Best Art & Design Universities in France [2026 Rankings]

1

Ile-de-France | Paris

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Art & Design

#32 in Europe #107 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

2

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Art & Design

#84 in Europe #235 in the World

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

Grenoble Alpes University

For Art & Design

#146 in Europe #374 in the World

14% Acceptance

53,949 Enrollment

1339 Founded

4

Ile-de-France | Paris

Normal Superior School

For Art & Design

#149 in Europe #378 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,536 Enrollment

1794 Founded

5

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

University of Bordeaux

For Art & Design

#160 in Europe #399 in the World

13% Acceptance

46,845 Enrollment

1441 Founded

6

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

University of Aix-Marseilles

For Art & Design

#174 in Europe #424 in the World

14% Acceptance

66,378 Enrollment

2012 Founded

7

Grand Est | Nancy

University of Lorraine

For Art & Design

#177 in Europe #430 in the World

11% Acceptance

60,404 Enrollment

2012 Founded

8

Ile-de-France | Orsay

Paris-Sud University

For Art & Design

#188 in Europe #460 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,270 Enrollment

2014 Founded

9

Hauts-de-France | Lille

University of Lille

For Art & Design

#189 in Europe #463 in the World

12% Acceptance

69,000 Enrollment

2018 Founded

10

Occitanie | Montpellier

University of Montpellier

For Art & Design

#195 in Europe #475 in the World

13% Acceptance

49,000 Enrollment

1289 Founded

11

Occitanie | Toulouse

Paul Sabatier University – Toulouse III

For Art & Design

#196 in Europe #480 in the World

25% Acceptance

29,680 Enrollment

1960 Founded

12

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Art & Design

#215 in Europe #522 in the World

9% Acceptance

11,196 Enrollment

1872 Founded

13

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Art & Design

#220 in Europe #533 in the World

50% Acceptance

27,900 Enrollment

1970 Founded

14

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

University of Burgundy

For Art & Design

#223 in Europe #538 in the World

54% Acceptance

29,508 Enrollment

1722 Founded

15

Ile-de-France | Paris

New Sorbonne University – Paris III

For Art & Design

#247 in Europe #593 in the World

20% Acceptance

15,232 Enrollment

1971 Founded

16

Ile-de-France | Paris

University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Art & Design

#249 in Europe #597 in the World

58% Acceptance

42,700 Enrollment

1971 Founded

17

Ile-de-France | Paris

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Art & Design

#257 in Europe #617 in the World

52% Acceptance

2,613 Enrollment

1947 Founded

18

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Art & Design

#258 in Europe #618 in the World

54% Acceptance

31,975 Enrollment

1964 Founded

19

Grand Est | Strasbourg

University of Strasbourg

For Art & Design

#276 in Europe #663 in the World

14% Acceptance

10,077 Enrollment

1621 Founded

20

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

University of Paris 8

For Art & Design

#299 in Europe #722 in the World

63% Acceptance

22,023 Enrollment

1968 Founded

21

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

University of Clermont Auvergne

For Art & Design

#311 in Europe #761 in the World

60% Acceptance

14,690 Enrollment

1854 Founded

22

Normandy | Caen

University of Caen Normandy

For Art & Design

#318 in Europe #781 in the World

60% Acceptance

27,465 Enrollment

1432 Founded

23

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Art & Design

#322 in Europe #787 in the World

47% Acceptance

25,327 Enrollment

1965 Founded

24

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

University of Nantes

For Art & Design

#341 in Europe #828 in the World

70% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1460 Founded

25

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Diderot University

For Art & Design

#346 in Europe #849 in the World

20% Acceptance

25,523 Enrollment

1970 Founded

26

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Art & Design

#352 in Europe #871 in the World

37% Acceptance

2,297 Enrollment

1987 Founded

27

Ile-de-France | Paris

TELECOM ParisTech

For Art & Design

#361 in Europe #912 in the World

18% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1878 Founded

28

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Dauphine University

For Art & Design

#391 in Europe #998 in the World

47% Acceptance

11,281 Enrollment

1968 Founded

29

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

University of Poitiers

For Art & Design

#397 in Europe #1014 in the World

60% Acceptance

27,820 Enrollment

1431 Founded

30

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#420 in Europe #1076 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,646 Enrollment

1900 Founded

31

Ile-de-France | Versailles

Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Art & Design

#427 in Europe #1095 in the World

56% Acceptance

13,816 Enrollment

1991 Founded

32

Brittany | Brest, Brittany

University of Western Brittany

For Art & Design

#431 in Europe #1109 in the World

49% Acceptance

22,303 Enrollment

1461 Founded

33

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Art & Design

#436 in Europe #1123 in the World

15% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1783 Founded

34

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

Francois Rabelais University

For Art & Design

#462 in Europe #1191 in the World

57% Acceptance

27,388 Enrollment

1969 Founded

35

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Art & Design

#466 in Europe #1199 in the World

25% Acceptance

6,067 Enrollment

1957 Founded

36

Brittany | Rennes

University of Rennes 2

For Art & Design

#491 in Europe #1289 in the World

46% Acceptance

23,365 Enrollment

1969 Founded

37

Occitanie | Toulouse

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Art & Design

#501 in Europe #1320 in the World

35% Acceptance

4,148 Enrollment

1969 Founded

38

Brittany | Rennes

EHESP School of Public Health

For Art & Design

#507 in Europe #1337 in the World

38% Acceptance

433 Enrollment

1945 Founded

39

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

University of Orleans

For Art & Design

#511 in Europe #1358 in the World

50% Acceptance

16,629 Enrollment

1962 Founded

40

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Advanced School of Engineering

For Art & Design

#528 in Europe #1419 in the World

25% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1780 Founded

41

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Biot Sophia-Antipolis

Eurecom

For Art & Design

#537 in Europe #1472 in the World

22% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

42

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

University of Franche-Comte

For Art & Design

#541 in Europe #1485 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,677 Enrollment

1423 Founded

43

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

EMLYON Business School

For Art & Design

#543 in Europe #1491 in the World

29% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1872 Founded

44

Ile-de-France | Cachan

Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Art & Design

#554 in Europe #1525 in the World

24% Acceptance

1,382 Enrollment

1912 Founded

45

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Art & Design

#561 in Europe #1563 in the World

33% Acceptance

14,498 Enrollment

1979 Founded

46

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

Catholic University of Lyon

For Art & Design

#563 in Europe #1566 in the World

27% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1875 Founded

47

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

University of Limoges

For Art & Design

#567 in Europe #1582 in the World

35% Acceptance

17,658 Enrollment

1968 Founded

48

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour

For Art & Design

#590 in Europe #1679 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,629 Enrollment

1970 Founded

49

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

University of Technology of Compiegne

For Art & Design

#591 in Europe #1690 in the World

11% Acceptance

4,367 Enrollment

1972 Founded

50

Occitanie | Montpellier

Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Art & Design

#596 in Europe #1711 in the World

50% Acceptance

21,997 Enrollment

1970 Founded

51

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

National School of Bridges and Roads

For Art & Design

#601 in Europe #1735 in the World

20% Acceptance

9,477 Enrollment

1747 Founded

52

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

University of La Rochelle

For Art & Design

#616 in Europe #1792 in the World

20% Acceptance

7,832 Enrollment

1993 Founded

53

Occitanie | Perpignan

University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Art & Design

#620 in Europe #1812 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,238 Enrollment

1970 Founded

54

Hauts-de-France | Arras

Artois University

For Art & Design

#622 in Europe #1815 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,051 Enrollment

1992 Founded

55

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

CentraleSupelec

For Art & Design

#633 in Europe #1866 in the World

15% Acceptance

4,300 Enrollment

1894 Founded

56

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

Jean Monnet University

For Art & Design

#640 in Europe #1894 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,195 Enrollment

1970 Founded

57

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

University of Toulon

For Art & Design

#654 in Europe #1979 in the World

35% Acceptance

11,014 Enrollment

1979 Founded

58

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

Kedge Business School

For Art & Design

#661 in Europe #2004 in the World

32% Acceptance

14,800 Enrollment

2013 Founded

59

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

For Art & Design

#662 in Europe #2008 in the World

21% Acceptance

10,994 Enrollment

1964 Founded

60

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

HEC School of Management

For Art & Design

#673 in Europe #2043 in the World

11% Acceptance

5,453 Enrollment

1881 Founded

61

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

Central School of Nantes

For Art & Design

#674 in Europe #2044 in the World

16% Acceptance

2,287 Enrollment

1919 Founded

62

Occitanie | Montpellier

Montpellier SupAgro

For Art & Design

#680 in Europe #2074 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,300 Enrollment

2007 Founded

63

Grand Est | Mulhouse

Upper Alsace University

For Art & Design

#684 in Europe #2093 in the World

39% Acceptance

9,921 Enrollment

1975 Founded

64

Brittany | Lorient

University of Southern Brittany

For Art & Design

#687 in Europe #2113 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,477 Enrollment

1995 Founded

65

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

ESSEC Business School Paris

For Art & Design

#689 in Europe #2120 in the World

22% Acceptance

5,453 Enrollment

1907 Founded

66

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

For Art & Design

#692 in Europe #2134 in the World

23% Acceptance

6,434 Enrollment

1984 Founded

67

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

For Art & Design

#697 in Europe #2175 in the World

25% Acceptance

26,754 Enrollment

1809 Founded

68

Ile-de-France | Evry

University of Evry-Val d’Essonne

For Art & Design

#710 in Europe #2240 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,458 Enrollment

1991 Founded

69

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

Grenoble Graduate School of Business

For Art & Design

#721 in Europe #2315 in the World

20% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

70

Corsica | Corte

University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Art & Design

#722 in Europe #2318 in the World

42% Acceptance

4,183 Enrollment

1981 Founded

71

Hauts-de-France | Lille

Central School of Lille

For Art & Design

#723 in Europe #2321 in the World

44% Acceptance

2,272 Enrollment

1872 Founded

72

Brittany | Rennes

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Art & Design

#724 in Europe #2323 in the World

47% Acceptance

1,854 Enrollment

1966 Founded

73

Brittany | Rennes

Agrocampus Ouest

For Art & Design

#743 in Europe #2421 in the World

23% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

74

Grand Est | Troyes

University of Technology of Troyes

For Art & Design

#752 in Europe #2484 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,196 Enrollment

1994 Founded

75

Hauts-de-France | Lille

Lille Catholic University

For Art & Design

#760 in Europe #2530 in the World

32% Acceptance

39,424 Enrollment

1875 Founded

76

Normandy | Le Havre

University of Le Havre

For Art & Design

#762 in Europe #2552 in the World

60% Acceptance

7,591 Enrollment

1984 Founded

77

Ile-de-France | Paris

Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Art & Design

#765 in Europe #2569 in the World

20% Acceptance

19,018 Enrollment

1970 Founded

78

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Art & Design

#770 in Europe #2594 in the World

29% Acceptance

10,381 Enrollment

1991 Founded

79

Ile-de-France | Paris

American University of Paris

For Art & Design

#772 in Europe #2606 in the World

68% Acceptance

42,700 Enrollment

1962 Founded

80

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

For Art & Design

#777 in Europe #2634 in the World

44% Acceptance

2,455 Enrollment

1999 Founded

81

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

Audencia Nantes School of Management

For Art & Design

#804 in Europe #2783 in the World

80% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1900 Founded

82

Hauts-de-France | Lille

SKEMA Business School

For Art & Design

#805 in Europe #2789 in the World

36% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1892 Founded

83

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Art & Design

#827 in Europe #2894 in the World

15% Acceptance

897 Enrollment

1970 Founded

84

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

EDHEC Business School

For Art & Design

#841 in Europe #2980 in the World

20% Acceptance

5,453 Enrollment

1906 Founded

85

Ile-de-France | Paris

ESCP Europe

For Art & Design

#846 in Europe #3009 in the World

17% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1819 Founded

86

Occitanie | Toulouse

National School of Civil Aviation

For Art & Design

#852 in Europe #3042 in the World

50% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

87

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

For Art & Design

#858 in Europe #3076 in the World

45% Acceptance

768 Enrollment

1948 Founded

88

Occitanie | Toulouse

Toulouse Business School

For Art & Design

#888 in Europe #3268 in the World

41% Acceptance

5,600 Enrollment

1903 Founded

89

Ile-de-France | Paris

Catholic University of Paris

For Art & Design

#953 in Europe #3580 in the World

43% Acceptance

15,232 Enrollment

1875 Founded

90

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

University of French Polynesia

For Art & Design

#965 in Europe #3628 in the World

52% Acceptance

2,944 Enrollment

1987 Founded

91

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

University of the French West Indies

For Art & Design

#990 in Europe #3782 in the World

44% Acceptance

11,593 Enrollment

1850 Founded

92

New Caledonia | Noumea

University of New Caledonia

For Art & Design

#993 in Europe #3797 in the World

44% Acceptance

3,536 Enrollment

1987 Founded

93

Brittany | Plouzane

Brest National School of Engineering

For Art & Design

#998 in Europe #3826 in the World

77% Acceptance

760 Enrollment

1961 Founded

94

Grand Est | Strasbourg

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

For Art & Design

#1031 in Europe #3957 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,009 Enrollment

2003 Founded

95

Pays de la Loire | Angers

Angers Graduate School of Business

For Art & Design

#1043 in Europe #4021 in the World

54% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

96

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

ENSEA Graduate School

For Art & Design

#1046 in Europe #4037 in the World

56% Acceptance

840 Enrollment

1952 Founded

97

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

For Art & Design

#1123 in Europe #4435 in the World

39% Acceptance

419 Enrollment

1889 Founded

98

Pays de la Loire | Angers

Catholic University of the West

For Art & Design

#1149 in Europe #4588 in the World

48% Acceptance

11,400 Enrollment

1875 Founded

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