Quantum and Particle physics in France: Best universities Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Quantum and Particle physics. A graph of 18.9M citations received by 773K academic papers made by 131 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 Quantum and Particle physics

#7 in Europe

#38 in the World

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

2. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Quantum and Particle physics

#17 in Europe

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

3. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Quantum and Particle physics

#39 in Europe

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

4. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Quantum and Particle physics

#52 in Europe

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

5. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Quantum and Particle physics

#58 in Europe

#192 in the World

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

6. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Quantum and Particle physics

#64 in Europe

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

7. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Quantum and Particle physics

#102 in Europe

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

8. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Quantum and Particle physics

#121 in Europe

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

9. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Quantum and Particle physics

#159 in Europe

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

10. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Quantum and Particle physics

#162 in Europe

#400 in the World

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

11. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Quantum and Particle physics

#176 in Europe

#441 in the World

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

12. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Quantum and Particle physics

#188 in Europe

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

13. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Quantum and Particle physics

#189 in Europe

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

14. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Quantum and Particle physics

#206 in Europe

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

15. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Quantum and Particle physics

#220 in Europe

#567 in the World

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

16. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Quantum and Particle physics

#225 in Europe

#579 in the World

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

17. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Quantum and Particle physics

#237 in Europe

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

18. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Quantum and Particle physics

#239 in Europe

#627 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

19. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Quantum and Particle physics

#255 in Europe

#669 in the World

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

20. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Quantum and Particle physics

#257 in Europe

#675 in the World

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

21. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Quantum and Particle physics

#259 in Europe

#679 in the World

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

22. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Quantum and Particle physics

#281 in Europe

#736 in the World

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

23. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Quantum and Particle physics

#287 in Europe

#748 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

24. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Quantum and Particle physics

#292 in Europe

#761 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

25. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Quantum and Particle physics

#295 in Europe

#771 in the World

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

26. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Quantum and Particle physics

#308 in Europe

#798 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

27. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Quantum and Particle physics

#316 in Europe

#815 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Quantum and Particle physics

#329 in Europe

#852 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

29. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Quantum and Particle physics

#333 in Europe

#862 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

30. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Quantum and Particle physics

#334 in Europe

#863 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

31. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Quantum and Particle physics

#342 in Europe

#896 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

32. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Quantum and Particle physics

#344 in Europe

#898 in the World

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

33. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Quantum and Particle physics

#349 in Europe

#918 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

34. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Quantum and Particle physics

#353 in Europe

#945 in the World

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

35. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Quantum and Particle physics

#355 in Europe

#958 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

36. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Quantum and Particle physics

#361 in Europe

#979 in the World

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

37. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Quantum and Particle physics

#370 in Europe

#1012 in the World

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

38. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Quantum and Particle physics

#374 in Europe

#1023 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

39. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Quantum and Particle physics

#377 in Europe

#1031 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

40. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Quantum and Particle physics

#378 in Europe

#1035 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

41. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Quantum and Particle physics

#379 in Europe

#1041 in the World

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

42. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Quantum and Particle physics

#380 in Europe

#1042 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

43. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Quantum and Particle physics

#382 in Europe

#1047 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

44. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Quantum and Particle physics

#392 in Europe

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Quantum and Particle physics

#405 in Europe

#1132 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

46. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Quantum and Particle physics

#412 in Europe

#1169 in the World

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

47. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Quantum and Particle physics

#414 in Europe

#1171 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

48. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Quantum and Particle physics

#415 in Europe

#1172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

49. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Quantum and Particle physics

#422 in Europe

#1199 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

50. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Quantum and Particle physics

#426 in Europe

#1221 in the World

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

51. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Quantum and Particle physics

#428 in Europe

#1226 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

52. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Quantum and Particle physics

#434 in Europe

#1250 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

53. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Quantum and Particle physics

#436 in Europe

#1260 in the World

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

54. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Quantum and Particle physics

#452 in Europe

#1334 in the World

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

55. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Quantum and Particle physics

#453 in Europe

#1335 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

56. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Quantum and Particle physics

#458 in Europe

#1357 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

57. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Quantum and Particle physics

#459 in Europe

#1364 in the World

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

58. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Quantum and Particle physics

#460 in Europe

#1366 in the World

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

59. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Quantum and Particle physics

#486 in Europe

#1476 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

60. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Quantum and Particle physics

#490 in Europe

#1487 in the World

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

61. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Quantum and Particle physics

#494 in Europe

#1499 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

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

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Quantum and Particle physics

#507 in Europe

#1555 in the World

Founded: 1994

63. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Quantum and Particle physics

#509 in Europe

#1557 in the World

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

64. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Quantum and Particle physics

#515 in Europe

#1595 in the World

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

65. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Quantum and Particle physics

#516 in Europe

#1600 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

66. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Quantum and Particle physics

#520 in Europe

#1615 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

67. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Quantum and Particle physics

#527 in Europe

#1655 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

68. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Quantum and Particle physics

#531 in Europe

#1665 in the World

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

69. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Quantum and Particle physics

#539 in Europe

#1722 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Quantum and Particle physics

#560 in Europe

#1799 in the World

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

71. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Quantum and Particle physics

#570 in Europe

#1819 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

72. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Quantum and Particle physics

#573 in Europe

#1825 in the World

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

73. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Quantum and Particle physics

#575 in Europe

#1829 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

74. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Quantum and Particle physics

#594 in Europe

#1919 in the World

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

75. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Quantum and Particle physics

#595 in Europe

#1922 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

76. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Quantum and Particle physics

#597 in Europe

#1932 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

77. Eurecom

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Biot Sophia-Antipolis

For Quantum and Particle physics

#613 in Europe

#1988 in the World

Founded: 1991

78. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Quantum and Particle physics

#624 in Europe

#2082 in the World

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

79. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Quantum and Particle physics

#628 in Europe

#2111 in the World

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

80. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Quantum and Particle physics

#631 in Europe

#2125 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

81. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Quantum and Particle physics

#639 in Europe

#2192 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

82. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Quantum and Particle physics

#645 in Europe

#2209 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

83. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Quantum and Particle physics

#675 in Europe

#2369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

84. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Quantum and Particle physics

#685 in Europe

#2411 in the World

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

85. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Quantum and Particle physics

#690 in Europe

#2442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 20,784
Founded: 1991

86. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Quantum and Particle physics

#693 in Europe

#2446 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

87. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Quantum and Particle physics

#697 in Europe

#2458 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

88. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Quantum and Particle physics

#719 in Europe

#2567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 2007

89. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Quantum and Particle physics

#773 in Europe

#2800 in the World

Enrollment: 433
Founded: 1945

90. National School Mines - Telecom Lille Douai

Hauts-de-France | Douai

For Quantum and Particle physics

#777 in Europe

#2823 in the World

Founded: 2017

91. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Quantum and Particle physics

#801 in Europe

#2972 in the World

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

92. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Quantum and Particle physics

#806 in Europe

#3014 in the World

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

93. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Quantum and Particle physics

#815 in Europe

#3041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

94. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Quantum and Particle physics

#821 in Europe

#3076 in the World

Founded: 1907

95. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Quantum and Particle physics

#830 in Europe

#3122 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

96. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Quantum and Particle physics

#837 in Europe

#3149 in the World

Enrollment: 11,593
Founded: 1850

97. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Quantum and Particle physics

#838 in Europe

#3151 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

98. National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Quantum and Particle physics

#850 in Europe

#3201 in the World

Enrollment: 419
Founded: 1889

99. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Quantum and Particle physics

#856 in Europe

#3233 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

100. Brest National School of Engineering

Brittany | Plouzane

For Quantum and Particle physics

#860 in Europe

#3250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 760
Founded: 1961

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