66 Best universities for Pharmacology 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 Pharmacology. A graph of 1.9M citations received by 58.6K academic papers made by 66 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 Pharmacology

#12 in Europe

#61 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Pharmacology

#57 in Europe

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Pharmacology

#83 in Europe

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

4. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Pharmacology

#100 in Europe

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

5. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Pharmacology

#113 in Europe

#324 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

6. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pharmacology

#141 in Europe

#403 in the World

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

7. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Pharmacology

#149 in Europe

#434 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

8. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Pharmacology

#159 in Europe

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

9. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Pharmacology

#171 in Europe

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

10. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Pharmacology

#174 in Europe

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

11. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Pharmacology

#188 in Europe

#551 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Pharmacology

#189 in Europe

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

13. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Pharmacology

#199 in Europe

#580 in the World

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

14. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Pharmacology

#201 in Europe

#588 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

15. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Pharmacology

#202 in Europe

#590 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

16. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Pharmacology

#205 in Europe

#599 in the World

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

17. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pharmacology

#207 in Europe

#604 in the World

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

18. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Pharmacology

#221 in Europe

#655 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

19. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Pharmacology

#235 in Europe

#714 in the World

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

20. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Pharmacology

#241 in Europe

#749 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

21. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Pharmacology

#249 in Europe

#785 in the World

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

22. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Pharmacology

#255 in Europe

#812 in the World

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

23. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Pharmacology

#257 in Europe

#818 in the World

Founded: 1828

24. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Pharmacology

#271 in Europe

#879 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

25. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Pharmacology

#273 in Europe

#893 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

26. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Pharmacology

#278 in Europe

#933 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

27. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Pharmacology

#304 in Europe

#1048 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

28. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Pharmacology

#321 in Europe

#1106 in the World

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

29. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Pharmacology

#336 in Europe

#1172 in the World

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

30. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Pharmacology

#353 in Europe

#1270 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

31. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Pharmacology

#378 in Europe

#1363 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

32. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Pharmacology

#401 in Europe

#1465 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

33. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pharmacology

#404 in Europe

#1479 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

34. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Pharmacology

#413 in Europe

#1524 in the World

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

35. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Pharmacology

#428 in Europe

#1594 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

36. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Pharmacology

#436 in Europe

#1633 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

37. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Pharmacology

#461 in Europe

#1770 in the World

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

38. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Pharmacology

#470 in Europe

#1802 in the World

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

39. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Pharmacology

#478 in Europe

#1851 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

40. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Pharmacology

#482 in Europe

#1871 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pharmacology

#490 in Europe

#1911 in the World

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

42. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Pharmacology

#498 in Europe

#1965 in the World

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

43. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Pharmacology

#509 in Europe

#2003 in the World

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

44. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pharmacology

#527 in Europe

#2115 in the World

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

45. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Pharmacology

#531 in Europe

#2139 in the World

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

46. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Pharmacology

#538 in Europe

#2209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

47. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pharmacology

#542 in Europe

#2257 in the World

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

48. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Pharmacology

#548 in Europe

#2290 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

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

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Pharmacology

#559 in Europe

#2357 in the World

Founded: 1994

50. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Pharmacology

#572 in Europe

#2430 in the World

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

51. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Pharmacology

#574 in Europe

#2447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pharmacology

#576 in Europe

#2456 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

53. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pharmacology

#589 in Europe

#2544 in the World

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

54. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Pharmacology

#603 in Europe

#2624 in the World

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

55. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Pharmacology

#606 in Europe

#2647 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

56. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Pharmacology

#616 in Europe

#2687 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

57. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Pharmacology

#655 in Europe

#2870 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

58. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Pharmacology

#664 in Europe

#2917 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

59. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pharmacology

#667 in Europe

#2935 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

60. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pharmacology

#669 in Europe

#2942 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

61. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Pharmacology

#685 in Europe

#3056 in the World

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

62. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Pharmacology

#701 in Europe

#3112 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

63. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Pharmacology

#724 in Europe

#3242 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

64. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Pharmacology

#730 in Europe

#3278 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

65. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Pharmacology

#732 in Europe

#3293 in the World

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

66. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Pharmacology

#738 in Europe

#3336 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

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

Medicine subfields in France

Anatomy and Physiology96

Anesthesiology55

Bioethics/Medical Ethics23

Biomedical Engineering50

Clinical Psychology45

Critical Care Nursing38

Family medicine46

Forensic Science8

Gastroenterology and Hepatology42

Health Science47

Healthcare Management (MHA)43

Medical Physics30

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)56

Occupational Therapy22

Oncology and Cancer research65

Ophthalmology39

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine38

Physical Therapy74

Plastic Surgery26

Public Health103

Radiation Therapy38

Radiology and Nuclear medicine100

Respiratory Therapy29

Sonography and Ultrasound31

Sports / Exercise science22

Sports Medicine53