100 Best universities for Astrophysics and Astronomy in France

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Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Astrophysics and Astronomy. A graph of 5.58M citations received by 191K academic papers made by 119 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

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Europe
#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

2. Paris-Sud University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#23 in Europe
#80 in the World
Enrollment
31,400
Founded
2014

3. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#30 in Europe
#99 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

4. Grenoble Alpes University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#55 in Europe
#151 in the World
Enrollment
53,949
Founded
1339

5. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#68 in Europe
#176 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

6. Paris Diderot University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#69 in Europe
#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

7. Polytechnic School

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#85 in Europe
#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

8. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#95 in Europe
#231 in the World
Enrollment
13,816
Founded
1991

9. University of Bordeaux

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#100 in Europe
#244 in the World
Enrollment
54,000
Founded
1441

10. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#102 in Europe
#246 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

11. University of Aix-Marseilles

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#105 in Europe
#256 in the World
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
2012

12. University of Montpellier

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#128 in Europe
#304 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

13. Normal Superior School

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#159 in Europe
#381 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

14. University of Strasbourg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#179 in Europe
#418 in the World
Enrollment
10,077
Founded
1621

15. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#182 in Europe
#424 in the World
Enrollment
28,333
Founded
1965

16. University of Lille

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#189 in Europe
#441 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
2018

17. University of Nantes

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#222 in Europe
#533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
37,252
Founded
1460

18. University of Lorraine

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#223 in Europe
#534 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
60,404
Founded
2012

19. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#237 in Europe
#571 in the World
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

20. University of Orleans

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#244 in Europe
#591 in the World
Enrollment
16,629
Founded
1962

21. University of Burgundy

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#267 in Europe
#647 in the World
Enrollment
29,508
Founded
1722

22. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#277 in Europe
#678 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

23. Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#292 in Europe
#732 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
7,646
Founded
1900

24. Francois Rabelais University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#295 in Europe
#744 in the World
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1969

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

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#299 in Europe
#750 in the World
Enrollment
37,313
Founded
1970

27. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#320 in Europe
#826 in the World
Enrollment
24,480
Founded
1548

28. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#326 in Europe
#838 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,067
Founded
1957

29. University of Franche-Comte

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#329 in Europe
#844 in the World
Enrollment
21,550
Founded
1423

30. University of Poitiers

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#330 in Europe
#849 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
25,078
Founded
1431

31. University of Rouen Normandie

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#339 in Europe
#872 in the World
Enrollment
31,500
Founded
1966

32. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#344 in Europe
#888 in the World
Enrollment
4,148
Founded
1969

33. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#357 in Europe
#925 in the World
Enrollment
565
Founded
1896

34. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#360 in Europe
#932 in the World
Enrollment
14,735
Founded
1979

35. University of Western Brittany

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#362 in Europe
#937 in the World
Enrollment
22,303
Founded
1461

36. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#378 in Europe
#984 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

37. CentraleSupelec

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#383 in Europe
#997 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
4,300
Founded
1894

38. University of Toulon

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#392 in Europe
#1034 in the World
Enrollment
11,014
Founded
1979

39. Paris Dauphine University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#411 in Europe
#1108 in the World
Enrollment
11,281
Founded
1968

40. University of Caen Normandy

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#412 in Europe
#1117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
27,465
Founded
1432

41. University of Angers

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#413 in Europe
#1120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
25,687
Founded
1971

42. TELECOM ParisTech

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#418 in Europe
#1137 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

43. University of Limoges

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#427 in Europe
#1179 in the World
Enrollment
17,658
Founded
1968

44. University of Technology of Compiegne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#429 in Europe
#1198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
4,367
Founded
1972

45. University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#441 in Europe
#1230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,490
Founded
1970

46. Paris Descartes University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#442 in Europe
#1232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,704
Founded
2019

47. Central School of Nantes

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#444 in Europe
#1234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
2,287
Founded
1919

48. Central School of Lyon

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#445 in Europe
#1240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
2,920
Founded
1857

49. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#449 in Europe
#1255 in the World
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

50. University of Clermont Auvergne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#450 in Europe
#1257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,690
Founded
1854

51. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#459 in Europe
#1299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

52. University of Paris 8

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#463 in Europe
#1324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

53. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#464 in Europe
#1326 in the World
Enrollment
818
Founded
1976

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

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#485 in Europe
#1418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

55. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#492 in Europe
#1433 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,003
Founded
1985

56. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#501 in Europe
#1460 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

57. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#502 in Europe
#1466 in the World
Enrollment
10,994
Founded
1964

58. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#509 in Europe
#1485 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

59. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#514 in Europe
#1494 in the World
Enrollment
6,458
Founded
1991

60. Upper Alsace University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#524 in Europe
#1542 in the World
Enrollment
9,921
Founded
1975

61. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#525 in Europe
#1546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
3,077
Founded
1963

63. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#538 in Europe
#1602 in the World
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

64. University of Le Havre

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#542 in Europe
#1613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
7,591
Founded
1984

66. Cergy-Pontoise University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#545 in Europe
#1624 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
20,784
Founded
1991

67. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#547 in Europe
#1629 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,629
Founded
1970

68. National School of Civil Aviation

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#553 in Europe
#1664 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
1949

69. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#563 in Europe
#1695 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
8,238
Founded
1970

70. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#573 in Europe
#1720 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
2007

71. Central School of Lille

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#574 in Europe
#1721 in the World
Enrollment
2,272
Founded
1872

72. University of La Rochelle

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#579 in Europe
#1746 in the World
Enrollment
7,832
Founded
1993

73. Agrocampus Ouest

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#582 in Europe
#1757 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2008

74. Jean Monnet University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#583 in Europe
#1766 in the World
Enrollment
17,195
Founded
1970

75. University of Technology of Troyes

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#586 in Europe
#1794 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,196
Male:Female
77:23
Founded
1994

76. Artois University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#591 in Europe
#1827 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,091
Founded
1992

77. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#592 in Europe
#1834 in the World
Enrollment
2,613
Founded
1947

80. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#616 in Europe
#1937 in the World
Enrollment
10,381
Founded
1991

81. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#619 in Europe
#1950 in the World
Enrollment
4,183
Founded
1981

84. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#652 in Europe
#2153 in the World
Enrollment
6,434
Founded
1984

85. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#663 in Europe
#2230 in the World
Enrollment
2,073
Founded
1966

86. Montpellier SupAgro

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#670 in Europe
#2267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

88. University of Southern Brittany

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#700 in Europe
#2410 in the World
Enrollment
9,477
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1995

90. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#749 in Europe
#2630 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
15,232
Founded
1971

91. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#756 in Europe
#2671 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
19,018
Founded
1970

92. EHESP School of Public Health

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#778 in Europe
#2770 in the World
Enrollment
433
Founded
1945

93. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#805 in Europe
#2903 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
1,022
Founded
1961

94. University of Rennes 2

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#808 in Europe
#2927 in the World
Enrollment
23,365
Founded
1969

95. University of Nimes

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#813 in Europe
#2952 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
5,687
Founded
2007

96. HEC School of Management

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#826 in Europe
#2985 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
5,453
Founded
1881

98. Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#837 in Europe
#3032 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
21,997
Founded
1970

99. ENSEA Graduate School

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#846 in Europe
#3107 in the World
Enrollment
840
Founded
1952

100. EDHEC Business School

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#852 in Europe
#3133 in the World
Founded
1906

The best cities to study Astrophysics and Astronomy in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Orsay, Villeurbanne, and Saint Martin d'Heres.