25 Best universities for Sports / Exercise science in France

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Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Sports / Exercise science. A graph of 110K citations received by 3.64K academic papers made by 25 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. University of Lille

For Sports / Exercise science

#89 in Europe
#261 in the World
Enrollment
71,429
Founded
2018

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Sports / Exercise science

#127 in Europe
#349 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

3. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Sports / Exercise science

#140 in Europe
#376 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

4. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Sports / Exercise science

#144 in Europe
#386 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

5. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Sports / Exercise science

#179 in Europe
#484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,900
Founded
1970

6. University of Montpellier

For Sports / Exercise science

#189 in Europe
#503 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

7. Grenoble Alpes University

For Sports / Exercise science

#191 in Europe
#507 in the World
Enrollment
57,000
Founded
1339

8. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Sports / Exercise science

#204 in Europe
#542 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

9. University of Toulon

For Sports / Exercise science

#247 in Europe
#650 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

10. Paris-Sud University

For Sports / Exercise science

#255 in Europe
#683 in the World
Enrollment
23,270
Founded
2014

11. University of Lorraine

For Sports / Exercise science

#262 in Europe
#697 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

12. University of Poitiers

For Sports / Exercise science

#268 in Europe
#713 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,820
Founded
1431

13. Jean Monnet University

For Sports / Exercise science

#278 in Europe
#740 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

14. University of Strasbourg

For Sports / Exercise science

#291 in Europe
#778 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

15. University of Burgundy

For Sports / Exercise science

#294 in Europe
#796 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

16. University of Rennes 2

For Sports / Exercise science

#295 in Europe
#798 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

17. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Sports / Exercise science

#299 in Europe
#805 in the World
Enrollment
66,378
Founded
2012

18. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Sports / Exercise science

#309 in Europe
#830 in the World
Enrollment
25,327
Founded
1965

19. University of Franche-Comte

For Sports / Exercise science

#313 in Europe
#839 in the World
Enrollment
21,677
Founded
1423

20. University of Bordeaux

For Sports / Exercise science

#333 in Europe
#927 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

21. Paris Descartes University

For Sports / Exercise science

#355 in Europe
#980 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,690
Founded
2019

22. Artois University

For Sports / Exercise science

#380 in Europe
#1063 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,051
Founded
1992

23. University of Limoges

For Sports / Exercise science

#381 in Europe
#1066 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

24. University of Rouen Normandie

For Sports / Exercise science

#392 in Europe
#1107 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

25. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Sports / Exercise science

#427 in Europe
#1214 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

The best cities to study Sports / Exercise science in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lille, Villeurbanne, Paris, and Clermont-Ferrand.