100 Best universities for Psychology in France

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 28.7M citations received by 1.43M academic papers made by 125 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. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Psychology

#121 in Europe

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

2. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Psychology

#148 in Europe

#418 in the World

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

3. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Psychology

#161 in Europe

#449 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

4. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Psychology

#166 in Europe

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

5. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Psychology

#176 in Europe

#481 in the World

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

6. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Psychology

#193 in Europe

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

7. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Psychology

#211 in Europe

#568 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

8. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Psychology

#217 in Europe

#593 in the World

Enrollment: 50,822
Founded: 1621

9. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Psychology

#228 in Europe

#619 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

10. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Psychology

#251 in Europe

#706 in the World

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

11. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Psychology

#261 in Europe

#737 in the World

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

12. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Psychology

#264 in Europe

#746 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

13. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Psychology

#266 in Europe

#751 in the World

Enrollment: 31,388
Founded: 1960

14. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Psychology

#285 in Europe

#808 in the World

Enrollment: 55,000
Founded: 1339

15. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Psychology

#291 in Europe

#827 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

16. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Psychology

#307 in Europe

#878 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

17. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Psychology

#312 in Europe

#884 in the World

Enrollment: 34,169
Founded: 1722

18. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Psychology

#320 in Europe

#922 in the World

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

19. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Psychology

#321 in Europe

#924 in the World

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

20. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Psychology

#337 in Europe

#988 in the World

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

21. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Psychology

#338 in Europe

#989 in the World

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

22. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Psychology

#348 in Europe

#1023 in the World

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

23. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Psychology

#351 in Europe

#1035 in the World

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

24. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Psychology

#374 in Europe

#1118 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Psychology

#381 in Europe

#1138 in the World

Enrollment: 32,779
Founded: 1970

26. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Psychology

#404 in Europe

#1231 in the World

Founded: 1947

27. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Psychology

#423 in Europe

#1308 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

28. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Psychology

#449 in Europe

#1422 in the World

Enrollment: 13,820
Founded: 1991

29. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Psychology

#454 in Europe

#1439 in the World

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

30. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Psychology

#460 in Europe

#1455 in the World

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

31. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Psychology

#461 in Europe

#1457 in the World

Enrollment: 2,469
Founded: 1987

32. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Psychology

#462 in Europe

#1458 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

33. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Psychology

#474 in Europe

#1517 in the World

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

34. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Psychology

#489 in Europe

#1561 in the World

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

35. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Psychology

#494 in Europe

#1578 in the World

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

36. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Psychology

#501 in Europe

#1603 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

37. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Psychology

#506 in Europe

#1625 in the World

Enrollment: 22,971
Founded: 1548

38. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Psychology

#512 in Europe

#1656 in the World

Enrollment: 31,001
Founded: 1964

39. EHESP School of Public Health

Brittany | Rennes

For Psychology

#525 in Europe

#1765 in the World

Founded: 1945

40. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Psychology

#531 in Europe

#1791 in the World

Enrollment: 17,553
Founded: 1970

41. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Psychology

#533 in Europe

#1799 in the World

Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 1912

42. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Psychology

#542 in Europe

#1836 in the World

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

43. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Psychology

#547 in Europe

#1861 in the World

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

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Psychology

#548 in Europe

#1871 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

45. HEC School of Management

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

For Psychology

#560 in Europe

#1954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1881

46. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Psychology

#579 in Europe

#2043 in the World

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

47. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Psychology

#584 in Europe

#2068 in the World

Enrollment: 43,700
Founded: 1971

48. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Psychology

#590 in Europe

#2083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1747

49. University of Nimes

Occitanie | Nimes

For Psychology

#594 in Europe

#2090 in the World

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

50. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Psychology

#601 in Europe

#2132 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

51. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Psychology

#606 in Europe

#2161 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

52. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Psychology

#615 in Europe

#2215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1907

53. Eurecom

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

For Psychology

#622 in Europe

#2236 in the World

Founded: 1991

54. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Psychology

#625 in Europe

#2264 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

55. EMLYON Business School

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Psychology

#632 in Europe

#2309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1872

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

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Psychology

#635 in Europe

#2328 in the World

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

57. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Psychology

#643 in Europe

#2369 in the World

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

58. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Psychology

#645 in Europe

#2374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1780

59. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Psychology

#650 in Europe

#2402 in the World

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

60. ESCP Europe

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Psychology

#657 in Europe

#2431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1819

61. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Psychology

#664 in Europe

#2467 in the World

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

62. University of Rennes 2

Brittany | Rennes

For Psychology

#683 in Europe

#2550 in the World

Enrollment: 23,365
Founded: 1969

63. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Psychology

#685 in Europe

#2567 in the World

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

64. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Psychology

#702 in Europe

#2678 in the World

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

65. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Psychology

#705 in Europe

#2694 in the World

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

66. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Psychology

#708 in Europe

#2703 in the World

Enrollment: 8,691
Founded: 1993

67. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Psychology

#713 in Europe

#2755 in the World

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

68. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Psychology

#721 in Europe

#2786 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1957

69. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Psychology

#727 in Europe

#2828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

70. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Psychology

#729 in Europe

#2845 in the World

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

71. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Psychology

#737 in Europe

#2878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1828

72. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Psychology

#741 in Europe

#2908 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1991

73. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Psychology

#742 in Europe

#2910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1896

74. Grenoble Graduate School of Business

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Psychology

#746 in Europe

#2933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1984

75. Kedge Business School

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Psychology

#748 in Europe

#2941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 14,800
Founded: 2013

76. Catholic University of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Psychology

#761 in Europe

#3007 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1875

77. Lille Catholic University

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Psychology

#765 in Europe

#3025 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1875

78. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Psychology

#770 in Europe

#3051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

79. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Psychology

#772 in Europe

#3055 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

80. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Psychology

#781 in Europe

#3100 in the World

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

81. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Psychology

#795 in Europe

#3202 in the World

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

82. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Psychology

#799 in Europe

#3220 in the World

Enrollment: 750
Founded: 1976

83. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Psychology

#804 in Europe

#3239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,534
Founded: 1963

84. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Psychology

#809 in Europe

#3302 in the World

Founded: 1952

85. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Psychology

#812 in Europe

#3339 in the World

Enrollment: 6,864
Founded: 1984

86. Toulouse Business School

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Psychology

#821 in Europe

#3389 in the World

Enrollment: 5,600
Founded: 1903

87. SKEMA Business School

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Psychology

#829 in Europe

#3412 in the World

Founded: 1892

88. Audencia Nantes School of Management

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Psychology

#830 in Europe

#3417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1900

89. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Psychology

#835 in Europe

#3440 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

90. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Psychology

#844 in Europe

#3480 in the World

Enrollment: 10,555
Founded: 1975

91. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Psychology

#863 in Europe

#3599 in the World

Enrollment: 3,059
Founded: 1999

92. University of French Polynesia

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

For Psychology

#866 in Europe

#3618 in the World

Enrollment: 2,944
Founded: 1987

93. University of the French West Indies

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

For Psychology

#878 in Europe

#3693 in the World

Enrollment: 9,991
Founded: 1850

94. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Psychology

#892 in Europe

#3782 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

95. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Psychology

#895 in Europe

#3808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,221
Founded: 1970

96. EDHEC Business School

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Psychology

#903 in Europe

#3857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1906

97. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Psychology

#907 in Europe

#3868 in the World

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

98. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Psychology

#910 in Europe

#3880 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

99. Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Psychology

#913 in Europe

#3892 in the World

Enrollment: 26,754
Founded: 1809

100. Cergy-Pontoise University

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Psychology

#917 in Europe

#3902 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 15,052
Founded: 1991

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

Psychology subfields in France

Child Psychology58

Clinical Psychology38

Cognitive Science92

Education Majors75

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution16

Neuroscience107

Occupational Therapy15

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology6

Social Psychology104

Special Education19