100 Best Public Health schools in France

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 3.91M citations received by 109K academic papers made by 104 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

#34 in Europe

#118 in the World

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

2. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Public Health

#56 in Europe

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

3. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Public Health

#64 in Europe

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

4. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Public Health

#133 in Europe

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

5. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Public Health

#136 in Europe

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

6. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Public Health

#142 in Europe

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

7. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Public Health

#158 in Europe

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

8. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#180 in Europe

#518 in the World

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

9. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Public Health

#199 in Europe

#562 in the World

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

10. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Public Health

#209 in Europe

#585 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

11. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Public Health

#216 in Europe

#603 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

12. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#255 in Europe

#738 in the World

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

13. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Public Health

#258 in Europe

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

14. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Public Health

#273 in Europe

#787 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

15. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Public Health

#301 in Europe

#879 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#302 in Europe

#881 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Public Health

#303 in Europe

#884 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

18. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Public Health

#306 in Europe

#893 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

19. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Public Health

#307 in Europe

#896 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

20. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Public Health

#314 in Europe

#926 in the World

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

21. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#325 in Europe

#966 in the World

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

22. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Public Health

#329 in Europe

#981 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

23. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Public Health

#345 in Europe

#1030 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

24. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Public Health

#347 in Europe

#1032 in the World

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

25. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Public Health

#352 in Europe

#1041 in the World

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

26. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Public Health

#355 in Europe

#1052 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

27. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Public Health

#361 in Europe

#1084 in the World

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

28. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Public Health

#376 in Europe

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

29. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Public Health

#384 in Europe

#1162 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

30. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Public Health

#393 in Europe

#1205 in the World

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

31. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Public Health

#425 in Europe

#1338 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

32. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Public Health

#443 in Europe

#1440 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

33. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Public Health

#447 in Europe

#1468 in the World

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

34. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Public Health

#449 in Europe

#1475 in the World

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

35. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Public Health

#450 in Europe

#1481 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

36. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#455 in Europe

#1498 in the World

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

37. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Public Health

#460 in Europe

#1518 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

38. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Public Health

#462 in Europe

#1524 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

39. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#464 in Europe

#1535 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

40. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#472 in Europe

#1585 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

41. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#474 in Europe

#1599 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

42. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Public Health

#479 in Europe

#1618 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

43. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Public Health

#483 in Europe

#1644 in the World

Founded: 1828

44. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Public Health

#504 in Europe

#1725 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

45. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Public Health

#506 in Europe

#1745 in the World

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

46. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Public Health

#535 in Europe

#1875 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

#543 in Europe

#1915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

48. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Public Health

#574 in Europe

#2085 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

49. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Public Health

#596 in Europe

#2197 in the World

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

50. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Public Health

#618 in Europe

#2308 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

51. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#619 in Europe

#2311 in the World

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

52. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Public Health

#630 in Europe

#2374 in the World

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

53. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Public Health

#646 in Europe

#2452 in the World

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

54. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Public Health

#655 in Europe

#2501 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

55. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Public Health

#659 in Europe

#2534 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

56. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#665 in Europe

#2559 in the World

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

57. University of French Guiana

French Guiana | Cayenne

For Public Health

#668 in Europe

#2576 in the World

Enrollment: 2,580
Founded: 2014

58. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Public Health

#695 in Europe

#2788 in the World

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

59. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Public Health

#708 in Europe

#2855 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

60. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Public Health

#709 in Europe

#2862 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

61. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#712 in Europe

#2876 in the World

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

62. University of New Caledonia

New Caledonia | Noumea

For Public Health

#716 in Europe

#2894 in the World

Enrollment: 3,536
Founded: 1987

63. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Public Health

#737 in Europe

#3040 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

64. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Public Health

#738 in Europe

#3046 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

65. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Public Health

#746 in Europe

#3117 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

66. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Public Health

#758 in Europe

#3195 in the World

Founded: 1907

67. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Public Health

#771 in Europe

#3259 in the World

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

68. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Public Health

#778 in Europe

#3283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

69. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Public Health

#781 in Europe

#3294 in the World

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

70. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Public Health

#800 in Europe

#3460 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

#801 in Europe

#3461 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#812 in Europe

#3525 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

73. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Public Health

#820 in Europe

#3573 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

74. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Public Health

#827 in Europe

#3624 in the World

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

75. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Public Health

#833 in Europe

#3669 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

76. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Public Health

#838 in Europe

#3696 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

77. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Public Health

#839 in Europe

#3709 in the World

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

78. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Public Health

#842 in Europe

#3722 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

79. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Public Health

#849 in Europe

#3749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

80. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#857 in Europe

#3808 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

81. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Public Health

#858 in Europe

#3821 in the World

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

82. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Public Health

#868 in Europe

#3869 in the World

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

83. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#871 in Europe

#3882 in the World

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

84. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Public Health

#872 in Europe

#3889 in the World

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

85. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Public Health

#880 in Europe

#3928 in the World

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

86. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Public Health

#886 in Europe

#3951 in the World

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

87. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Public Health

#887 in Europe

#3959 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

88. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#895 in Europe

#3978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

89. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Public Health

#907 in Europe

#4076 in the World

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

90. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Public Health

#909 in Europe

#4087 in the World

Founded: 1892

91. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Public Health

#933 in Europe

#4206 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

92. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Public Health

#968 in Europe

#4379 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

93. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Public Health

#970 in Europe

#4390 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

94. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Public Health

#974 in Europe

#4397 in the World

Founded: 1906

95. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Public Health

#986 in Europe

#4471 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

96. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Public Health

#989 in Europe

#4475 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

97. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Public Health

#1007 in Europe

#4579 in the World

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

98. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Public Health

#1009 in Europe

#4587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

99. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Public Health

#1028 in Europe

#4703 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

100. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Public Health

#1046 in Europe

#4791 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

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 Physiology96

Anesthesiology56

Bioethics/Medical Ethics21

Biomedical Engineering52

Clinical Psychology48

Critical Care Nursing40

Family medicine47

Forensic Science8

Gastroenterology and Hepatology43

Health Science51

Healthcare Management (MHA)47

Medical Physics30

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)63

Occupational Therapy26

Oncology and Cancer research66

Ophthalmology40

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine41

Physical Therapy80

Plastic Surgery24

Radiation Therapy38

Radiology and Nuclear medicine103

Respiratory Therapy29

Sonography and Ultrasound32

Sports / Exercise science25

Sports Medicine57