96 Best Surgeons Medical schools in France

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 5.73M citations received by 198K academic papers made by 96 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

#40 in the World

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

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Surgery

#49 in Europe

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

3. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Surgery

#95 in Europe

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

4. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#118 in Europe

#320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,704
Founded: 2019

5. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Surgery

#141 in Europe

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

6. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Surgery

#142 in Europe

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

7. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Surgery

#146 in Europe

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

8. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Surgery

#149 in Europe

#416 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

9. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#152 in Europe

#423 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Surgery

#153 in Europe

#428 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

11. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Surgery

#158 in Europe

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

12. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Surgery

#160 in Europe

#452 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

13. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Surgery

#161 in Europe

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

14. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Surgery

#197 in Europe

#552 in the World

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

15. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Surgery

#199 in Europe

#555 in the World

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

16. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Surgery

#202 in Europe

#563 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

17. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Surgery

#208 in Europe

#578 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

18. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Surgery

#212 in Europe

#591 in the World

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

19. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Surgery

#221 in Europe

#617 in the World

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

20. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Surgery

#223 in Europe

#622 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

21. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Surgery

#232 in Europe

#648 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

22. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Surgery

#250 in Europe

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 25,078
Founded: 1431

23. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Surgery

#252 in Europe

#740 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

24. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Surgery

#254 in Europe

#760 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

25. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Surgery

#267 in Europe

#805 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

26. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Surgery

#284 in Europe

#849 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

27. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Surgery

#291 in Europe

#889 in the World

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

28. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Surgery

#312 in Europe

#945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,490
Founded: 1970

29. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Surgery

#321 in Europe

#996 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

30. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Surgery

#323 in Europe

#1005 in the World

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

31. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Surgery

#326 in Europe

#1009 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

32. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Surgery

#334 in Europe

#1056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

33. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Surgery

#362 in Europe

#1148 in the World

Founded: 1828

34. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#392 in Europe

#1270 in the World

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

35. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Surgery

#412 in Europe

#1369 in the World

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

36. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Surgery

#430 in Europe

#1440 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

37. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Surgery

#438 in Europe

#1467 in the World

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

38. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Surgery

#466 in Europe

#1587 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

39. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Surgery

#484 in Europe

#1654 in the World

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

40. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Surgery

#532 in Europe

#1848 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

41. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#542 in Europe

#1876 in the World

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

42. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Surgery

#545 in Europe

#1891 in the World

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

43. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#558 in Europe

#1933 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#567 in Europe

#1970 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

45. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Surgery

#572 in Europe

#1991 in the World

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

46. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Surgery

#618 in Europe

#2203 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

47. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Surgery

#619 in Europe

#2205 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

48. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Surgery

#623 in Europe

#2212 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

49. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#643 in Europe

#2323 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

50. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#651 in Europe

#2353 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#660 in Europe

#2405 in the World

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

52. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Surgery

#667 in Europe

#2445 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

53. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Surgery

#669 in Europe

#2453 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

54. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Surgery

#674 in Europe

#2463 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

55. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#686 in Europe

#2497 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

56. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#689 in Europe

#2510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

57. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Surgery

#693 in Europe

#2527 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

58. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Surgery

#699 in Europe

#2562 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

59. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Surgery

#712 in Europe

#2646 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

60. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#718 in Europe

#2678 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

61. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Surgery

#721 in Europe

#2682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

62. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Surgery

#722 in Europe

#2687 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

63. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Surgery

#728 in Europe

#2713 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

64. University of French Guiana

French Guiana | Cayenne

For Surgery

#755 in Europe

#2921 in the World

Enrollment: 2,580
Founded: 2014

65. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Surgery

#761 in Europe

#2935 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

66. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Surgery

#774 in Europe

#3032 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

67. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Surgery

#777 in Europe

#3042 in the World

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

68. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Surgery

#781 in Europe

#3070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

69. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#784 in Europe

#3101 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

70. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#785 in Europe

#3108 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

71. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Surgery

#789 in Europe

#3153 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

72. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Surgery

#792 in Europe

#3159 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

73. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Surgery

#793 in Europe

#3167 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

74. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Surgery

#798 in Europe

#3197 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

75. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Surgery

#799 in Europe

#3202 in the World

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

76. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Surgery

#809 in Europe

#3267 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

77. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#818 in Europe

#3313 in the World

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

78. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Surgery

#822 in Europe

#3350 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

79. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Surgery

#833 in Europe

#3414 in the World

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

80. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Surgery

#839 in Europe

#3434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,091
Founded: 1992

81. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Surgery

#847 in Europe

#3490 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

82. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Surgery

#848 in Europe

#3497 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

83. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Surgery

#849 in Europe

#3507 in the World

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

84. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Surgery

#864 in Europe

#3570 in the World

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

85. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Surgery

#868 in Europe

#3583 in the World

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

86. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Surgery

#874 in Europe

#3651 in the World

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

87. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Surgery

#876 in Europe

#3654 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

88. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Surgery

#877 in Europe

#3660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

89. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Surgery

#896 in Europe

#3776 in the World

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

90. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Surgery

#898 in Europe

#3789 in the World

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

91. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Surgery

#914 in Europe

#3863 in the World

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

92. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Surgery

#952 in Europe

#4115 in the World

Founded: 1907

93. Brest National School of Engineering

Brittany | Plouzane

For Surgery

#968 in Europe

#4222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 760
Founded: 1961

94. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Surgery

#982 in Europe

#4291 in the World

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

95. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Surgery

#985 in Europe

#4313 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

96. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Surgery

#996 in Europe

#4356 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

Anesthesiology55

Bioethics/Medical Ethics23

Biomedical Engineering50

Clinical Psychology45

Critical Care Nursing38

Family medicine46

Forensic Science8

Gastroenterology and Hepatology42

Health Science47

Healthcare Management (MHA)43

Medical Physics30

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)56

Occupational Therapy22

Oncology and Cancer research65

Ophthalmology39

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine38

Physical Therapy74

Plastic Surgery26

Public Health103

Radiation Therapy38

Radiology and Nuclear medicine100

Respiratory Therapy29

Sonography and Ultrasound31

Sports / Exercise science22

Sports Medicine53