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Best Universities in France 2027

A consensus ranking of 46 universities in France, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table. Part of our global rankings by country coverage (Europe).

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#
University
QS 2027
THE 2026
ARWU 2025
U.S. News 2026
Consensus score
1
Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL Research University Paris
·
48
·
·
97.6
2
Paris-Saclay University · Paris
76
·
13
78
97
3
PSL University
34
·
34
105
96.5
4
Sorbonne University
73
·
43
·
96
5
Université Paris Cité
303
·
60
47
92.2
6
Institut polytechnique de Paris
43
·
201-300
323
87.2
7
Université Grenoble Alpes
387
375
151-200
256
83.5
8
University of Strasbourg
456
·
101-150
333
83.5
9
Montpellier University
473
450
151-200
233
81.8
10
Aix Marseille University
443
·
151-200
·
81.4
11
University of Bordeaux
485
450
201-300
292
79.6
12
Ecole Normale Superieure - Lyon
235
325
301-400
645
77.4
13
Paul Sabatier University (Toulouse 3)
565
·
301-400
310
75.4
14
Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
613
700
201-300
340
74.3
15
Sciences Po
354
700
·
·
73.7
16
Institut Agro
·
450
·
625
73.1
17
University of Lorraine
801
·
201-300
455
72.4
18
Panthéon-Sorbonne University – Paris 1
246
900
·
·
71.3
19
Université Côte d'Azur
711
700
·
360
70.5
20
University of Côte d'Azur
711
·
401-500
360
68.8
21
University of Lille
686
700
401-500
349
68.3
22
University of Rennes
731
·
401-500
504
66
23
Nantes Université
901
700
·
445
65.9
24
École des Mines de Saint-Étienne
·
700
·
·
65
25
École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE)
·
700
·
·
65
26
Centrale Nantes
·
700
·
·
65
27
University of Rennes 1
731
700
·
·
64.2
28
IMT Atlantique
·
450
·
1072
62
29
National Veterinary School of Alfort (EnvA)
·
900
·
·
55
30
National Institute of Applied Sciences of Lyon (INSA Lyon)
·
900
·
·
55
31
Marie and Louis Pasteur University
·
900
·
·
55
32
IMT Nord Europe
·
900
·
·
55
33
Université de Bretagne Occidentale
1001
900
·
·
52.5
34
University of Nantes
901
·
501-600
·
52.4
35
Arts et Métiers
515
900
·
1967
43.6
36
École Centrale de Lyon
668
900
·
1924
41.8
37
Toulouse Capitole University
·
·
401-500
1736
41
38
University of Burgundy Europe
·
·
601-700
·
39.9
39
University Savoie Mont Blanc
·
1100
801-900
951
39.1
40
University of Clermont Auvergne
·
1100
701-800
·
37.5
41
University of Toulouse
·
550
·
2062
36.4
42
University of Poitiers
1201
1350
801-900
1009
35.5
43
Paris-East Créteil University
·
·
701-800
·
29.9
44
University of Picardie Jules Verne
·
·
901-1000
1134
26.6
45
University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
·
·
801-900
·
19.9
46
INSA Toulouse
·
·
801-900
·
19.9

About France higher education

Universities in France are included in major global rankings including QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News. The consensus scores above provide a balanced view by averaging across these four systems.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2027QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
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EduRank (2027). Best Universities in France 2027. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/fr/
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