88 Best Surgeons Medical schools in France

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 28.7M citations received by 1.43M academic papers made by 88 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. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#107 in Europe

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 32,302
Founded: 2019

2. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Surgery

#114 in Europe

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

3. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#126 in Europe

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,037
Founded: 1150

4. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Surgery

#142 in Europe

#390 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

5. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#148 in Europe

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,889
Founded: 1970

6. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Surgery

#149 in Europe

#417 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

7. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Surgery

#153 in Europe

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

8. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Surgery

#157 in Europe

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

9. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Surgery

#160 in Europe

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 50,822
Founded: 1621

10. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Surgery

#183 in Europe

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

11. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Surgery

#206 in Europe

#584 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

12. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Surgery

#207 in Europe

#586 in the World

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

13. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Surgery

#214 in Europe

#612 in the World

Enrollment: 55,000
Founded: 1339

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Surgery

#218 in Europe

#622 in the World

Enrollment: 32,779
Founded: 1970

15. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Surgery

#219 in Europe

#625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 25,687
Founded: 1971

16. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Surgery

#223 in Europe

#646 in the World

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

17. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Surgery

#228 in Europe

#662 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

18. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Surgery

#239 in Europe

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 31,388
Founded: 1960

19. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Surgery

#240 in Europe

#700 in the World

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

20. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Surgery

#249 in Europe

#736 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

21. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Surgery

#251 in Europe

#748 in the World

Enrollment: 34,169
Founded: 1722

22. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Surgery

#253 in Europe

#756 in the World

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

23. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Surgery

#263 in Europe

#789 in the World

Enrollment: 13,820
Founded: 1991

24. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Surgery

#270 in Europe

#802 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

25. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Surgery

#296 in Europe

#903 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

26. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Surgery

#305 in Europe

#928 in the World

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

27. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Surgery

#324 in Europe

#1028 in the World

Enrollment: 17,553
Founded: 1970

28. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Surgery

#339 in Europe

#1087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,735
Founded: 2007

29. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Surgery

#340 in Europe

#1089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

30. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Surgery

#346 in Europe

#1105 in the World

Enrollment: 22,971
Founded: 1548

31. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Surgery

#372 in Europe

#1215 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

32. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Surgery

#383 in Europe

#1266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1828

33. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#387 in Europe

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1780

34. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Surgery

#430 in Europe

#1473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

35. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Surgery

#432 in Europe

#1483 in the World

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

36. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Surgery

#458 in Europe

#1573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1972

37. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Surgery

#508 in Europe

#1743 in the World

Enrollment: 2,469
Founded: 1987

38. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#513 in Europe

#1769 in the World

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

39. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Surgery

#516 in Europe

#1772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 5,383
Founded: 1957

40. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Surgery

#539 in Europe

#1883 in the World

Founded: 1945

41. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Surgery

#553 in Europe

#1924 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#557 in Europe

#1945 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

43. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#577 in Europe

#2044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,400
Founded: 1794

44. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Surgery

#617 in Europe

#2235 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

45. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Surgery

#621 in Europe

#2250 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

46. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Surgery

#641 in Europe

#2368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1900

47. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Surgery

#645 in Europe

#2382 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1957

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#647 in Europe

#2398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,300
Founded: 2007

49. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#654 in Europe

#2444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,161
Founded: 1971

50. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Surgery

#657 in Europe

#2457 in the World

Enrollment: 577
Founded: 1948

51. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Surgery

#663 in Europe

#2478 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

52. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Surgery

#666 in Europe

#2492 in the World

Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 1912

53. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Surgery

#684 in Europe

#2585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1747

54. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#692 in Europe

#2608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Enrollment: 8,681
Founded: 1968

55. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Surgery

#695 in Europe

#2622 in the World

Enrollment: 31,001
Founded: 1964

56. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#724 in Europe

#2735 in the World

Enrollment: 43,700
Founded: 1971

57. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Surgery

#726 in Europe

#2741 in the World

Enrollment: 10,555
Founded: 1975

58. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Surgery

#736 in Europe

#2830 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

59. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Surgery

#737 in Europe

#2832 in the World

Enrollment: 9,991
Founded: 1850

60. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#738 in Europe

#2834 in the World

Founded: 1947

61. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Surgery

#739 in Europe

#2838 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

62. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Surgery

#762 in Europe

#3021 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

63. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Surgery

#763 in Europe

#3022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1919

64. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Surgery

#765 in Europe

#3033 in the World

Enrollment: 3,059
Founded: 1999

65. University of French Guiana

French Guiana | Cayenne

For Surgery

#766 in Europe

#3034 in the World

Enrollment: 2,580
Founded: 2014

66. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Surgery

#773 in Europe

#3068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,468
Founded: 1857

67. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Surgery

#776 in Europe

#3094 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1991

68. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#778 in Europe

#3104 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

69. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#786 in Europe

#3139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

70. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Surgery

#800 in Europe

#3218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 8,730
Founded: 1970

71. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Surgery

#801 in Europe

#3224 in the World

Enrollment: 8,691
Founded: 1993

72. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Surgery

#806 in Europe

#3245 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

73. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Surgery

#810 in Europe

#3288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1985

74. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#812 in Europe

#3291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1896

75. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Surgery

#818 in Europe

#3334 in the World

Enrollment: 6,864
Founded: 1984

76. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Surgery

#819 in Europe

#3336 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

77. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Surgery

#836 in Europe

#3444 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

78. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Surgery

#837 in Europe

#3453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 7,591
Founded: 1984

79. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Surgery

#841 in Europe

#3479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1872

80. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Surgery

#846 in Europe

#3499 in the World

Founded: 1872

81. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Surgery

#853 in Europe

#3539 in the World

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

82. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Surgery

#889 in Europe

#3742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 13,400
Founded: 1970

83. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Surgery

#892 in Europe

#3750 in the World

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

84. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Surgery

#903 in Europe

#3820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 2,696
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1994

85. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Surgery

#948 in Europe

#4109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1907

86. Brest National School of Engineering

Brittany | Plouzane

For Surgery

#956 in Europe

#4163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1961

87. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Surgery

#960 in Europe

#4179 in the World

Enrollment: 750
Founded: 1976

88. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Surgery

#964 in Europe

#4197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1854

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

Medicine subfields in France

Anatomy and Physiology86

Anesthesiology45

Bioethics/Medical Ethics17

Biomedical Engineering41

Clinical Psychology38

Critical Care Nursing34

Family medicine38

Forensic Science7

Gastroenterology and Hepatology36

Health Science35

Healthcare Management (MHA)38

Medical Physics26

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)51

Occupational Therapy15

Oncology and Cancer research54

Ophthalmology29

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine34

Physical Therapy69

Plastic Surgery25

Public Health93

Radiation Therapy30

Radiology and Nuclear medicine93

Respiratory Therapy28

Sonography and Ultrasound28

Sports / Exercise science13

Sports Medicine45