100 Best Medical schools in France

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 27M citations received by 840K 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 Medicine

#8 in Europe

#47 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Medicine

#55 in Europe

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Medicine

#121 in Europe

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

4. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Medicine

#124 in Europe

#338 in the World

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

5. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Medicine

#127 in Europe

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

6. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Medicine

#136 in Europe

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

7. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Medicine

#137 in Europe

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

8. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Medicine

#156 in Europe

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

9. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Medicine

#162 in Europe

#448 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

10. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Medicine

#164 in Europe

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

11. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Medicine

#177 in Europe

#494 in the World

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

12. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Medicine

#185 in Europe

#523 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

13. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Medicine

#188 in Europe

#530 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

14. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Medicine

#193 in Europe

#549 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Medicine

#207 in Europe

#590 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

16. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Medicine

#227 in Europe

#652 in the World

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

17. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Medicine

#252 in Europe

#724 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

18. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Medicine

#254 in Europe

#736 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

19. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Medicine

#258 in Europe

#746 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

20. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Medicine

#260 in Europe

#752 in the World

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

21. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Medicine

#262 in Europe

#758 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

22. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Medicine

#283 in Europe

#835 in the World

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

23. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Medicine

#294 in Europe

#864 in the World

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

24. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Medicine

#306 in Europe

#917 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

25. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Medicine

#318 in Europe

#949 in the World

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

26. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Medicine

#322 in Europe

#963 in the World

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

27. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Medicine

#331 in Europe

#990 in the World

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

28. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Medicine

#341 in Europe

#1032 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

29. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Medicine

#355 in Europe

#1096 in the World

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

30. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Medicine

#356 in Europe

#1099 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

31. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Medicine

#370 in Europe

#1159 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

32. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Medicine

#385 in Europe

#1217 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

33. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Medicine

#406 in Europe

#1319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

34. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Medicine

#413 in Europe

#1348 in the World

Founded: 1828

35. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Medicine

#436 in Europe

#1447 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

36. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Medicine

#455 in Europe

#1531 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Medicine

#470 in Europe

#1582 in the World

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

38. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Medicine

#482 in Europe

#1625 in the World

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

39. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Medicine

#491 in Europe

#1662 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

40. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Medicine

#500 in Europe

#1694 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

41. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Medicine

#527 in Europe

#1853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,687
Founded: 2007

42. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Medicine

#534 in Europe

#1878 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

43. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Medicine

#539 in Europe

#1912 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Medicine

#560 in Europe

#1972 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

45. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Medicine

#561 in Europe

#1973 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

46. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Medicine

#568 in Europe

#2025 in the World

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

47. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Medicine

#570 in Europe

#2042 in the World

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

48. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Medicine

#572 in Europe

#2052 in the World

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

49. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Medicine

#574 in Europe

#2056 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

50. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Medicine

#577 in Europe

#2063 in the World

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

51. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Medicine

#586 in Europe

#2116 in the World

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

52. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Medicine

#588 in Europe

#2122 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

53. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Medicine

#591 in Europe

#2140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

54. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Medicine

#593 in Europe

#2170 in the World

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

55. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Medicine

#595 in Europe

#2185 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

56. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Medicine

#596 in Europe

#2188 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

57. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Medicine

#605 in Europe

#2247 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

58. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Medicine

#608 in Europe

#2263 in the World

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

59. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Medicine

#626 in Europe

#2364 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

60. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Medicine

#637 in Europe

#2436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 15,232
Founded: 1971

61. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Medicine

#653 in Europe

#2526 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

62. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Medicine

#659 in Europe

#2559 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

63. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Medicine

#669 in Europe

#2589 in the World

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

64. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Medicine

#677 in Europe

#2627 in the World

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

65. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Medicine

#684 in Europe

#2672 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

66. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Medicine

#738 in Europe

#2911 in the World

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

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

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Medicine

#741 in Europe

#2925 in the World

Founded: 1994

68. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Medicine

#742 in Europe

#2930 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

69. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Medicine

#745 in Europe

#2949 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

70. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Medicine

#752 in Europe

#2985 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

71. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Medicine

#755 in Europe

#3019 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

72. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Medicine

#757 in Europe

#3041 in the World

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

73. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Medicine

#766 in Europe

#3101 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

74. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Medicine

#768 in Europe

#3105 in the World

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

75. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Medicine

#769 in Europe

#3112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

76. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Medicine

#771 in Europe

#3116 in the World

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

77. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Medicine

#774 in Europe

#3122 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

78. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Medicine

#775 in Europe

#3128 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

79. University of French Guiana

French Guiana | Cayenne

For Medicine

#778 in Europe

#3139 in the World

Enrollment: 2,580
Founded: 2014

80. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Medicine

#786 in Europe

#3190 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

81. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Medicine

#792 in Europe

#3212 in the World

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

82. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Medicine

#798 in Europe

#3235 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

83. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Medicine

#799 in Europe

#3240 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

84. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Medicine

#805 in Europe

#3268 in the World

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

85. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Medicine

#820 in Europe

#3345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

86. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Medicine

#821 in Europe

#3346 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

87. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Medicine

#833 in Europe

#3422 in the World

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

88. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Medicine

#884 in Europe

#3743 in the World

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

89. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Medicine

#886 in Europe

#3762 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

90. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Medicine

#887 in Europe

#3766 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

91. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Medicine

#903 in Europe

#3866 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

92. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Medicine

#908 in Europe

#3887 in the World

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

93. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Medicine

#918 in Europe

#3950 in the World

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

94. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Medicine

#921 in Europe

#3960 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

95. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Medicine

#935 in Europe

#4017 in the World

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

96. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Medicine

#940 in Europe

#4062 in the World

Founded: 1907

97. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Medicine

#942 in Europe

#4076 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

98. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Medicine

#948 in Europe

#4103 in the World

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

99. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Medicine

#949 in Europe

#4121 in the World

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

100. Eurecom

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

For Medicine

#971 in Europe

#4235 in the World

Founded: 1991

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

Medicine subfields in France

Anatomy and Physiology96

Anesthesiology56

Bioethics/Medical Ethics21

Biomedical Engineering52

Clinical Psychology48

Critical Care Nursing40

Family medicine47

Forensic Science8

Gastroenterology and Hepatology43

Health Science51

Healthcare Management (MHA)47

Medical Physics30

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)63

Occupational Therapy26

Oncology and Cancer research66

Ophthalmology40

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine41

Physical Therapy80

Plastic Surgery24

Public Health104

Radiation Therapy38

Radiology and Nuclear medicine103

Respiratory Therapy29

Sonography and Ultrasound32

Sports / Exercise science25

Sports Medicine57