University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis: Rankings

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The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 18th in France, 622nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 145 research topics. The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 40,707 academic publications and 965,902 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 69 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#622 of 14,131 In the World
#250 of 2,785 In Europe
#18 of 224 In France
#2 of 7 In Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
#192 of 1,453 For Astrobiology
#314 of 1,032 For Entomology
#335 of 2,491 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#823 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#863 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 142 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 18th for Biology in France and 741st in the World with 18,549 publications made and 601,845 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#18 of 135 In France
#257 of 1,448 In Europe
#741 of 6,833 In the World

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Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 149 1304
1993 130 1247
1994 150 1471
1995 149 1721
1996 151 1893
1997 167 2066
1998 149 2298
1999 157 2487
2000 197 2877
2001 192 3040
2002 212 3587
2003 225 3991
2004 250 4357
2005 265 4707
2006 281 5730
2007 357 7170
2008 371 8219
2009 462 9828
2010 506 11657
2011 596 14744
2012 590 16842
2013 623 19231
2014 668 21962
2015 654 23520
2016 721 25025
2017 835 27809
2018 934 32606
2019 1227 37773
2020 1319 53178
2021 1302 60195
2022 1351 57368
2023 1355 58220
2024 1060 54388

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 12 70 192
Entomology 9 120 314
Biophysics 11 175 454
Oncology and Cancer research 13 181 520
Biotechnology 9 190 527
Molecular Biology 16 175 531
Evolutionary Biology 15 231 572
Genetics 14 205 584
Paleontology 15 236 625
Biochemistry 15 225 629
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 251 638
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 225 662
Immunology 19 226 666
Neuroscience 19 274 737
Forestry 19 236 745
Virology 26 265 816
Microbiology 25 286 864
Pharmacology 22 270 912
Botany 20 315 960
Zoology 28 344 1056
Horticulture 23 305 1097
Nanotechnology 40 359 1162
Toxicology 26 335 1214
Agricultural Science 31 393 1358
Nutrition and Food Science 33 413 1466
Animal Science 31 431 1644

Physics rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 18th for Physics in France and 662nd in the World with 17,599 publications made and 493,927 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#18 of 138 In France
#243 of 1,457 In Europe
#662 of 6,713 In the World

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 175 1194
1993 128 1132
1994 190 1474
1995 164 1482
1996 216 1728
1997 195 1795
1998 181 2078
1999 207 2234
2000 214 2580
2001 233 2795
2002 299 3572
2003 293 3719
2004 321 3882
2005 327 4512
2006 353 5254
2007 365 6157
2008 344 6708
2009 481 7690
2010 440 8335
2011 541 10089
2012 580 11828
2013 560 13293
2014 669 15588
2015 621 16169
2016 644 19306
2017 794 23302
2018 820 32026
2019 1013 36535
2020 1071 43599
2021 1051 50438
2022 1115 44834
2023 1122 47741
2024 871 45229

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 12 70 192
Theoretical Physics 14 161 336
Astrophysics and Astronomy 15 170 402
Biophysics 11 175 454
Optical Engineering 16 225 597
Condensed Matter Physics 18 235 601
Atomic and Molecular physics 22 266 602
Quantum and Particle physics 18 233 609
Nuclear Physics 19 249 612
Medical Physics 22 255 644
Acoustical Engineering 21 279 732
Applied/Engineering Physics 27 291 794
Materials Science 27 301 854
Nanotechnology 40 359 1162

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 24th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 637th in the World with 17,341 publications made and 277,981 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#24 of 134 In France
#262 of 1,500 In Europe
#637 of 7,081 In the World

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 77 355
1993 53 340
1994 69 424
1995 81 437
1996 98 515
1997 122 632
1998 109 723
1999 107 857
2000 143 1033
2001 176 1072
2002 215 1815
2003 223 1733
2004 249 1765
2005 241 2207
2006 259 2509
2007 311 3077
2008 343 3468
2009 430 4215
2010 485 4733
2011 588 6025
2012 618 7038
2013 671 7928
2014 754 9108
2015 766 9577
2016 821 11145
2017 895 12543
2018 1036 16065
2019 1092 19474
2020 1028 26898
2021 1025 30028
2022 1101 28058
2023 1836 30095
2024 830 25497

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Philosophy 23 204 477
Art History 25 211 498
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 12 248 725
Linguistics 18 292 731
Political Science 31 313 762
Library and Information science 15 301 781
History 23 315 799
Sports / Exercise science 18 309 830
Archaeology 17 327 831
Classics and Ancient History 24 336 873
Demography 20 323 923
Aesthetics 24 391 994
Political Economy 18 379 1015
Urban and Regional planning 19 485 1019
Sociology 28 373 1051
Law 22 414 1116
Journalism and Digital Media 17 405 1178
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 25 461 1214
Anthropology 29 450 1253
Education Majors 17 438 1378
Public Policy / Administration 25 518 1552
Gender Studies 35 531 1777
Communications and Public Relations 33 614 1854

Engineering rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 19th for Engineering in France and 752nd in the World with 16,973 publications made and 458,790 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#19 of 139 In France
#266 of 1,465 In Europe
#752 of 6,782 In the World

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Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 167 1134
1993 118 1049
1994 175 1381
1995 160 1349
1996 183 1602
1997 177 1713
1998 171 1909
1999 203 2068
2000 201 2425
2001 201 2582
2002 285 3536
2003 267 3589
2004 291 3728
2005 302 4251
2006 308 4937
2007 354 5777
2008 351 6274
2009 449 7391
2010 466 8073
2011 544 9679
2012 566 11547
2013 564 12811
2014 671 14962
2015 604 15786
2016 622 18388
2017 786 21685
2018 855 27598
2019 961 31429
2020 1056 38343
2021 1025 44958
2022 1106 41067
2023 1070 42782
2024 834 38764

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Engineering.

Chemistry rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 19th for Chemistry in France and 738th in the World with 15,958 publications made and 510,185 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#19 of 138 In France
#257 of 1,417 In Europe
#738 of 6,545 In the World

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Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 186 1522
1993 150 1431
1994 196 1782
1995 170 1909
1996 200 2100
1997 184 2273
1998 172 2445
1999 205 2676
2000 216 3064
2001 218 3379
2002 241 3756
2003 259 4209
2004 288 4488
2005 271 4863
2006 309 5765
2007 353 6929
2008 342 7743
2009 436 9247
2010 449 10652
2011 531 13025
2012 521 15120
2013 534 17069
2014 593 19514
2015 540 20499
2016 569 21735
2017 650 23800
2018 712 26826
2019 899 30617
2020 961 40359
2021 968 46563
2022 940 44272
2023 968 45441
2024 741 41209

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 18 166 433
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 22 238 578
Biochemistry 15 225 629
Pharmacy 23 257 678
Computational Chemistry 21 278 681
Organic Chemistry 24 294 844
Materials Science 27 301 854
Biochemical Engineering 29 346 854
Physical chemistry 35 329 1030
Chemical Engineering 34 331 1089
Nanotechnology 40 359 1162
Inorganic Chemistry 39 360 1170
Environmental Chemistry 44 439 1425
Nutrition and Food Science 33 413 1466
Radiochemistry 34 372 1554

Computer Science rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 15th for Computer Science in France and 697th in the World with 14,686 publications made and 402,719 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#15 of 138 In France
#267 of 1,469 In Europe
#697 of 6,845 In the World

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 81 662
1993 73 598
1994 79 728
1995 85 744
1996 103 880
1997 107 955
1998 115 1138
1999 112 1208
2000 126 1447
2001 147 1557
2002 228 2683
2003 177 2288
2004 198 2486
2005 234 2950
2006 239 3444
2007 296 4057
2008 279 4771
2009 398 5655
2010 422 6537
2011 471 7714
2012 484 9391
2013 466 10350
2014 576 12218
2015 523 12618
2016 588 15205
2017 727 18249
2018 782 25781
2019 942 30028
2020 962 38438
2021 1043 44992
2022 1065 40068
2023 1147 42648
2024 863 37578

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Vision 12 141 391
Computer Graphics 15 195 471
Telecommunications 15 196 550
Animation 20 225 572
Software Engineering 15 254 572
Web Design and Development 9 228 597
UX/UI Desgin 10 250 600
Blockchain and Cryptography 21 218 609
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 15 238 630
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 251 638
Cognitive Science 16 248 661
Computer Engineering 22 248 710
Computer Networking 19 263 729
Neuroscience 19 274 737
Computational Linguistics 24 299 756
Library and Information science 15 301 781
Data Science 17 337 792
Database Administration 19 287 794
Human-Computer Interaction 16 352 839
Game Design and Development 22 362 846
Management Information Systems 23 411 948
Cyber Security 21 334 949
Machine Learning 17 319 958
Robotics 38 352 1054
Multimedia 19 437 1228

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 18th for Environmental Science in France and 789th in the World with 13,316 publications made and 368,250 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Earth science and Geophysics.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#18 of 135 In France
#282 of 1,464 In Europe
#789 of 6,876 In the World

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Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 105 653
1993 60 643
1994 80 767
1995 81 857
1996 99 920
1997 116 1035
1998 114 1286
1999 99 1372
2000 127 1563
2001 145 1584
2002 188 2268
2003 180 2472
2004 210 2769
2005 193 3134
2006 211 3931
2007 247 4623
2008 247 5151
2009 320 5929
2010 361 6780
2011 426 8110
2012 446 9522
2013 466 10688
2014 522 12491
2015 486 13455
2016 522 15015
2017 585 16573
2018 674 20453
2019 789 23815
2020 936 31491
2021 953 35921
2022 993 34210
2023 979 35293
2024 783 33434

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Earth science and Geophysics 15 141 386
Petrology and Geochemistry 18 166 433
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 21 205 573
Paleontology 15 236 625
Geology 16 237 647
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 225 662
Geography and Cartography 18 261 685
Forestry 19 236 745
Oceanography 22 296 816
Mining Engineering 13 259 843
Geotechnical Engineering 28 288 871
Ecology 23 359 1009
Urban and Regional planning 19 485 1019
Agricultural Science 31 393 1358
Environmental Chemistry 44 439 1425
Environmental Engineering 41 439 1494
Environmental Management 39 496 1592

Medicine rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 17th for Medicine in France and 724th in the World with 11,912 publications made and 394,344 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#17 of 132 In France
#252 of 1,433 In Europe
#724 of 6,775 In the World

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Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 77 664
1993 57 592
1994 99 796
1995 82 914
1996 66 932
1997 87 1088
1998 85 1212
1999 90 1328
2000 101 1524
2001 92 1720
2002 109 1914
2003 104 2172
2004 118 2279
2005 125 2449
2006 151 2952
2007 202 3955
2008 214 4507
2009 266 5495
2010 304 6907
2011 366 8987
2012 341 10457
2013 437 12164
2014 496 13833
2015 468 15194
2016 561 16234
2017 628 18444
2018 679 20649
2019 961 25528
2020 851 38330
2021 844 43743
2022 859 41116
2023 883 41490
2024 681 37663

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 14 141 335
Oncology and Cancer research 13 181 520
Dermatology 12 188 521
Orthodontics 13 196 545
Dentistry 16 196 551
Respiratory Therapy 21 209 578
Medical Physics 22 255 644
Anatomy and Physiology 15 229 649
Sports Medicine 19 270 663
Immunology 19 226 666
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 19 227 674
Pharmacy 23 257 678
Pathology 16 239 692
Radiation Therapy 23 233 706
Plastic Surgery 15 217 717
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 20 246 719
Critical Care Nursing 26 273 729
Surgery 22 247 741
Ophthalmology 17 266 778
Physical Therapy 18 301 788
Virology 26 265 816
Urology 22 261 829
Sports / Exercise science 18 309 830
Gerontology 14 275 841
Pediatrics 24 266 841
Cardiology 28 298 869
Anesthesiology 26 280 876
Pharmacology 22 270 912
Psychiatry 23 313 919
Family medicine 22 291 936
Public Health 22 329 981
Occupational Therapy 17 354 985
Health Science 18 324 1022
Audiology 26 351 1036
Epidemiology 30 333 1079
Toxicology 26 335 1214
Biomedical Engineering 41 418 1273
Nursing 25 415 1285
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 30 413 1408
Clinical Psychology 27 445 1438
Healthcare Management (MHA) 24 464 1482
Veterinary 32 397 1730

Mathematics rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 15th for Mathematics in France and 730th in the World with 6,632 publications made and 146,313 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#15 of 133 In France
#272 of 1,401 In Europe
#730 of 6,418 In the World

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Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 47 282
1993 35 211
1994 35 287
1995 33 296
1996 59 393
1997 52 464
1998 73 652
1999 63 656
2000 78 900
2001 73 723
2002 143 1600
2003 96 1338
2004 120 1422
2005 111 1606
2006 120 1925
2007 155 2117
2008 143 2305
2009 192 2613
2010 194 2854
2011 211 3234
2012 230 3901
2013 235 4492
2014 289 5157
2015 259 5604
2016 248 6196
2017 304 7006
2018 330 8374
2019 431 10180
2020 391 12832
2021 430 15556
2022 421 14397
2023 470 15335
2024 347 11503

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 16 171 426
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 230 562
Blockchain and Cryptography 21 218 609
Statistics 15 269 711
Math Teachers 19 427 1429
Operations Research 42 535 1725

Psychology rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 20th for Psychology in France and 928th in the World with 5,546 publications made and 150,952 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#20 of 128 In France
#322 of 1,423 In Europe
#928 of 6,645 In the World

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 28 354
1993 28 305
1994 38 378
1995 22 380
1996 32 436
1997 37 455
1998 35 522
1999 36 527
2000 56 621
2001 48 718
2002 63 1080
2003 50 1001
2004 58 1050
2005 79 1233
2006 71 1426
2007 105 1821
2008 99 2024
2009 126 2300
2010 141 2841
2011 145 3426
2012 163 4022
2013 173 4647
2014 194 5427
2015 194 5533
2016 232 6238
2017 266 6999
2018 291 8129
2019 367 10292
2020 386 14910
2021 462 17524
2022 460 16603
2023 481 17175
2024 369 15517

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 16 248 661
Neuroscience 19 274 737
Psychiatry 23 313 919
Occupational Therapy 17 354 985
Social Psychology 23 393 1085
Child Psychology 28 446 1363
Education Majors 17 438 1378
Clinical Psychology 27 445 1438

Business rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 20th for Business in France and 984th in the World with 4,194 publications made and 80,163 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#20 of 137 In France
#388 of 1,433 In Europe
#984 of 6,339 In the World

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Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 18 113
1993 28 130
1994 16 139
1995 21 112
1996 25 166
1997 26 158
1998 39 229
1999 34 268
2000 43 398
2001 38 359
2002 81 586
2003 43 607
2004 56 611
2005 50 611
2006 54 743
2007 75 868
2008 88 970
2009 117 1246
2010 113 1515
2011 127 1790
2012 129 2040
2013 131 2405
2014 182 2696
2015 183 2833
2016 181 3444
2017 225 4203
2018 240 5432
2019 292 6607
2020 283 8193
2021 303 9693
2022 330 8738
2023 313 9705
2024 207 7822

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Business.

Business subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 20 230 649
Entrepreneurship 14 308 667
Finance 21 294 703
International Business 21 436 821
International Trade 21 456 826
Management Information Systems 23 411 948
Marketing 19 381 995
Management 21 371 996
Human Resource Management 9 428 1063
Advertising 28 431 1190
Accounting 34 464 1283
Project Management 28 544 1285
Public Policy / Administration 25 518 1552
Operations Research 42 535 1725

Economics rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 20th for Economics in France and 880th in the World with 2,952 publications made and 71,119 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#20 of 128 In France
#345 of 1,388 In Europe
#880 of 6,167 In the World

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Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 5 69
1993 10 77
1994 13 71
1995 13 71
1996 19 106
1997 11 119
1998 37 199
1999 22 245
2000 26 347
2001 30 293
2002 63 464
2003 44 523
2004 42 502
2005 42 496
2006 42 617
2007 62 630
2008 65 741
2009 78 1048
2010 79 1139
2011 70 1414
2012 84 1599
2013 104 1865
2014 128 2036
2015 123 2188
2016 138 2680
2017 178 3525
2018 165 4485
2019 193 5530
2020 196 7002
2021 183 8360
2022 221 7161
2023 245 7921
2024 159 6205

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 230 562
International Economics 17 373 636
Investment Banking and Stock trading 20 230 649
Finance 21 294 703
International Trade 21 456 826
Political Economy 18 379 1015
Development Studies 18 357 1039
Environmental Economics 27 502 1299

Art & Design rankings

The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis ranked 23rd for Art & Design in France and 808th in the World with 2,371 publications made and 41,884 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Art History.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#23 of 127 In France
#333 of 1,381 In Europe
#808 of 5,966 In the World

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Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 9 65
1993 14 64
1994 9 81
1995 13 93
1996 15 100
1997 15 81
1998 10 140
1999 27 154
2000 11 151
2001 16 177
2002 27 269
2003 41 266
2004 33 329
2005 40 370
2006 49 475
2007 54 539
2008 62 609
2009 56 797
2010 75 904
2011 89 1045
2012 77 1213
2013 74 1244
2014 105 1488
2015 91 1498
2016 108 1743
2017 111 2011
2018 136 2310
2019 156 2891
2020 143 3429
2021 133 4057
2022 173 3592
2023 187 4053
2024 140 4419

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 15 195 471
Art History 25 211 498
Animation 20 225 572
UX/UI Desgin 10 250 600
Performing arts 20 290 657
Graphic Design 11 272 721
Architecture 22 336 781
Literature 24 326 794
Cinematography 27 316 804
Fashion Design 21 339 828
Game Design and Development 22 362 846
Aesthetics 24 391 994
Creative Writing 25 413 1108
Multimedia 19 437 1228