100 Best Public Health schools in France

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Public Health. A graph of 4.13M citations received by 113K academic papers made by 105 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 Public Health

#33 in Europe

#113 in the World

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

2. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Public Health

#56 in Europe

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

3. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Public Health

#67 in Europe

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

4. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Public Health

#135 in Europe

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

5. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Public Health

#137 in Europe

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

6. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Public Health

#141 in Europe

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

7. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Public Health

#160 in Europe

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

8. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#185 in Europe

#532 in the World

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

9. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Public Health

#194 in Europe

#546 in the World

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

10. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Public Health

#205 in Europe

#584 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

11. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Public Health

#215 in Europe

#607 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

12. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Public Health

#257 in Europe

#749 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

13. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#261 in Europe

#755 in the World

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

14. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Public Health

#275 in Europe

#793 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

15. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Public Health

#291 in Europe

#845 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

16. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Public Health

#299 in Europe

#868 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#302 in Europe

#878 in the World

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

18. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Public Health

#304 in Europe

#885 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Public Health

#307 in Europe

#898 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

20. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Public Health

#309 in Europe

#905 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

21. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Public Health

#319 in Europe

#949 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

22. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Public Health

#322 in Europe

#953 in the World

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

23. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#334 in Europe

#998 in the World

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

24. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Public Health

#335 in Europe

#999 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

25. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Public Health

#348 in Europe

#1046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1460

26. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Public Health

#354 in Europe

#1056 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

27. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Public Health

#365 in Europe

#1098 in the World

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

28. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Public Health

#374 in Europe

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

29. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Public Health

#388 in Europe

#1193 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

30. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Public Health

#399 in Europe

#1241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,790
Founded: 1794

31. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Public Health

#428 in Europe

#1358 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

32. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Public Health

#444 in Europe

#1442 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

33. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Public Health

#451 in Europe

#1483 in the World

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

34. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#455 in Europe

#1501 in the World

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

35. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Public Health

#457 in Europe

#1514 in the World

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

36. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Public Health

#458 in Europe

#1518 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

37. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Public Health

#464 in Europe

#1545 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

38. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#465 in Europe

#1555 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

39. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Public Health

#470 in Europe

#1581 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

40. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#472 in Europe

#1596 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

41. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#479 in Europe

#1624 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

42. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Public Health

#482 in Europe

#1639 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

43. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Public Health

#490 in Europe

#1678 in the World

Founded: 1828

44. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Public Health

#505 in Europe

#1743 in the World

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

45. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Public Health

#514 in Europe

#1778 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

46. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Public Health

#533 in Europe

#1864 in the World

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

47. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Public Health

#542 in Europe

#1913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

48. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Public Health

#579 in Europe

#2107 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

49. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Public Health

#602 in Europe

#2233 in the World

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

50. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Public Health

#617 in Europe

#2297 in the World

Enrollment: 14,498
Founded: 1979

51. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Public Health

#644 in Europe

#2449 in the World

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

52. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#647 in Europe

#2459 in the World

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

53. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Public Health

#653 in Europe

#2495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,993
Founded: 2007

54. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Public Health

#659 in Europe

#2528 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

55. University of French Guiana

French Guiana | Cayenne

For Public Health

#668 in Europe

#2590 in the World

Enrollment: 2,580
Founded: 2014

56. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Public Health

#670 in Europe

#2602 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

57. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#687 in Europe

#2719 in the World

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

58. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Public Health

#705 in Europe

#2816 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

59. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Public Health

#708 in Europe

#2841 in the World

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

60. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Public Health

#711 in Europe

#2859 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

61. University of New Caledonia

New Caledonia | Noumea

For Public Health

#720 in Europe

#2903 in the World

Enrollment: 3,536
Founded: 1987

62. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Public Health

#737 in Europe

#3028 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

63. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Public Health

#744 in Europe

#3080 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

64. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#747 in Europe

#3120 in the World

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

65. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Public Health

#755 in Europe

#3185 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

66. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Public Health

#766 in Europe

#3227 in the World

Founded: 1907

67. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Public Health

#773 in Europe

#3274 in the World

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

68. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Public Health

#777 in Europe

#3286 in the World

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

69. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Public Health

#780 in Europe

#3326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

70. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Public Health

#808 in Europe

#3493 in the World

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

71. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Public Health

#814 in Europe

#3538 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

72. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Public Health

#820 in Europe

#3578 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#823 in Europe

#3596 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

74. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Public Health

#825 in Europe

#3602 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

75. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Public Health

#831 in Europe

#3645 in the World

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

76. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Public Health

#835 in Europe

#3683 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

77. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Public Health

#844 in Europe

#3736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

78. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Public Health

#847 in Europe

#3742 in the World

Enrollment: 39,424
Founded: 1875

79. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Public Health

#855 in Europe

#3789 in the World

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

80. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Public Health

#860 in Europe

#3822 in the World

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

81. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#867 in Europe

#3866 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

82. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Public Health

#868 in Europe

#3873 in the World

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

83. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#875 in Europe

#3921 in the World

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

84. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Public Health

#877 in Europe

#3933 in the World

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

85. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Public Health

#879 in Europe

#3945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1984

86. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Public Health

#893 in Europe

#4000 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

87. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Public Health

#899 in Europe

#4033 in the World

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

88. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#910 in Europe

#4092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

89. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Public Health

#917 in Europe

#4139 in the World

Founded: 1892

90. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Public Health

#930 in Europe

#4184 in the World

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

91. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Public Health

#936 in Europe

#4230 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

92. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Public Health

#969 in Europe

#4376 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

93. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Public Health

#980 in Europe

#4442 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

94. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Public Health

#981 in Europe

#4464 in the World

Founded: 1906

95. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Public Health

#985 in Europe

#4479 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

96. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Public Health

#987 in Europe

#4490 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

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

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Public Health

#995 in Europe

#4528 in the World

Founded: 1994

98. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Public Health

#1007 in Europe

#4559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 14,800
Founded: 2013

99. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Public Health

#1011 in Europe

#4593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

100. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Public Health

#1028 in Europe

#4705 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

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

Medicine subfields in France

Anatomy and Physiology98

Anesthesiology56

Bioethics/Medical Ethics21

Biomedical Engineering52

Clinical Psychology51

Critical Care Nursing42

Family medicine48

Forensic Science10

Gastroenterology and Hepatology45

Health Science53

Healthcare Management (MHA)47

Medical Physics30

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)64

Occupational Therapy26

Oncology and Cancer research69

Ophthalmology40

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine41

Physical Therapy80

Plastic Surgery24

Radiation Therapy39

Radiology and Nuclear medicine103

Respiratory Therapy28

Sonography and Ultrasound33

Sports / Exercise science29

Sports Medicine58