Best Physical Universities in France [2026 Rankings]

1

Ile-de-France | Paris

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Physical

#8 in Europe #64 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

2

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Physical

#24 in Europe #136 in the World

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

3

Ile-de-France | Orsay

Paris-Sud University

For Physical

#51 in Europe #218 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,270 Enrollment

2014 Founded

4

Occitanie | Montpellier

University of Montpellier

For Physical

#65 in Europe #262 in the World

13% Acceptance

49,000 Enrollment

1289 Founded

5

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

Polytechnic School

For Physical

#114 in Europe #371 in the World

11% Acceptance

2,790 Enrollment

1794 Founded

6

Occitanie | Montpellier

National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

For Physical

#195 in Europe #571 in the World

53% Acceptance

427 Enrollment

1957 Founded

7

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

For Physical

#320 in Europe #987 in the World

57% Acceptance

363 Enrollment

1894 Founded

8

Brittany | Rennes

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

For Physical

#641 in Europe #2469 in the World

47% Acceptance

1,854 Enrollment

1966 Founded

9

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Advanced School of Engineering

For Physical

#443 in Europe #1523 in the World

25% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1780 Founded

10

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

For Physical

#610 in Europe #2313 in the World

23% Acceptance

6,434 Enrollment

1984 Founded

11

Grand Est | Reims

University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

For Physical

#358 in Europe #1139 in the World

54% Acceptance

24,480 Enrollment

1548 Founded

12

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

Graduate School of Electrical Engineering

For Physical

#945 in Europe #3980 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,650 Enrollment

1901 Founded

13

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

For Physical

#293 in Europe #875 in the World

25% Acceptance

6,067 Enrollment

1957 Founded

14

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

University of Picardie Jules Verne

For Physical

#141 in Europe #432 in the World

50% Acceptance

27,900 Enrollment

1970 Founded

15

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

University of Bordeaux

For Physical

#79 in Europe #290 in the World

13% Acceptance

46,845 Enrollment

1441 Founded

16

Brittany | Rennes

Agrocampus Ouest

For Physical

#666 in Europe #2602 in the World

23% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

17

Ile-de-France | Cachan

Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Physical

#401 in Europe #1346 in the World

24% Acceptance

1,382 Enrollment

1912 Founded

18

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

University of Toulon

For Physical

#536 in Europe #1948 in the World

35% Acceptance

11,014 Enrollment

1979 Founded

19

Grand Est | Strasbourg

University of Strasbourg

For Physical

#191 in Europe #555 in the World

14% Acceptance

10,077 Enrollment

1621 Founded

20

Normandy | Caen

National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

For Physical

#383 in Europe #1230 in the World

45% Acceptance

818 Enrollment

1976 Founded

21

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

Grenoble Institute of Technology

For Physical

#208 in Europe #610 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,646 Enrollment

1900 Founded

22

Hauts-de-France | Lille

University of Lille

For Physical

#206 in Europe #608 in the World

12% Acceptance

69,000 Enrollment

2018 Founded

23

Occitanie | Tarbes

National School of Engineering, Tarbes

For Physical

#1003 in Europe #4285 in the World

31% Acceptance

1,215 Enrollment

1963 Founded

24

Brittany | Lorient

University of Southern Brittany

For Physical

#620 in Europe #2359 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,477 Enrollment

1995 Founded

25

Ile-de-France | Paris

TELECOM ParisTech

For Physical

#774 in Europe #3129 in the World

18% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1878 Founded

26

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

For Physical

#331 in Europe #1049 in the World

47% Acceptance

25,327 Enrollment

1965 Founded

27

Grand Est | Nancy

University of Lorraine

For Physical

#73 in Europe #277 in the World

11% Acceptance

60,404 Enrollment

2012 Founded

28

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

For Physical

#344 in Europe #1094 in the World

11% Acceptance

2,003 Enrollment

1985 Founded

29

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

University of Clermont Auvergne

For Physical

#169 in Europe #502 in the World

60% Acceptance

14,690 Enrollment

1854 Founded

30

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Physical

#157 in Europe #474 in the World

41% Acceptance

565 Enrollment

1896 Founded

31

Occitanie | Montpellier

Montpellier SupAgro

For Physical

#637 in Europe #2432 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,300 Enrollment

2007 Founded

32

Brittany | Rennes

EHESP School of Public Health

For Physical

#886 in Europe #3664 in the World

38% Acceptance

433 Enrollment

1945 Founded

33

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Physical

#262 in Europe #777 in the World

15% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1783 Founded

34

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

University of Aix-Marseilles

For Physical

#153 in Europe #465 in the World

14% Acceptance

66,378 Enrollment

2012 Founded

35

Guadeloupe | Pointe-a-Pitre

University of the French West Indies

For Physical

#771 in Europe #3106 in the World

44% Acceptance

11,593 Enrollment

1850 Founded

36

Normandy | Le Havre

University of Le Havre

For Physical

#615 in Europe #2340 in the World

60% Acceptance

7,591 Enrollment

1984 Founded

37

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Physical

#264 in Europe #782 in the World

37% Acceptance

2,297 Enrollment

1987 Founded

38

Ile-de-France | Paris

Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

For Physical

#1001 in Europe #4281 in the World

80% Acceptance

4,300 Enrollment

1955 Founded

39

Occitanie | Toulouse

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

For Physical

#249 in Europe #725 in the World

35% Acceptance

4,148 Enrollment

1969 Founded

40

Brittany | Brest, Brittany

University of Western Brittany

For Physical

#412 in Europe #1376 in the World

49% Acceptance

22,303 Enrollment

1461 Founded

41

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

For Physical

#580 in Europe #2150 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,300 Enrollment

2007 Founded

42

Hauts-de-France | Douai

National School Mines – Telecom Lille Douai

For Physical

#650 in Europe #2504 in the World

47% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2017 Founded

43

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

University of Rouen Normandie

For Physical

#275 in Europe #811 in the World

55% Acceptance

31,500 Enrollment

1966 Founded

44

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

Grenoble Alpes University

For Physical

#66 in Europe #263 in the World

14% Acceptance

53,949 Enrollment

1339 Founded

45

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

ENSEA Graduate School

For Physical

#987 in Europe #4223 in the World

56% Acceptance

840 Enrollment

1952 Founded

46

Occitanie | Toulouse

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

For Physical

#458 in Europe #1575 in the World

11% Acceptance

3,077 Enrollment

1963 Founded

47

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

University of Orleans

For Physical

#237 in Europe #689 in the World

50% Acceptance

16,629 Enrollment

1962 Founded

48

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

University of Paris 8

For Physical

#442 in Europe #1522 in the World

63% Acceptance

22,023 Enrollment

1968 Founded

49

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

For Physical

#626 in Europe #2372 in the World

39% Acceptance

419 Enrollment

1889 Founded

50

Normandy | Caen

University of Caen Normandy

For Physical

#381 in Europe #1226 in the World

60% Acceptance

27,465 Enrollment

1432 Founded

51

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

For Physical

#760 in Europe #3057 in the World

49% Acceptance

762 Enrollment

1902 Founded

52

Ile-de-France | Paris

National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Physical

#544 in Europe #1989 in the World

15% Acceptance

897 Enrollment

1970 Founded

53

Occitanie | Perpignan

University of Perpignan Via Domitia

For Physical

#537 in Europe #1953 in the World

60% Acceptance

8,238 Enrollment

1970 Founded

54

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

Francois Rabelais University

For Physical

#415 in Europe #1401 in the World

57% Acceptance

27,388 Enrollment

1969 Founded

55

Ile-de-France | Versailles

Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Physical

#300 in Europe #901 in the World

56% Acceptance

13,816 Enrollment

1991 Founded

56

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

National School of Engineering – Saint Etienne

For Physical

#696 in Europe #2746 in the World

55% Acceptance

1,022 Enrollment

1961 Founded

57

Hauts-de-France | Lille

Central School of Lille

For Physical

#399 in Europe #1339 in the World

44% Acceptance

2,272 Enrollment

1872 Founded

58

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

For Physical

#413 in Europe #1387 in the World

45% Acceptance

768 Enrollment

1948 Founded

59

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

For Physical

#471 in Europe #1659 in the World

44% Acceptance

2,455 Enrollment

1999 Founded

60

Ile-de-France | Evry

University of Evry-Val d’Essonne

For Physical

#522 in Europe #1876 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,458 Enrollment

1991 Founded

61

Occitanie | Toulouse

Paul Sabatier University – Toulouse III

For Physical

#33 in Europe #165 in the World

25% Acceptance

29,680 Enrollment

1960 Founded

62

Corsica | Corte

University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

For Physical

#706 in Europe #2814 in the World

42% Acceptance

4,183 Enrollment

1981 Founded

63

Ile-de-France | Creteil

Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

For Physical

#359 in Europe #1141 in the World

56% Acceptance

37,313 Enrollment

1970 Founded

64

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

Graduate School of Chemistry, Physics and Electronics, Lyon

For Physical

#335 in Europe #1067 in the World

49% Acceptance

427 Enrollment

1994 Founded

65

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

University of the Littoral Opal Coast

For Physical

#586 in Europe #2184 in the World

29% Acceptance

10,381 Enrollment

1991 Founded

66

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

University of La Rochelle

For Physical

#501 in Europe #1786 in the World

20% Acceptance

7,832 Enrollment

1993 Founded

67

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

University of Franche-Comte

For Physical

#279 in Europe #819 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,677 Enrollment

1423 Founded

68

Ile-de-France | Paris

School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

For Physical

#328 in Europe #1031 in the World

39% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1882 Founded

69

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

Central School of Nantes

For Physical

#557 in Europe #2072 in the World

16% Acceptance

2,287 Enrollment

1919 Founded

70

Grand Est | Strasbourg

National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

For Physical

#979 in Europe #4179 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,009 Enrollment

2003 Founded

71

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Descartes University

For Physical

#570 in Europe #2115 in the World

20% Acceptance

31,690 Enrollment

2019 Founded

72

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

Jean Monnet University

For Physical

#638 in Europe #2444 in the World

44% Acceptance

17,195 Enrollment

1970 Founded

73

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

For Physical

#572 in Europe #2129 in the World

21% Acceptance

10,994 Enrollment

1964 Founded

74

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour

For Physical

#350 in Europe #1109 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,629 Enrollment

1970 Founded

75

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

University of Burgundy

For Physical

#256 in Europe #741 in the World

54% Acceptance

29,508 Enrollment

1722 Founded

76

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

National School of Bridges and Roads

For Physical

#548 in Europe #2019 in the World

20% Acceptance

9,477 Enrollment

1747 Founded

77

Pays de la Loire | Angers

University of Angers

For Physical

#334 in Europe #1066 in the World

70% Acceptance

25,687 Enrollment

1971 Founded

78

Grand Est | Troyes

University of Technology of Troyes

For Physical

#680 in Europe #2663 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,196 Enrollment

1994 Founded

79

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Diderot University

For Physical

#309 in Europe #944 in the World

20% Acceptance

25,523 Enrollment

1970 Founded

80

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

Central School of Lyon

For Physical

#319 in Europe #982 in the World

15% Acceptance

2,920 Enrollment

1857 Founded

81

Hauts-de-France | Arras

Artois University

For Physical

#467 in Europe #1618 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,051 Enrollment

1992 Founded

82

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

University of Limoges

For Physical

#351 in Europe #1110 in the World

35% Acceptance

17,658 Enrollment

1968 Founded

83

Brittany | Plouzane

Brest National School of Engineering

For Physical

#1031 in Europe #4395 in the World

77% Acceptance

760 Enrollment

1961 Founded

84

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

CentraleSupelec

For Physical

#462 in Europe #1593 in the World

15% Acceptance

4,300 Enrollment

1894 Founded

85

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

University of Nantes

For Physical

#199 in Europe #578 in the World

70% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1460 Founded

86

Grand Est | Mulhouse

Upper Alsace University

For Physical

#305 in Europe #929 in the World

39% Acceptance

9,921 Enrollment

1975 Founded

87

Ile-de-France | Paris

Normal Superior School

For Physical

#146 in Europe #442 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,536 Enrollment

1794 Founded

88

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

University of Savoy Mont Blanc

For Physical

#356 in Europe #1137 in the World

33% Acceptance

14,498 Enrollment

1979 Founded

89

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

University of Technology of Compiegne

For Physical

#371 in Europe #1191 in the World

11% Acceptance

4,367 Enrollment

1972 Founded

90

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

University of Poitiers

For Physical

#137 in Europe #426 in the World

60% Acceptance

27,820 Enrollment

1431 Founded

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