Best Biology Universities in France [2026 Rankings]

1

Ile-de-France | Paris

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Biology

#9 in Europe #53 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

2

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Biology

#47 in Europe #157 in the World

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

3

Occitanie | Montpellier

University of Montpellier

For Biology

#90 in Europe #261 in the World

13% Acceptance

49,000 Enrollment

1289 Founded

4

Ile-de-France | Orsay

Paris-Sud University

For Biology

#93 in Europe #264 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,270 Enrollment

2014 Founded

5

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

University of Bordeaux

For Biology

#113 in Europe #320 in the World

13% Acceptance

46,845 Enrollment

1441 Founded

6

Occitanie | Toulouse

Paul Sabatier University – Toulouse III

For Biology

#116 in Europe #323 in the World

25% Acceptance

29,680 Enrollment

1960 Founded

7

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

University of Aix-Marseilles

For Biology

#126 in Europe #350 in the World

14% Acceptance

66,378 Enrollment

2012 Founded

8

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

Grenoble Alpes University

For Biology

#143 in Europe #397 in the World

14% Acceptance

53,949 Enrollment

1339 Founded

9

Grand Est | Strasbourg

University of Strasbourg

For Biology

#167 in Europe #452 in the World

14% Acceptance

10,077 Enrollment

1621 Founded

10

Grand Est | Nancy

University of Lorraine

For Biology

#181 in Europe #494 in the World

11% Acceptance

60,404 Enrollment

2012 Founded

11

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Descartes University

For Biology

#182 in Europe #499 in the World

20% Acceptance

31,690 Enrollment

2019 Founded

12

Hauts-de-France | Lille

University of Lille

For Biology

#184 in Europe #506 in the World

12% Acceptance

69,000 Enrollment

2018 Founded

13

Ile-de-France | Paris

Normal Superior School

For Biology

#225 in Europe #647 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,536 Enrollment

1794 Founded

14

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

University of Clermont Auvergne

For Biology

#229 in Europe #663 in the World

60% Acceptance

14,690 Enrollment

1854 Founded

15

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

University of Burgundy

For Biology

#237 in Europe #683 in the World

54% Acceptance

29,508 Enrollment

1722 Founded

16

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Diderot University

For Biology

#242 in Europe #696 in the World

20% Acceptance

25,523 Enrollment

1970 Founded

17

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

University of Rouen Normandie

For Biology

#246 in Europe #710 in the World

55% Acceptance

31,500 Enrollment

1966 Founded

18

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

University of Nantes

For Biology

#257 in Europe #740 in the World

70% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1460 Founded

19

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Biology

#258 in Europe #749 in the World

47% Acceptance

25,327 Enrollment

1965 Founded

20

Ile-de-France | Creteil

Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

For Biology

#270 in Europe #781 in the World

56% Acceptance

37,313 Enrollment

1970 Founded

21

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

Polytechnic School

For Biology

#275 in Europe #802 in the World

11% Acceptance

2,790 Enrollment

1794 Founded

22

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Biology

#281 in Europe #817 in the World

37% Acceptance

2,297 Enrollment

1987 Founded

23

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

University of Poitiers

For Biology

#293 in Europe #865 in the World

60% Acceptance

27,820 Enrollment

1431 Founded

24

Normandy | Caen

University of Caen Normandy

For Biology

#302 in Europe #897 in the World

60% Acceptance

27,465 Enrollment

1432 Founded

25

Grand Est | Reims

University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Biology

#305 in Europe #906 in the World

54% Acceptance

24,480 Enrollment

1548 Founded

26

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

Francois Rabelais University

For Biology

#306 in Europe #911 in the World

57% Acceptance

27,388 Enrollment

1969 Founded

27

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

For Biology

#332 in Europe #1012 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,300 Enrollment

2007 Founded

28

Ile-de-France | Versailles

Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Biology

#336 in Europe #1026 in the World

56% Acceptance

13,816 Enrollment

1991 Founded

29

Pays de la Loire | Angers

University of Angers

For Biology

#343 in Europe #1050 in the World

70% Acceptance

25,687 Enrollment

1971 Founded

30

Brittany | Brest, Brittany

University of Western Brittany

For Biology

#356 in Europe #1100 in the World

49% Acceptance

22,303 Enrollment

1461 Founded

31

Occitanie | Toulouse

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Biology

#358 in Europe #1104 in the World

35% Acceptance

4,148 Enrollment

1969 Founded

32

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Biology

#365 in Europe #1125 in the World

50% Acceptance

27,900 Enrollment

1970 Founded

33

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

University of Orleans

For Biology

#367 in Europe #1129 in the World

50% Acceptance

16,629 Enrollment

1962 Founded

34

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Biology

#391 in Europe #1211 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,646 Enrollment

1900 Founded

35

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Biology

#406 in Europe #1289 in the World

41% Acceptance

565 Enrollment

1896 Founded

36

Occitanie | Montpellier

National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

For Biology

#409 in Europe #1298 in the World

53% Acceptance

427 Enrollment

1957 Founded

37

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

University of Franche-Comte

For Biology

#414 in Europe #1323 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,677 Enrollment

1423 Founded

38

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

University of Limoges

For Biology

#420 in Europe #1346 in the World

35% Acceptance

17,658 Enrollment

1968 Founded

39

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Biology

#421 in Europe #1347 in the World

25% Acceptance

6,067 Enrollment

1957 Founded

40

Occitanie | Montpellier

Montpellier SupAgro

For Biology

#445 in Europe #1450 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,300 Enrollment

2007 Founded

41

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Biology

#466 in Europe #1546 in the World

15% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1783 Founded

42

Occitanie | Perpignan

University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Biology

#468 in Europe #1555 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,238 Enrollment

1970 Founded

43

Brittany | Rennes

Agrocampus Ouest

For Biology

#470 in Europe #1561 in the World

23% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

44

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

University of Technology of Compiegne

For Biology

#471 in Europe #1565 in the World

11% Acceptance

4,367 Enrollment

1972 Founded

45

Occitanie | Toulouse

National Veterinary School of Toulouse

For Biology

#478 in Europe #1584 in the World

44% Acceptance

800 Enrollment

1828 Founded

46

Ile-de-France | Paris

School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

For Biology

#491 in Europe #1662 in the World

39% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1882 Founded

47

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Biology

#498 in Europe #1687 in the World

33% Acceptance

14,498 Enrollment

1979 Founded

48

Occitanie | Toulouse

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Biology

#518 in Europe #1817 in the World

11% Acceptance

3,077 Enrollment

1963 Founded

49

Grand Est | Mulhouse

Upper Alsace University

For Biology

#530 in Europe #1858 in the World

39% Acceptance

9,921 Enrollment

1975 Founded

50

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Advanced School of Engineering

For Biology

#533 in Europe #1875 in the World

25% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1780 Founded

51

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

National Veterinary School of Alfort

For Biology

#534 in Europe #1877 in the World

17% Acceptance

800 Enrollment

1765 Founded

52

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

Graduate School of Chemistry, Physics and Electronics, Lyon

For Biology

#537 in Europe #1891 in the World

49% Acceptance

427 Enrollment

1994 Founded

53

Ile-de-France | Cachan

Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Biology

#539 in Europe #1903 in the World

24% Acceptance

1,382 Enrollment

1912 Founded

54

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Biology

#548 in Europe #1953 in the World

9% Acceptance

11,196 Enrollment

1872 Founded

55

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

Central School of Lyon

For Biology

#549 in Europe #1956 in the World

15% Acceptance

2,920 Enrollment

1857 Founded

56

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour

For Biology

#552 in Europe #1976 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,629 Enrollment

1970 Founded

57

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

For Biology

#554 in Europe #1986 in the World

57% Acceptance

363 Enrollment

1894 Founded

58

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

For Biology

#556 in Europe #1989 in the World

23% Acceptance

6,434 Enrollment

1984 Founded

59

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

Jean Monnet University

For Biology

#563 in Europe #2065 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,195 Enrollment

1970 Founded

60

Ile-de-France | Paris

University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Biology

#568 in Europe #2083 in the World

58% Acceptance

42,700 Enrollment

1971 Founded

61

Hauts-de-France | Arras

Artois University

For Biology

#569 in Europe #2086 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,051 Enrollment

1992 Founded

62

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

University of La Rochelle

For Biology

#573 in Europe #2102 in the World

20% Acceptance

7,832 Enrollment

1993 Founded

63

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Biology

#581 in Europe #2161 in the World

11% Acceptance

2,003 Enrollment

1985 Founded

64

Ile-de-France | Paris

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Biology

#587 in Europe #2183 in the World

52% Acceptance

2,613 Enrollment

1947 Founded

65

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

University of Toulon

For Biology

#589 in Europe #2188 in the World

35% Acceptance

11,014 Enrollment

1979 Founded

66

Ile-de-France | Paris

TELECOM ParisTech

For Biology

#590 in Europe #2191 in the World

18% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1878 Founded

67

Ile-de-France | Evry

University of Evry-Val d’Essonne

For Biology

#606 in Europe #2264 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,458 Enrollment

1991 Founded

68

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Biology

#608 in Europe #2268 in the World

54% Acceptance

31,975 Enrollment

1964 Founded

69

Hauts-de-France | Lille

Central School of Lille

For Biology

#609 in Europe #2271 in the World

44% Acceptance

2,272 Enrollment

1872 Founded

70

Normandy | Caen

National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

For Biology

#632 in Europe #2426 in the World

45% Acceptance

818 Enrollment

1976 Founded

71

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

University of Paris 8

For Biology

#634 in Europe #2443 in the World

63% Acceptance

22,023 Enrollment

1968 Founded

72

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Dauphine University

For Biology

#648 in Europe #2525 in the World

47% Acceptance

11,281 Enrollment

1968 Founded

73

Brittany | Rennes

EHESP School of Public Health

For Biology

#650 in Europe #2528 in the World

38% Acceptance

433 Enrollment

1945 Founded

74

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Biology

#651 in Europe #2533 in the World

29% Acceptance

10,381 Enrollment

1991 Founded

75

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

National School of Bridges and Roads

For Biology

#662 in Europe #2619 in the World

20% Acceptance

9,477 Enrollment

1747 Founded

76

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

For Biology

#669 in Europe #2677 in the World

44% Acceptance

2,455 Enrollment

1999 Founded

77

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

CentraleSupelec

For Biology

#670 in Europe #2678 in the World

15% Acceptance

4,300 Enrollment

1894 Founded

78

Occitanie | Montpellier

Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

For Biology

#689 in Europe #2785 in the World

50% Acceptance

21,997 Enrollment

1970 Founded

79

Ile-de-France | Paris

New Sorbonne University – Paris III

For Biology

#700 in Europe #2835 in the World

20% Acceptance

15,232 Enrollment

1971 Founded

80

Corsica | Corte

University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Biology

#716 in Europe #2896 in the World

42% Acceptance

4,183 Enrollment

1981 Founded

81

Brittany | Lorient

University of Southern Brittany

For Biology

#720 in Europe #2922 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,477 Enrollment

1995 Founded

82

Normandy | Le Havre

University of Le Havre

For Biology

#735 in Europe #2981 in the World

60% Acceptance

7,591 Enrollment

1984 Founded

83

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Biology

#739 in Europe #2993 in the World

15% Acceptance

897 Enrollment

1970 Founded

84

French Polynesia | Puna'auia

University of French Polynesia

For Biology

#751 in Europe #3056 in the World

52% Acceptance

2,944 Enrollment

1987 Founded

85

New Caledonia | Noumea

University of New Caledonia

For Biology

#755 in Europe #3069 in the World

44% Acceptance

3,536 Enrollment

1987 Founded

86

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

Central School of Nantes

For Biology

#756 in Europe #3072 in the World

16% Acceptance

2,287 Enrollment

1919 Founded

87

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

University of the French West Indies

For Biology

#757 in Europe #3073 in the World

44% Acceptance

11,593 Enrollment

1850 Founded

88

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

For Biology

#769 in Europe #3120 in the World

21% Acceptance

10,994 Enrollment

1964 Founded

89

Grand Est | Troyes

University of Technology of Troyes

For Biology

#772 in Europe #3128 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,196 Enrollment

1994 Founded

90

French Guiana | Cayenne

University of French Guiana

For Biology

#808 in Europe #3326 in the World

53% Acceptance

2,580 Enrollment

2014 Founded

91

Brittany | Rennes

University of Rennes 2

For Biology

#827 in Europe #3423 in the World

46% Acceptance

23,365 Enrollment

1969 Founded

92

Brittany | Rennes

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Biology

#830 in Europe #3457 in the World

47% Acceptance

1,854 Enrollment

1966 Founded

93

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

For Biology

#839 in Europe #3489 in the World

45% Acceptance

768 Enrollment

1948 Founded

94

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

For Biology

#873 in Europe #3698 in the World

25% Acceptance

26,754 Enrollment

1809 Founded

95

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

Catholic University of Lyon

For Biology

#893 in Europe #3820 in the World

27% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1875 Founded

96

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

ESSEC Business School Paris

For Biology

#901 in Europe #3880 in the World

22% Acceptance

5,453 Enrollment

1907 Founded

97

Hauts-de-France | Douai

National School Mines – Telecom Lille Douai

For Biology

#913 in Europe #3915 in the World

47% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2017 Founded

98

Hauts-de-France | Lille

Lille Catholic University

For Biology

#915 in Europe #3918 in the World

32% Acceptance

39,424 Enrollment

1875 Founded

99

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

EMLYON Business School

For Biology

#951 in Europe #4108 in the World

29% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1872 Founded

100

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

For Biology

#955 in Europe #4131 in the World

49% Acceptance

762 Enrollment

1902 Founded

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