#2409 in the World

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

86. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Mathematics

#693 in Europe

#2457 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

87. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Mathematics

#695 in Europe

#2462 in the World

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

88. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Mathematics

#720 in Europe

#2584 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

89. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Mathematics

#721 in Europe

#2608 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

90. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Mathematics

#725 in Europe

#2629 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

91. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Mathematics

#734 in Europe

#2660 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

92. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Mathematics

#749 in Europe

#2740 in the World

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

93. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Mathematics

#762 in Europe

#2840 in the World

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

94. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Mathematics

#773 in Europe

#2890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 14,800
Founded: 2013

95. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Mathematics

#777 in Europe

#2915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

96. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Mathematics

#778 in Europe

#2924 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

97. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Mathematics

#788 in Europe

#3023 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

98. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Mathematics

#790 in Europe

#3030 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

99. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Mathematics

#793 in Europe

#3047 in the World

Founded: 1828

100. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Mathematics

#798 in Europe

#3060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1984

The best cities to study Mathematics in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Villeurbanne, Orsay, and Toulouse.

Mathematics subfields in France

Actuarial Science30

Applied Mathematics87

Blockchain and Cryptography77

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics96

Math Teachers59

Operations Research56