Best universities in France

Showing universities in: France

Meta The Meta rank is based on the average of the three most influencal university rankings: ARWU, QS and THE	Institution	Country	ARWU The ARWU ranking (Academic Ranking of World Universities or sometimes also referred to as the Shanghai Ranking) was first published in 2003 making it the oldest ranking of its kind. It is solely based on research.	QS The QS World University Rankings from Quacquarelli Symonds are published annualy since 2004. QS puts strong emphasis on surveys among academics and recruiters.	THE The Times Higher Education World University Ranking uses a broad variety of factors in their methodology. Excellence in research contributes more than 60% of the score.	Ø The average of ARWU, QS and THE.
1 44	Ecole normale superieure - Paris	France	67	24	78	56.33
2 71	Pierre and Marie Curie University	France	35	115	103	84.33
3 110	University of Paris-Sud 11	France	42	209	120	123.67
4 135	Ecole Polytechnique	France	301-400	35	61	148.83
5 156	Paris Diderot University	France	101-150	210	180	171.83
6 160	Joseph Fourier University	France	101-150	215	178	172.83
7 161	University of Strasbourg	France	95	226	201-225	178.00
8 185	Ecole Normale Superieure - Lyon	France	201-300	179	160	196.50
9 269	University of Montpellier 2	France	201-300	411-420	276-300	318.00
10 285	Claude Bernard University Lyon 1	France	201-300	401-410	351-400	343.83
	Aix Marseille University	France	101-150	341
	Paris Descartes University	France	151-200	278
	Paul Sabatier University (Toulouse 3)	France	201-300	441-450
	University of Bordeaux	France	201-300	363
	University of Lorraine	France	201-300	551-600
	ESPCI ParisTech	France	301-400
	University of Paris Dauphine (Paris 9)	France	301-400	367
	MINES ParisTech	France	401-500		226-250
	University of Auvergne	France	401-500
	University of Nice Sophia Antipolis	France	401-500	501-550
	University of Rennes 1	France	401-500	551-600