22 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 80K citations received by 3.08K academic papers made by 22 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

#92 in Europe
#277 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
2018

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Sports / Exercise science

#124 in Europe
#348 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

3. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Sports / Exercise science

#125 in Europe
#349 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

4. University of Montpellier

For Sports / Exercise science

#152 in Europe
#430 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

5. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Sports / Exercise science

#156 in Europe
#445 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,490
Founded
1970

6. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Sports / Exercise science

#163 in Europe
#457 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

7. Grenoble Alpes University

For Sports / Exercise science

#176 in Europe
#482 in the World
Enrollment
53,949
Founded
1339

8. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Sports / Exercise science

#206 in Europe
#552 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

9. University of Poitiers

For Sports / Exercise science

#228 in Europe
#607 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
25,078
Founded
1431

10. University of Toulon

For Sports / Exercise science

#230 in Europe
#610 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

11. Jean Monnet University

For Sports / Exercise science

#236 in Europe
#626 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

12. University of Strasbourg

For Sports / Exercise science

#245 in Europe
#652 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

13. Paris-Sud University

For Sports / Exercise science

#253 in Europe
#671 in the World
Enrollment
31,400
Founded
2014

14. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Sports / Exercise science

#261 in Europe
#690 in the World
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
2012

15. University of Rennes 2

For Sports / Exercise science

#263 in Europe
#700 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

16. University of Lorraine

For Sports / Exercise science

#279 in Europe
#735 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

17. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Sports / Exercise science

#291 in Europe
#790 in the World
Enrollment
28,333
Founded
1965

18. University of Bordeaux

For Sports / Exercise science

#328 in Europe
#900 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

19. Paris Descartes University

For Sports / Exercise science

#333 in Europe
#908 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,704
Founded
2019

20. Artois University

For Sports / Exercise science

#350 in Europe
#967 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,091
Founded
1992

21. University of Rouen Normandie

For Sports / Exercise science

#358 in Europe
#992 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

22. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Sports / Exercise science

#390 in Europe
#1122 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 Montpellier.