100 Best universities for Statistics in France

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Statistics. A graph of 9.62M citations received by 326K academic papers made by 128 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 Statistics

#14 in Europe

#76 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Statistics

#68 in Europe

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Statistics

#96 in Europe

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

4. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Statistics

#101 in Europe

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

5. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Statistics

#117 in Europe

#325 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

6. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Statistics

#136 in Europe

#365 in the World

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

7. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Statistics

#147 in Europe

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

8. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Statistics

#169 in Europe

#444 in the World

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

9. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Statistics

#180 in Europe

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

10. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Statistics

#184 in Europe

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

11. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Statistics

#200 in Europe

#532 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

12. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Statistics

#209 in Europe

#559 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

13. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Statistics

#211 in Europe

#561 in the World

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

14. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Statistics

#244 in Europe

#636 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

15. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Statistics

#269 in Europe

#720 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

16. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Statistics

#272 in Europe

#727 in the World

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

17. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Statistics

#288 in Europe

#770 in the World

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

18. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Statistics

#290 in Europe

#781 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

19. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Statistics

#300 in Europe

#813 in the World

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

20. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Statistics

#303 in Europe

#819 in the World

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

21. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Statistics

#305 in Europe

#822 in the World

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

22. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Statistics

#316 in Europe

#844 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Statistics

#319 in Europe

#852 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

24. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Statistics

#322 in Europe

#867 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

25. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Statistics

#324 in Europe

#872 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

26. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Statistics

#326 in Europe

#877 in the World

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

27. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Statistics

#347 in Europe

#926 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

28. Eurecom

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

For Statistics

#353 in Europe

#958 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Statistics

#356 in Europe

#961 in the World

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

30. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Statistics

#357 in Europe

#962 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

31. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Statistics

#366 in Europe

#991 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

32. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Statistics

#369 in Europe

#1009 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

33. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Statistics

#372 in Europe

#1016 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

34. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Statistics

#375 in Europe

#1026 in the World

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

35. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Statistics

#382 in Europe

#1042 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

36. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Statistics

#389 in Europe

#1070 in the World

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

37. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Statistics

#417 in Europe

#1168 in the World

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

38. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Statistics

#419 in Europe

#1173 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

39. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Statistics

#420 in Europe

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

40. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Statistics

#428 in Europe

#1223 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

41. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Statistics

#429 in Europe

#1229 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

42. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Statistics

#449 in Europe

#1300 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

43. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Statistics

#450 in Europe

#1301 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

44. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Statistics

#452 in Europe

#1308 in the World

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

45. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Statistics

#455 in Europe

#1320 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

46. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Statistics

#457 in Europe

#1333 in the World

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

47. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Statistics

#477 in Europe

#1395 in the World

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

48. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Statistics

#483 in Europe

#1420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

49. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Statistics

#494 in Europe

#1485 in the World

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

50. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Statistics

#500 in Europe

#1517 in the World

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

51. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Statistics

#508 in Europe

#1542 in the World

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

52. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Statistics

#519 in Europe

#1592 in the World

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

53. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Statistics

#523 in Europe

#1604 in the World

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

54. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Statistics

#525 in Europe

#1608 in the World

Founded: 1907

55. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Statistics

#530 in Europe

#1626 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

56. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Statistics

#533 in Europe

#1632 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Statistics

#551 in Europe

#1700 in the World

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

58. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Statistics

#559 in Europe

#1736 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

59. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Statistics

#560 in Europe

#1746 in the World

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

60. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Statistics

#572 in Europe

#1799 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Statistics

#574 in Europe

#1811 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

62. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Statistics

#578 in Europe

#1836 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

63. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Statistics

#600 in Europe

#1944 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

64. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Statistics

#606 in Europe

#1965 in the World

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

65. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Statistics

#611 in Europe

#1996 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

66. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Statistics

#616 in Europe

#2018 in the World

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

67. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Statistics

#627 in Europe

#2086 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

68. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Statistics

#629 in Europe

#2097 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

69. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Statistics

#637 in Europe

#2123 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

70. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Statistics

#641 in Europe

#2132 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

71. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Statistics

#642 in Europe

#2134 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

72. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Statistics

#644 in Europe

#2157 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

73. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Statistics

#645 in Europe

#2170 in the World

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

74. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Statistics

#646 in Europe

#2190 in the World

Enrollment: 1,854
Founded: 1966

75. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Statistics

#648 in Europe

#2198 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

76. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Statistics

#665 in Europe

#2310 in the World

Founded: 1906

77. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Statistics

#670 in Europe

#2329 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

78. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Statistics

#673 in Europe

#2350 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

79. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Statistics

#676 in Europe

#2367 in the World

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

80. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Statistics

#679 in Europe

#2383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

81. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Statistics

#683 in Europe

#2444 in the World

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

82. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Statistics

#695 in Europe

#2500 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

83. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Statistics

#696 in Europe

#2503 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

84. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Statistics

#697 in Europe

#2504 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

85. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Statistics

#708 in Europe

#2546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

86. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Statistics

#736 in Europe

#2702 in the World

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

87. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Statistics

#737 in Europe

#2714 in the World

Enrollment: 39,424
Founded: 1875

88. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Statistics

#743 in Europe

#2750 in the World

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

89. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Statistics

#759 in Europe

#2829 in the World

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

90. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Statistics

#762 in Europe

#2846 in the World

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

91. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Statistics

#769 in Europe

#2896 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

92. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Statistics

#774 in Europe

#2910 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

93. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Statistics

#776 in Europe

#2923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1819

94. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Statistics

#777 in Europe

#2934 in the World

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

95. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Statistics

#784 in Europe

#2978 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

96. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Statistics

#786 in Europe

#2990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

97. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Statistics

#792 in Europe

#3024 in the World

Founded: 1828

98. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Statistics

#795 in Europe

#3031 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

99. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Statistics

#801 in Europe

#3070 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

100. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Statistics

#803 in Europe

#3075 in the World

Founded: 1892

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

Mathematics subfields in France

Actuarial Science30

Applied Mathematics93

Blockchain and Cryptography77

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics97

Math Teachers68

Operations Research62