13 Best universities for Sports / Exercise science in France

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Sports / Exercise science. A graph of 28.7M citations received by 1.43M academic papers made by 13 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

#96 in Europe
#282 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
2018

2. University of Montpellier

For Sports / Exercise science

#191 in Europe
#510 in the World
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1289

3. University of Poitiers

For Sports / Exercise science

#225 in Europe
#597 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
25,078
Founded
1431

4. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Sports / Exercise science

#235 in Europe
#630 in the World
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
2012

5. University of Strasbourg

For Sports / Exercise science

#248 in Europe
#668 in the World
Enrollment
50,822
Founded
1621

6. University of Toulon

For Sports / Exercise science

#255 in Europe
#686 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

7. University of Rennes 2

For Sports / Exercise science

#269 in Europe
#724 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

8. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Sports / Exercise science

#273 in Europe
#739 in the World
Enrollment
28,333
Founded
1965

9. Grenoble Alpes University

For Sports / Exercise science

#278 in Europe
#760 in the World
Enrollment
55,000
Founded
1339

10. Paris Descartes University

For Sports / Exercise science

#289 in Europe
#793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
32,302
Founded
2019

11. University of Bordeaux

For Sports / Exercise science

#303 in Europe
#842 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

12. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Sports / Exercise science

#310 in Europe
#865 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

13. University of Lorraine

For Sports / Exercise science

#330 in Europe
#914 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

The best cities to study Sports / Exercise science in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lille, Montpellier, Poitiers, and Marseille.