Best Animation Universities in France [2026 Rankings]

1

Ile-de-France | Paris

Pierre and Marie Curie University

#61 in Europe #182 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

2

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

#100 in Europe #262 in the World

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

3

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

Polytechnic School

#207 in Europe #513 in the World

11% Acceptance

2,790 Enrollment

1794 Founded

4

Ile-de-France | Orsay

Paris-Sud University

#168 in Europe #397 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,270 Enrollment

2014 Founded

5

Occitanie | Montpellier

University of Montpellier

#146 in Europe #358 in the World

13% Acceptance

49,000 Enrollment

1289 Founded

6

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

University of Technology of Compiegne

#546 in Europe #1448 in the World

11% Acceptance

4,367 Enrollment

1972 Founded

7

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

University of Poitiers

#289 in Europe #694 in the World

60% Acceptance

27,820 Enrollment

1431 Founded

8

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

Normal Superior School of Lyon

#236 in Europe #580 in the World

37% Acceptance

2,297 Enrollment

1987 Founded

9

Hauts-de-France | Lille

University of Lille

#163 in Europe #389 in the World

12% Acceptance

69,000 Enrollment

2018 Founded

10

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

University of Bordeaux

#153 in Europe #369 in the World

13% Acceptance

46,845 Enrollment

1441 Founded

11

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

Grenoble Alpes University

#145 in Europe #357 in the World

14% Acceptance

53,949 Enrollment

1339 Founded

12

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

CentraleSupelec

#522 in Europe #1362 in the World

15% Acceptance

4,300 Enrollment

1894 Founded

13

Occitanie | Toulouse

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

#645 in Europe #1797 in the World

35% Acceptance

4,148 Enrollment

1969 Founded

14

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

University of Franche-Comte

#423 in Europe #1085 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,677 Enrollment

1423 Founded

15

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Advanced School of Engineering

#515 in Europe #1341 in the World

25% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1780 Founded

16

Occitanie | Toulouse

Paul Sabatier University – Toulouse III

#232 in Europe #570 in the World

25% Acceptance

29,680 Enrollment

1960 Founded

17

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

University of Burgundy

#269 in Europe #652 in the World

54% Acceptance

29,508 Enrollment

1722 Founded

18

Ile-de-France | Cachan

Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

#485 in Europe #1248 in the World

24% Acceptance

1,382 Enrollment

1912 Founded

19

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

Central School of Nantes

#669 in Europe #1881 in the World

16% Acceptance

2,287 Enrollment

1919 Founded

20

Brittany | Rennes

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

#817 in Europe #2517 in the World

47% Acceptance

1,854 Enrollment

1966 Founded

21

Ile-de-France | Paris

TELECOM ParisTech

#468 in Europe #1215 in the World

18% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1878 Founded

22

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

University of Nantes

#238 in Europe #585 in the World

70% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1460 Founded

23

Brittany | Lorient

University of Southern Brittany

#705 in Europe #2024 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,477 Enrollment

1995 Founded

24

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

#458 in Europe #1183 in the World

15% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1783 Founded

25

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

#268 in Europe #651 in the World

47% Acceptance

25,327 Enrollment

1965 Founded

26

Brittany | Rennes

University of Rennes 2

#575 in Europe #1533 in the World

46% Acceptance

23,365 Enrollment

1969 Founded

27

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Dauphine University

#405 in Europe #1020 in the World

47% Acceptance

11,281 Enrollment

1968 Founded

28

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

University of Aix-Marseilles

#141 in Europe #351 in the World

14% Acceptance

66,378 Enrollment

2012 Founded

29

Brittany | Brest, Brittany

University of Western Brittany

#365 in Europe #903 in the World

49% Acceptance

22,303 Enrollment

1461 Founded

30

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

University of Paris 8

#390 in Europe #961 in the World

63% Acceptance

22,023 Enrollment

1968 Founded

31

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

#422 in Europe #1080 in the World

25% Acceptance

6,067 Enrollment

1957 Founded

32

Grand Est | Strasbourg

University of Strasbourg

#175 in Europe #413 in the World

14% Acceptance

10,077 Enrollment

1621 Founded

33

Ile-de-France | Creteil

Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

#343 in Europe #836 in the World

56% Acceptance

37,313 Enrollment

1970 Founded

34

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

Grenoble Institute of Technology

#372 in Europe #923 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,646 Enrollment

1900 Founded

35

Grand Est | Nancy

University of Lorraine

#173 in Europe #407 in the World

11% Acceptance

60,404 Enrollment

2012 Founded

36

Ile-de-France | Paris

Normal Superior School

#152 in Europe #368 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,536 Enrollment

1794 Founded

37

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

University of Clermont Auvergne

#311 in Europe #760 in the World

60% Acceptance

14,690 Enrollment

1854 Founded

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