Academic Index Last updated: May 29, 2026

10 Best Universities in Lyon

Exploring the academic landscape of Lyon, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 10 higher education institutions. We analyzed 86.9K scientific publications and 1.56M citations to accurately measure the research output of these institutions.

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1

Normal Superior School of Lyon

#16 in France #236 in Europe

37% Acceptance

2,297 Enrollment

1987 Founded

2

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

#39 in France #422 in Europe

25% Acceptance

6,067 Enrollment

1957 Founded

3

EMLYON Business School

#64 in France #605 in Europe

29% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1872 Founded

4

Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

#66 in France #611 in Europe

25% Acceptance

26,754 Enrollment

1809 Founded

5

Catholic University of Lyon

#94 in France #795 in Europe

27% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1875 Founded

6

Lumiere University Lyon 2

#156 in France #1625 in Europe

23% Acceptance

27,712 Enrollment

1973 Founded

7

#160 in France #1700 in Europe

36% Acceptance

1761 Founded

8

#181 in France #1865 in Europe

18% Acceptance

1900 Founded

9

Institute for Agriculture and Food Industry – Rhone-Alpes

#203 in France #2101 in Europe

55% Acceptance

1968 Founded

10

ITECH Textile and Chemical Institute of Lyon

#213 in France #2323 in Europe

65% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

1889 Founded