Best Machine Learning 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 | Orsay

Paris-Sud University

#168 in Europe #397 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,270 Enrollment

2014 Founded

4

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

Polytechnic School

#207 in Europe #513 in the World

11% Acceptance

2,790 Enrollment

1794 Founded

5

Occitanie | Montpellier

University of Montpellier

#146 in Europe #358 in the World

13% Acceptance

49,000 Enrollment

1289 Founded

6

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

#354 in Europe #871 in the World

54% Acceptance

31,975 Enrollment

1964 Founded

7

Brittany | Plouzane

Brest National School of Engineering

#1169 in Europe #4388 in the World

77% Acceptance

760 Enrollment

1961 Founded

8

Ile-de-France | Paris

Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

#1164 in Europe #4378 in the World

70% Acceptance

2,213 Enrollment

1958 Founded

9

Normandy | Le Havre

University of Le Havre

#769 in Europe #2330 in the World

60% Acceptance

7,591 Enrollment

1984 Founded

10

Grand Est | Strasbourg

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

#1030 in Europe #3637 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,009 Enrollment

2003 Founded

11

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

National School of Bridges and Roads

#526 in Europe #1380 in the World

20% Acceptance

9,477 Enrollment

1747 Founded

12

Occitanie | Toulouse

Toulouse Business School

#920 in Europe #3022 in the World

41% Acceptance

5,600 Enrollment

1903 Founded

13

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

University of Savoy Mont Blanc

#434 in Europe #1128 in the World

33% Acceptance

14,498 Enrollment

1979 Founded

14

Hauts-de-France | Lille

SKEMA Business School

#741 in Europe #2187 in the World

36% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1892 Founded

15

Ile-de-France | Paris

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

#360 in Europe #889 in the World

52% Acceptance

2,613 Enrollment

1947 Founded

16

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

Central School of Nantes

#669 in Europe #1881 in the World

16% Acceptance

2,287 Enrollment

1919 Founded

17

Brittany | Rennes

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

#817 in Europe #2517 in the World

47% Acceptance

1,854 Enrollment

1966 Founded

18

Ile-de-France | Paris

Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

#1085 in Europe #3914 in the World

80% Acceptance

4,300 Enrollment

1955 Founded

19

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

University of Rouen Normandie

#329 in Europe #805 in the World

55% Acceptance

31,500 Enrollment

1966 Founded

20

Grand Est | Troyes

University of Technology of Troyes

#805 in Europe #2472 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,196 Enrollment

1994 Founded

21

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

CentraleSupelec

#522 in Europe #1362 in the World

15% Acceptance

4,300 Enrollment

1894 Founded

22

Occitanie | Montpellier

Montpellier SupAgro

#915 in Europe #2997 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,300 Enrollment

2007 Founded

23

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

#422 in Europe #1080 in the World

25% Acceptance

6,067 Enrollment

1957 Founded

24

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

University of the Littoral Opal Coast

#717 in Europe #2086 in the World

29% Acceptance

10,381 Enrollment

1991 Founded

25

Ile-de-France | Versailles

Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

#352 in Europe #865 in the World

56% Acceptance

13,816 Enrollment

1991 Founded

26

Pays de la Loire | Angers

University of Angers

#381 in Europe #938 in the World

70% Acceptance

25,687 Enrollment

1971 Founded

27

Brittany | Rennes

Agrocampus Ouest

#780 in Europe #2377 in the World

23% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

28

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

ENSEA Graduate School

#1073 in Europe #3883 in the World

56% Acceptance

840 Enrollment

1952 Founded

29

Normandy | Caen

University of Caen Normandy

#293 in Europe #708 in the World

60% Acceptance

27,465 Enrollment

1432 Founded

30

Grand Est | Mulhouse

Upper Alsace University

#581 in Europe #1554 in the World

39% Acceptance

9,921 Enrollment

1975 Founded

31

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Advanced School of Engineering

#515 in Europe #1341 in the World

25% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1780 Founded

32

Occitanie | Toulouse

National Veterinary School of Toulouse

#820 in Europe #2522 in the World

44% Acceptance

800 Enrollment

1828 Founded

33

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

Grenoble Institute of Technology

#372 in Europe #923 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,646 Enrollment

1900 Founded

34

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

EDHEC Business School

#687 in Europe #1955 in the World

20% Acceptance

5,453 Enrollment

1906 Founded

35

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

36

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

University of Nantes

#238 in Europe #585 in the World

70% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1460 Founded

37

Brittany | Lorient

University of Southern Brittany

#705 in Europe #2024 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,477 Enrollment

1995 Founded

38

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

#799 in Europe #2442 in the World

20% Acceptance

11,281 Enrollment

1942 Founded

39

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

#976 in Europe #3315 in the World

45% Acceptance

768 Enrollment

1948 Founded

40

Grand Est | Reims

University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

#393 in Europe #970 in the World

54% Acceptance

24,480 Enrollment

1548 Founded

41

Ile-de-France | Paris

New Sorbonne University – Paris III

#486 in Europe #1250 in the World

20% Acceptance

15,232 Enrollment

1971 Founded

42

Occitanie | Toulouse

National School of Civil Aviation

#745 in Europe #2202 in the World

50% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

43

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

University of Clermont Auvergne

#311 in Europe #760 in the World

60% Acceptance

14,690 Enrollment

1854 Founded

44

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

#676 in Europe #1909 in the World

21% Acceptance

10,994 Enrollment

1964 Founded

45

Ile-de-France | Paris

University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

#301 in Europe #727 in the World

58% Acceptance

42,700 Enrollment

1971 Founded

46

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

Eurecom

#701 in Europe #2017 in the World

22% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

47

Brittany | Rennes

EHESP School of Public Health

#577 in Europe #1536 in the World

38% Acceptance

433 Enrollment

1945 Founded

48

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

#768 in Europe #2327 in the World

15% Acceptance

897 Enrollment

1970 Founded

49

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

Kedge Business School

#707 in Europe #2028 in the World

32% Acceptance

14,800 Enrollment

2013 Founded

50

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

National School of Engineering – Saint Etienne

#1353 in Europe #5515 in the World

55% Acceptance

1,022 Enrollment

1961 Founded

51

Grand Est | Strasbourg

University of Strasbourg

#175 in Europe #413 in the World

14% Acceptance

10,077 Enrollment

1621 Founded

52

Ile-de-France | Cachan

Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

#485 in Europe #1248 in the World

24% Acceptance

1,382 Enrollment

1912 Founded

53

Occitanie | Toulouse

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

#645 in Europe #1797 in the World

35% Acceptance

4,148 Enrollment

1969 Founded

54

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

Normal Superior School of Lyon

#236 in Europe #580 in the World

37% Acceptance

2,297 Enrollment

1987 Founded

55

Hauts-de-France | Arras

Artois University

#638 in Europe #1763 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,051 Enrollment

1992 Founded

56

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Descartes University

#260 in Europe #639 in the World

20% Acceptance

31,690 Enrollment

2019 Founded

57

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

#670 in Europe #1883 in the World

23% Acceptance

6,434 Enrollment

1984 Founded

58

Brittany | Rennes

University of Rennes 2

#575 in Europe #1533 in the World

46% Acceptance

23,365 Enrollment

1969 Founded

59

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

National Veterinary School of Alfort

#685 in Europe #1944 in the World

17% Acceptance

800 Enrollment

1765 Founded

60

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

University of La Rochelle

#697 in Europe #2001 in the World

20% Acceptance

7,832 Enrollment

1993 Founded

61

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

Catholic University of Lyon

#795 in Europe #2431 in the World

27% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1875 Founded

62

Grand Est | Nancy

University of Lorraine

#173 in Europe #407 in the World

11% Acceptance

60,404 Enrollment

2012 Founded

63

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

HEC School of Management

#472 in Europe #1220 in the World

11% Acceptance

5,453 Enrollment

1881 Founded

64

Occitanie | Toulouse

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

#626 in Europe #1717 in the World

11% Acceptance

3,077 Enrollment

1963 Founded

65

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

Grenoble Alpes University

#145 in Europe #357 in the World

14% Acceptance

53,949 Enrollment

1339 Founded

66

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

University of Technology of Compiegne

#546 in Europe #1448 in the World

11% Acceptance

4,367 Enrollment

1972 Founded

67

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Diderot University

#194 in Europe #470 in the World

20% Acceptance

25,523 Enrollment

1970 Founded

68

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

University of Toulon

#587 in Europe #1584 in the World

35% Acceptance

11,014 Enrollment

1979 Founded

69

Brittany | Brest, Brittany

University of Western Brittany

#365 in Europe #903 in the World

49% Acceptance

22,303 Enrollment

1461 Founded

70

Ile-de-France | Paris

ESCP Europe

#683 in Europe #1939 in the World

17% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1819 Founded

71

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour

#505 in Europe #1310 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,629 Enrollment

1970 Founded

72

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

Grenoble Graduate School of Business

#778 in Europe #2374 in the World

20% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

73

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

University of the French West Indies

#988 in Europe #3367 in the World

44% Acceptance

11,593 Enrollment

1850 Founded

74

Ile-de-France | Paris

TELECOM ParisTech

#468 in Europe #1215 in the World

18% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1878 Founded

75

Occitanie | Perpignan

University of Perpignan Via Domitia

#569 in Europe #1512 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,238 Enrollment

1970 Founded

76

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

#1278 in Europe #5037 in the World

49% Acceptance

762 Enrollment

1902 Founded

77

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

University of Picardie Jules Verne

#417 in Europe #1059 in the World

50% Acceptance

27,900 Enrollment

1970 Founded

78

Ile-de-France | Paris

Normal Superior School

#152 in Europe #368 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,536 Enrollment

1794 Founded

79

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

80

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

University of Orleans

#401 in Europe #1011 in the World

50% Acceptance

16,629 Enrollment

1962 Founded

81

Ile-de-France | Evry

University of Evry-Val d’Essonne

#660 in Europe #1847 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,458 Enrollment

1991 Founded

82

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

University of Limoges

#446 in Europe #1153 in the World

35% Acceptance

17,658 Enrollment

1968 Founded

83

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

#611 in Europe #1666 in the World

25% Acceptance

26,754 Enrollment

1809 Founded

84

Hauts-de-France | Douai

National School Mines – Telecom Lille Douai

#1130 in Europe #4178 in the World

47% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2017 Founded

85

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

#458 in Europe #1183 in the World

15% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1783 Founded

86

Occitanie | Montpellier

Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

#548 in Europe #1450 in the World

50% Acceptance

21,997 Enrollment

1970 Founded

87

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

#762 in Europe #2291 in the World

44% Acceptance

2,455 Enrollment

1999 Founded

88

Hauts-de-France | Lille

University of Lille

#163 in Europe #389 in the World

12% Acceptance

69,000 Enrollment

2018 Founded

89

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

Graduate School of Electrical Engineering

#1255 in Europe #4926 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,650 Enrollment

1901 Founded

90

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

University of Aix-Marseilles

#141 in Europe #351 in the World

14% Acceptance

66,378 Enrollment

2012 Founded

91

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

Francois Rabelais University

#331 in Europe #810 in the World

57% Acceptance

27,388 Enrollment

1969 Founded

92

Ile-de-France | Paris

Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

#609 in Europe #1655 in the World

20% Acceptance

19,018 Enrollment

1970 Founded

93

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

University of Poitiers

#289 in Europe #694 in the World

60% Acceptance

27,820 Enrollment

1431 Founded

94

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

EMLYON Business School

#605 in Europe #1645 in the World

29% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1872 Founded

95

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

#1093 in Europe #3949 in the World

39% Acceptance

419 Enrollment

1889 Founded

96

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

#453 in Europe #1172 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,300 Enrollment

2007 Founded

97

Occitanie | Toulouse

Paul Sabatier University – Toulouse III

#232 in Europe #570 in the World

25% Acceptance

29,680 Enrollment

1960 Founded

98

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

University of Franche-Comte

#423 in Europe #1085 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,677 Enrollment

1423 Founded

99

Ile-de-France | Ivry-sur-Seine

Polytechnic Institute of Advanced Science

#1359 in Europe #5548 in the World

80% Acceptance

2,721 Enrollment

1961 Founded

100

Normandy | Caen

National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

#884 in Europe #2818 in the World

45% Acceptance

818 Enrollment

1976 Founded

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