Best Mathematics Universities in France [2026 Rankings]

1

Ile-de-France | Paris

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Mathematics

#13 in Europe #77 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

2

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Mathematics

#77 in Europe #248 in the World

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

3

Ile-de-France | Orsay

Paris-Sud University

For Mathematics

#103 in Europe #309 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,270 Enrollment

2014 Founded

4

Occitanie | Toulouse

Paul Sabatier University – Toulouse III

For Mathematics

#115 in Europe #335 in the World

25% Acceptance

29,680 Enrollment

1960 Founded

5

Occitanie | Montpellier

University of Montpellier

For Mathematics

#125 in Europe #353 in the World

13% Acceptance

49,000 Enrollment

1289 Founded

6

Ile-de-France | Paris

Normal Superior School

For Mathematics

#138 in Europe #374 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,536 Enrollment

1794 Founded

7

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

Polytechnic School

For Mathematics

#144 in Europe #389 in the World

11% Acceptance

2,790 Enrollment

1794 Founded

8

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

Grenoble Alpes University

For Mathematics

#151 in Europe #409 in the World

14% Acceptance

53,949 Enrollment

1339 Founded

9

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Dauphine University

For Mathematics

#173 in Europe #458 in the World

47% Acceptance

11,281 Enrollment

1968 Founded

10

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

University of Bordeaux

For Mathematics

#180 in Europe #483 in the World

13% Acceptance

46,845 Enrollment

1441 Founded

11

Hauts-de-France | Lille

University of Lille

For Mathematics

#190 in Europe #509 in the World

12% Acceptance

69,000 Enrollment

2018 Founded

12

Grand Est | Nancy

University of Lorraine

For Mathematics

#203 in Europe #551 in the World

11% Acceptance

60,404 Enrollment

2012 Founded

13

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

University of Aix-Marseilles

For Mathematics

#206 in Europe #559 in the World

14% Acceptance

66,378 Enrollment

2012 Founded

14

Ile-de-France | Paris

TELECOM ParisTech

For Mathematics

#236 in Europe #628 in the World

18% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1878 Founded

15

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Mathematics

#272 in Europe #736 in the World

47% Acceptance

25,327 Enrollment

1965 Founded

16

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Mathematics

#279 in Europe #755 in the World

37% Acceptance

2,297 Enrollment

1987 Founded

17

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Descartes University

For Mathematics

#301 in Europe #821 in the World

20% Acceptance

31,690 Enrollment

2019 Founded

18

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Diderot University

For Mathematics

#303 in Europe #830 in the World

20% Acceptance

25,523 Enrollment

1970 Founded

19

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

University of Clermont Auvergne

For Mathematics

#308 in Europe #842 in the World

60% Acceptance

14,690 Enrollment

1854 Founded

20

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

University of Nantes

For Mathematics

#316 in Europe #871 in the World

70% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1460 Founded

21

Ile-de-France | Creteil

Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

For Mathematics

#318 in Europe #874 in the World

56% Acceptance

37,313 Enrollment

1970 Founded

22

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

CentraleSupelec

For Mathematics

#322 in Europe #887 in the World

15% Acceptance

4,300 Enrollment

1894 Founded

23

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Mathematics

#326 in Europe #892 in the World

15% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1783 Founded

24

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

Eurecom

For Mathematics

#333 in Europe #915 in the World

22% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

25

Ile-de-France | Cachan

Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Mathematics

#337 in Europe #929 in the World

24% Acceptance

1,382 Enrollment

1912 Founded

26

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

University of Technology of Compiegne

For Mathematics

#343 in Europe #951 in the World

11% Acceptance

4,367 Enrollment

1972 Founded

27

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

University of Burgundy

For Mathematics

#346 in Europe #957 in the World

54% Acceptance

29,508 Enrollment

1722 Founded

28

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

University of Rouen Normandie

For Mathematics

#353 in Europe #975 in the World

55% Acceptance

31,500 Enrollment

1966 Founded

29

Brittany | Brest, Brittany

University of Western Brittany

For Mathematics

#354 in Europe #979 in the World

49% Acceptance

22,303 Enrollment

1461 Founded

30

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Mathematics

#357 in Europe #989 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,646 Enrollment

1900 Founded

31

Ile-de-France | Paris

University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Mathematics

#359 in Europe #991 in the World

58% Acceptance

42,700 Enrollment

1971 Founded

32

Normandy | Caen

University of Caen Normandy

For Mathematics

#391 in Europe #1094 in the World

60% Acceptance

27,465 Enrollment

1432 Founded

33

Ile-de-France | Versailles

Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Mathematics

#392 in Europe #1099 in the World

56% Acceptance

13,816 Enrollment

1991 Founded

34

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

University of Orleans

For Mathematics

#397 in Europe #1110 in the World

50% Acceptance

16,629 Enrollment

1962 Founded

35

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Mathematics

#409 in Europe #1141 in the World

25% Acceptance

6,067 Enrollment

1957 Founded

36

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

University of Franche-Comte

For Mathematics

#415 in Europe #1170 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,677 Enrollment

1423 Founded

37

Occitanie | Toulouse

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Mathematics

#429 in Europe #1233 in the World

35% Acceptance

4,148 Enrollment

1969 Founded

38

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

Francois Rabelais University

For Mathematics

#434 in Europe #1243 in the World

57% Acceptance

27,388 Enrollment

1969 Founded

39

Pays de la Loire | Angers

University of Angers

For Mathematics

#441 in Europe #1275 in the World

70% Acceptance

25,687 Enrollment

1971 Founded

40

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

University of Limoges

For Mathematics

#451 in Europe #1322 in the World

35% Acceptance

17,658 Enrollment

1968 Founded

41

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Mathematics

#458 in Europe #1345 in the World

54% Acceptance

31,975 Enrollment

1964 Founded

42

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

University of Poitiers

For Mathematics

#461 in Europe #1350 in the World

60% Acceptance

27,820 Enrollment

1431 Founded

43

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

National School of Bridges and Roads

For Mathematics

#468 in Europe #1391 in the World

20% Acceptance

9,477 Enrollment

1747 Founded

44

Ile-de-France | Jouy-en-Josas

HEC School of Management

For Mathematics

#484 in Europe #1443 in the World

11% Acceptance

5,453 Enrollment

1881 Founded

45

Grand Est | Reims

University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Mathematics

#488 in Europe #1452 in the World

54% Acceptance

24,480 Enrollment

1548 Founded

46

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

For Mathematics

#491 in Europe #1460 in the World

20% Acceptance

11,281 Enrollment

1942 Founded

47

Occitanie | Toulouse

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Mathematics

#506 in Europe #1552 in the World

11% Acceptance

3,077 Enrollment

1963 Founded

48

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour

For Mathematics

#507 in Europe #1559 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,629 Enrollment

1970 Founded

49

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Mathematics

#511 in Europe #1574 in the World

50% Acceptance

27,900 Enrollment

1970 Founded

50

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

ESSEC Business School Paris

For Mathematics

#516 in Europe #1610 in the World

22% Acceptance

5,453 Enrollment

1907 Founded

51

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

Central School of Nantes

For Mathematics

#530 in Europe #1666 in the World

16% Acceptance

2,287 Enrollment

1919 Founded

52

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

University of Toulon

For Mathematics

#533 in Europe #1677 in the World

35% Acceptance

11,014 Enrollment

1979 Founded

53

Grand Est | Troyes

University of Technology of Troyes

For Mathematics

#545 in Europe #1715 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,196 Enrollment

1994 Founded

54

Hauts-de-France | Lille

Central School of Lille

For Mathematics

#547 in Europe #1725 in the World

44% Acceptance

2,272 Enrollment

1872 Founded

55

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Advanced School of Engineering

For Mathematics

#549 in Europe #1727 in the World

25% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1780 Founded

56

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Mathematics

#555 in Europe #1746 in the World

33% Acceptance

14,498 Enrollment

1979 Founded

57

Ile-de-France | Evry

University of Evry-Val d’Essonne

For Mathematics

#562 in Europe #1777 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,458 Enrollment

1991 Founded

58

Ile-de-France | Paris

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Mathematics

#568 in Europe #1800 in the World

52% Acceptance

2,613 Enrollment

1947 Founded

59

Ile-de-France | Marne-la-Vallee

University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

For Mathematics

#590 in Europe #1906 in the World

44% Acceptance

12,335 Enrollment

1991 Founded

60

Occitanie | Perpignan

University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Mathematics

#596 in Europe #1944 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,238 Enrollment

1970 Founded

61

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

Cergy-Pontoise University

For Mathematics

#598 in Europe #1949 in the World

31% Acceptance

20,784 Enrollment

1991 Founded

62

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

For Mathematics

#606 in Europe #1992 in the World

21% Acceptance

10,994 Enrollment

1964 Founded

63

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

For Mathematics

#617 in Europe #2039 in the World

44% Acceptance

2,455 Enrollment

1999 Founded

64

Brittany | Rennes

EHESP School of Public Health

For Mathematics

#620 in Europe #2051 in the World

38% Acceptance

433 Enrollment

1945 Founded

65

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

Central School of Lyon

For Mathematics

#622 in Europe #2063 in the World

15% Acceptance

2,920 Enrollment

1857 Founded

66

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

EDHEC Business School

For Mathematics

#631 in Europe #2122 in the World

20% Acceptance

5,453 Enrollment

1906 Founded

67

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Mathematics

#639 in Europe #2143 in the World

11% Acceptance

2,003 Enrollment

1985 Founded

68

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Mathematics

#649 in Europe #2204 in the World

15% Acceptance

897 Enrollment

1970 Founded

69

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

University of La Rochelle

For Mathematics

#650 in Europe #2212 in the World

20% Acceptance

7,832 Enrollment

1993 Founded

70

Brittany | Rennes

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Mathematics

#652 in Europe #2227 in the World

47% Acceptance

1,854 Enrollment

1966 Founded

71

Brittany | Lorient

University of Southern Brittany

For Mathematics

#656 in Europe #2241 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,477 Enrollment

1995 Founded

72

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

Jean Monnet University

For Mathematics

#657 in Europe #2248 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,195 Enrollment

1970 Founded

73

Grand Est | Mulhouse

Upper Alsace University

For Mathematics

#664 in Europe #2274 in the World

39% Acceptance

9,921 Enrollment

1975 Founded

74

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

EMLYON Business School

For Mathematics

#668 in Europe #2320 in the World

29% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1872 Founded

75

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

For Mathematics

#687 in Europe #2397 in the World

23% Acceptance

6,434 Enrollment

1984 Founded

76

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Mathematics

#702 in Europe #2503 in the World

29% Acceptance

10,381 Enrollment

1991 Founded

77

Normandy | Le Havre

University of Le Havre

For Mathematics

#704 in Europe #2524 in the World

60% Acceptance

7,591 Enrollment

1984 Founded

78

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

ENSEA Graduate School

For Mathematics

#706 in Europe #2526 in the World

56% Acceptance

840 Enrollment

1952 Founded

79

Hauts-de-France | Arras

Artois University

For Mathematics

#719 in Europe #2580 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,051 Enrollment

1992 Founded

80

Occitanie | Toulouse

National School of Civil Aviation

For Mathematics

#733 in Europe #2674 in the World

50% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

81

Hauts-de-France | Lille

Lille Catholic University

For Mathematics

#757 in Europe #2827 in the World

32% Acceptance

39,424 Enrollment

1875 Founded

82

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

Kedge Business School

For Mathematics

#758 in Europe #2838 in the World

32% Acceptance

14,800 Enrollment

2013 Founded

83

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

For Mathematics

#767 in Europe #2869 in the World

45% Acceptance

768 Enrollment

1948 Founded

84

Ile-de-France | Paris

Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Mathematics

#776 in Europe #2913 in the World

20% Acceptance

19,018 Enrollment

1970 Founded

85

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

Audencia Nantes School of Management

For Mathematics

#785 in Europe #2975 in the World

80% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1900 Founded

86

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

University of the French West Indies

For Mathematics

#786 in Europe #2980 in the World

44% Acceptance

11,593 Enrollment

1850 Founded

87

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

Catholic University of Lyon

For Mathematics

#789 in Europe #3004 in the World

27% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1875 Founded

88

Occitanie | Toulouse

Toulouse Business School

For Mathematics

#802 in Europe #3101 in the World

41% Acceptance

5,600 Enrollment

1903 Founded

89

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

Grenoble Graduate School of Business

For Mathematics

#803 in Europe #3102 in the World

20% Acceptance

8,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

90

Hauts-de-France | Lille

SKEMA Business School

For Mathematics

#814 in Europe #3163 in the World

36% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1892 Founded

91

Ile-de-France | Paris

ESCP Europe

For Mathematics

#821 in Europe #3228 in the World

17% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1819 Founded

92

Corsica | Corte

University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Mathematics

#822 in Europe #3234 in the World

42% Acceptance

4,183 Enrollment

1981 Founded

93

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

For Mathematics

#906 in Europe #3706 in the World

49% Acceptance

762 Enrollment

1902 Founded

94

Brittany | Plouzane

Brest National School of Engineering

For Mathematics

#955 in Europe #3938 in the World

77% Acceptance

760 Enrollment

1961 Founded

95

Pays de la Loire | Angers

Angers Graduate School of Business

For Mathematics

#969 in Europe #4002 in the World

54% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1909 Founded

96

Hauts-de-France | Douai

National School Mines – Telecom Lille Douai

For Mathematics

#971 in Europe #4006 in the World

47% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2017 Founded

97

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

National School of Engineering – Saint Etienne

For Mathematics

#984 in Europe #4080 in the World

55% Acceptance

1,022 Enrollment

1961 Founded

98

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

For Mathematics

#1048 in Europe #4380 in the World

39% Acceptance

419 Enrollment

1889 Founded

99

Grand Est | Strasbourg

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

For Mathematics

#1059 in Europe #4443 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,009 Enrollment

2003 Founded

100

French Guiana | Cayenne

University of French Guiana

For Mathematics

#1113 in Europe #4721 in the World

53% Acceptance

2,580 Enrollment

2014 Founded

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