100 Best Surgeons Medical 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 Surgery. A graph of 7.13M citations received by 214K academic papers made by 101 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 Surgery

#8 in Europe

#45 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Surgery

#53 in Europe

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Surgery

#110 in Europe

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

4. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#120 in Europe

#336 in the World

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

5. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Surgery

#142 in Europe

#404 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

6. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Surgery

#143 in Europe

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

7. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Surgery

#150 in Europe

#425 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

8. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Surgery

#153 in Europe

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Surgery

#154 in Europe

#440 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

10. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#164 in Europe

#468 in the World

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

11. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Surgery

#165 in Europe

#472 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

12. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Surgery

#166 in Europe

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

13. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Surgery

#176 in Europe

#500 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

14. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Surgery

#204 in Europe

#578 in the World

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

15. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Surgery

#205 in Europe

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

16. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Surgery

#206 in Europe

#580 in the World

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

17. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Surgery

#211 in Europe

#600 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

18. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Surgery

#218 in Europe

#619 in the World

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

19. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Surgery

#225 in Europe

#639 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

20. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Surgery

#226 in Europe

#644 in the World

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

21. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Surgery

#240 in Europe

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

22. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Surgery

#247 in Europe

#741 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

23. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Surgery

#250 in Europe

#754 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

24. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Surgery

#260 in Europe

#796 in the World

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

25. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Surgery

#267 in Europe

#824 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

26. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Surgery

#272 in Europe

#843 in the World

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

27. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Surgery

#274 in Europe

#848 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

28. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Surgery

#294 in Europe

#916 in the World

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

29. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Surgery

#318 in Europe

#998 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

30. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Surgery

#322 in Europe

#1019 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

31. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Surgery

#335 in Europe

#1071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

32. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Surgery

#347 in Europe

#1119 in the World

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

33. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#358 in Europe

#1161 in the World

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

34. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Surgery

#395 in Europe

#1312 in the World

Founded: 1828

35. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#407 in Europe

#1384 in the World

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

36. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Surgery

#419 in Europe

#1429 in the World

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

37. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Surgery

#459 in Europe

#1584 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

38. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Surgery

#480 in Europe

#1663 in the World

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

39. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Surgery

#495 in Europe

#1734 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

40. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Surgery

#519 in Europe

#1810 in the World

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

41. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Surgery

#530 in Europe

#1856 in the World

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

42. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#531 in Europe

#1861 in the World

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

43. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Surgery

#572 in Europe

#2034 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

44. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#575 in Europe

#2049 in the World

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

45. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Surgery

#579 in Europe

#2059 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

46. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Surgery

#593 in Europe

#2117 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#595 in Europe

#2125 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

48. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Surgery

#603 in Europe

#2166 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

49. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Surgery

#624 in Europe

#2213 in the World

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

50. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Surgery

#641 in Europe

#2273 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

51. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#670 in Europe

#2467 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

52. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Surgery

#696 in Europe

#2624 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

53. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Surgery

#700 in Europe

#2644 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

54. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Surgery

#702 in Europe

#2657 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

55. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#703 in Europe

#2671 in the World

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

56. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Surgery

#717 in Europe

#2727 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

57. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#724 in Europe

#2778 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

58. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Surgery

#729 in Europe

#2793 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

59. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Surgery

#731 in Europe

#2820 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

60. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#732 in Europe

#2825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#738 in Europe

#2864 in the World

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

62. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#745 in Europe

#2886 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

63. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Surgery

#751 in Europe

#2914 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

64. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Surgery

#752 in Europe

#2925 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

65. University of French Guiana

French Guiana | Cayenne

For Surgery

#772 in Europe

#3096 in the World

Enrollment: 2,580
Founded: 2014

66. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Surgery

#780 in Europe

#3138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

67. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Surgery

#789 in Europe

#3195 in the World

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

68. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Surgery

#792 in Europe

#3203 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

69. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Surgery

#798 in Europe

#3250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

70. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Surgery

#811 in Europe

#3310 in the World

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

71. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#813 in Europe

#3318 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

72. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Surgery

#819 in Europe

#3357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,287
Founded: 1919

73. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Surgery

#821 in Europe

#3368 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

74. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#822 in Europe

#3374 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

75. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Surgery

#831 in Europe

#3422 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

76. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Surgery

#833 in Europe

#3425 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

77. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Surgery

#834 in Europe

#3429 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

78. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Surgery

#837 in Europe

#3444 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

79. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Surgery

#856 in Europe

#3523 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

80. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Surgery

#859 in Europe

#3543 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

81. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Surgery

#862 in Europe

#3552 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

82. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Surgery

#869 in Europe

#3625 in the World

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

83. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Surgery

#879 in Europe

#3659 in the World

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

84. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Surgery

#882 in Europe

#3672 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

85. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Surgery

#883 in Europe

#3680 in the World

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

86. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Surgery

#889 in Europe

#3750 in the World

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

87. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Surgery

#894 in Europe

#3775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 1,022
Founded: 1961

88. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Surgery

#902 in Europe

#3809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,003
Founded: 1985

89. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Surgery

#903 in Europe

#3811 in the World

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

90. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Surgery

#906 in Europe

#3842 in the World

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

91. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Surgery

#916 in Europe

#3923 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

92. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Surgery

#925 in Europe

#3944 in the World

Founded: 1907

93. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Surgery

#927 in Europe

#3971 in the World

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

94. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#984 in Europe

#4310 in the World

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

95. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Surgery

#985 in Europe

#4329 in the World

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

96. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Surgery

#998 in Europe

#4423 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

97. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Surgery

#1006 in Europe

#4460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

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

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Surgery

#1026 in Europe

#4575 in the World

Founded: 1994

99. Brest National School of Engineering

Brittany | Plouzane

For Surgery

#1028 in Europe

#4591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 760
Founded: 1961

100. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Surgery

#1029 in Europe

#4601 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

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

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

Public Health104

Radiation Therapy38

Radiology and Nuclear medicine103

Respiratory Therapy29

Sonography and Ultrasound32

Sports / Exercise science25

Sports Medicine57