Updated Date: 6th January 2025
If you're planning to study in France, it's essential to know which colleges are the best. According to Times Higher Education's World University Rankings 2025, 50 French institutions are included among the world's top universities. The rankings prominently feature institutions in Paris, with several other notable universities spread across the country.
JEDUKA brings you the list of top universities in France for those who want to pursue higher education in the country.
|
No. |
List of Universities in France |
QS World University Rankings 2025 |
THE University Rankings 2025 |
|
1 |
Université PSL |
24 |
24 |
|
2 |
Institut Polytechnique de Paris |
46 |
71 |
|
3 |
Sorbonne University |
63 |
76 |
|
4 |
Universit Paris-Saclay |
73 |
64 |
|
5 |
École Normale Supérieure de Lyon |
205 |
251-300 |
|
6 |
Ecole des Ponts ParisTech |
283 |
205 |
|
7 |
Université Paris Cité |
334 |
114 |
|
8 |
Sciences Po |
259 |
501-600 |
|
9 |
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne |
300 |
801-1000 |
|
10 |
Université Grenoble Alpes |
317 |
351-400 |
|
11 |
Université de Strasbourg |
434 |
601-800 |
|
12 |
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA) |
457 |
801-1000 |
|
13 |
Aix-Marseille University |
490 |
301-350 |
|
14 |
Université de Montpellier |
501-510 |
301-350 |
|
15 |
University of Bordeaux |
521-530 |
301-350 |
|
16 |
Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III |
581-590 |
- |
|
17 |
Universite Paris-Pantheon-Assas |
601-650 |
- |
|
18 |
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 |
601-650 |
401-500 |
|
19 |
CY Cergy Paris University |
751-800 |
801-1000 |
|
20 |
Université Côte d'Azur |
751-800 |
501-600 |
|
21 |
Université de Lille |
751-800 |
501-600 |
|
22 |
Université de Lorraine |
801-1000 |
601-800 |
|
23 |
Nantes University |
801-1000 |
601-800 |
|
24 |
Université de Rennes 1 |
801-1000 |
801-1000 |
|
25 |
Paul Valéry University Montpellier |
1001-1200 |
- |
|
26 |
Université Lumière Lyon 2 |
1001-1200 |
1201-1500 |
|
27 |
Université Toulouse 1 Capitole |
1001-1200 |
- |
|
28 |
Université de Poitiers |
1001-1200 |
- |
|
29 |
Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès |
1001-1200 |
- |
|
30 |
Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 |
1201-1400 |
1501+ |
|
31 |
Université Paris-Nanterre |
1201-1400 |
1201-1500 |
|
32 |
Université de Caen Normandie |
1201-1400 |
- |
The table above reflects the Top universities in France 2025, according to Times Higher Education (THE), and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)
Evaluation for the best Universities in France can be made from this list.
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