100 Best universities for Pathology 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 Pathology. A graph of 13.1M citations received by 356K academic papers made by 122 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 Pathology

#8 in Europe

#42 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Pathology

#60 in Europe

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pathology

#123 in Europe

#331 in the World

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

4. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Pathology

#140 in Europe

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

5. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Pathology

#144 in Europe

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

6. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Pathology

#146 in Europe

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

7. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Pathology

#153 in Europe

#405 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

8. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Pathology

#155 in Europe

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

9. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Pathology

#156 in Europe

#420 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

10. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Pathology

#172 in Europe

#477 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

11. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Pathology

#180 in Europe

#510 in the World

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

12. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pathology

#184 in Europe

#523 in the World

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

13. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Pathology

#189 in Europe

#548 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

14. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Pathology

#195 in Europe

#565 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Pathology

#208 in Europe

#591 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

16. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Pathology

#239 in Europe

#692 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

17. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Pathology

#243 in Europe

#702 in the World

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

18. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Pathology

#248 in Europe

#713 in the World

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

19. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Pathology

#257 in Europe

#754 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

20. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Pathology

#260 in Europe

#765 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

21. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Pathology

#261 in Europe

#767 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

22. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Pathology

#270 in Europe

#807 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

23. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Pathology

#272 in Europe

#811 in the World

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

24. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Pathology

#295 in Europe

#906 in the World

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

25. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Pathology

#302 in Europe

#932 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

26. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pathology

#329 in Europe

#1033 in the World

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

27. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Pathology

#330 in Europe

#1034 in the World

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

28. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Pathology

#348 in Europe

#1091 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

29. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Pathology

#352 in Europe

#1112 in the World

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

30. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Pathology

#376 in Europe

#1233 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

31. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Pathology

#384 in Europe

#1276 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

32. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Pathology

#396 in Europe

#1320 in the World

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

33. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Pathology

#409 in Europe

#1356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

34. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Pathology

#413 in Europe

#1373 in the World

Founded: 1828

35. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Pathology

#436 in Europe

#1485 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

36. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Pathology

#445 in Europe

#1519 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pathology

#447 in Europe

#1527 in the World

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

38. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Pathology

#453 in Europe

#1552 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

39. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Pathology

#460 in Europe

#1579 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

40. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Pathology

#466 in Europe

#1606 in the World

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

41. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Pathology

#506 in Europe

#1799 in the World

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

42. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pathology

#509 in Europe

#1813 in the World

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

43. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pathology

#530 in Europe

#1907 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

44. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Pathology

#540 in Europe

#1946 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pathology

#545 in Europe

#1976 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

46. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pathology

#553 in Europe

#2028 in the World

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

47. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Pathology

#557 in Europe

#2037 in the World

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

48. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Pathology

#579 in Europe

#2154 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

49. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pathology

#590 in Europe

#2203 in the World

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

50. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Pathology

#592 in Europe

#2217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

51. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Pathology

#594 in Europe

#2221 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

52. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pathology

#624 in Europe

#2380 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

53. University of French Guiana

French Guiana | Cayenne

For Pathology

#627 in Europe

#2402 in the World

Enrollment: 2,580
Founded: 2014

54. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Pathology

#628 in Europe

#2408 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

55. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pathology

#634 in Europe

#2437 in the World

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

56. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Pathology

#637 in Europe

#2456 in the World

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

57. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Pathology

#639 in Europe

#2469 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

58. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Pathology

#643 in Europe

#2484 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

59. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Pathology

#650 in Europe

#2512 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

60. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pathology

#653 in Europe

#2528 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

61. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Pathology

#658 in Europe

#2547 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

62. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pathology

#668 in Europe

#2606 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

63. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Pathology

#677 in Europe

#2651 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

64. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Pathology

#684 in Europe

#2707 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

65. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Pathology

#691 in Europe

#2765 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

66. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pathology

#700 in Europe

#2846 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

67. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Pathology

#704 in Europe

#2881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

68. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Pathology

#708 in Europe

#2902 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

69. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Pathology

#709 in Europe

#2907 in the World

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

70. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Pathology

#717 in Europe

#2944 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

71. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Pathology

#720 in Europe

#2962 in the World

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

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

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Pathology

#723 in Europe

#2971 in the World

Founded: 1994

73. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Pathology

#734 in Europe

#3043 in the World

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

74. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Pathology

#750 in Europe

#3112 in the World

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

75. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Pathology

#772 in Europe

#3213 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

76. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Pathology

#776 in Europe

#3221 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

77. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Pathology

#782 in Europe

#3263 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

78. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Pathology

#790 in Europe

#3290 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

79. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Pathology

#797 in Europe

#3314 in the World

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

80. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Pathology

#805 in Europe

#3343 in the World

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

81. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Pathology

#807 in Europe

#3352 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

82. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pathology

#835 in Europe

#3548 in the World

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

83. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Pathology

#839 in Europe

#3592 in the World

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

84. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Pathology

#842 in Europe

#3618 in the World

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

85. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Pathology

#843 in Europe

#3621 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

86. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Pathology

#858 in Europe

#3715 in the World

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

87. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Pathology

#859 in Europe

#3724 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

88. Eurecom

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

For Pathology

#869 in Europe

#3773 in the World

Founded: 1991

89. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Pathology

#871 in Europe

#3777 in the World

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

90. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Pathology

#873 in Europe

#3781 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

91. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Pathology

#876 in Europe

#3790 in the World

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

92. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Pathology

#878 in Europe

#3812 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

93. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Pathology

#899 in Europe

#3906 in the World

Founded: 1907

94. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pathology

#907 in Europe

#3951 in the World

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

95. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Pathology

#910 in Europe

#3968 in the World

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

96. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Pathology

#911 in Europe

#3984 in the World

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

97. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Pathology

#917 in Europe

#4036 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

98. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Pathology

#928 in Europe

#4095 in the World

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

99. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Pathology

#939 in Europe

#4167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

100. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Pathology

#944 in Europe

#4195 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

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

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