France is one of Europe’s largest countries. It is bordered by six countries other nations: Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg to the northeast, Switzerland and Italy to the southeast and Spain to the southwest. The United Kingdom borders France via the English Channel. The country is considered to be the gateway to Europe as there are several large international airports (two of these can be found in Paris), ferry terminals and the French rail service. In this article we want to talk about best universities in France and France university ranking so read the entire article.

Top France universities

1. Université PSL

Université PSL (Paris Sciences & Lettres) offers an ideal environment for the development of academic excellence, creation and innovation.

Arts, sciences and engineering are at the core of its intellectual and scientific ambition. As a global selective university, rooted in interdisciplinarity and committed to promoting talents and defending equal opportunity, PSL creates the world of tomorrow.

France university rankings:

Université PSL : Chimie ParisTech, École nationale des chartes, École normale supérieure, École Pratique des Hautes Études, ESPCI Paris, Institut Curie, MINES ParisTech, Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris-Dauphine.
Associates : Collège de France, Conservatoire national supérieur d’Art dramatique, Conservatoire national supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, École des hautes études en sciences sociales, École française d’Extrême-Orient, École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Beaux-Arts de Paris, IBPC-Fondation Edmond de Rothschild, Institut Louis Bachelier, La Fémis.
With the support of : CNRS, Inserm, Inria.

2. École Polytechnique

École Polytechnique also known as L’X, is a leading French institute which combines top-level research, academics, and innovation at the cutting-edge of science and technology. Its range of academic programs include undergraduate, Ingénieur Polytechnicien, master’s, graduate and PhD programs, which all promote a culture of excellence with a strong emphasis on science, anchored in humanist traditions.

It’s also a founding member and leader of the Paris-Saclay University, a major scientific and economic cluster which brings together top French higher education and research institutions, as well as R&D centers of prominent international companies.

École Polytechnique’s unique environment, combined with the high-level of the students who go through a very selective process to access École Polytechnique attracts some of the most distinguished faculty in the world.

3. Sorbonne University

This new French university draws on centuries of tradition in research and education. By joining two leading Paris universities*, an exceptional centre of knowledge has been recreated under the world-renowned Sorbonne name.

Sorbonne University is a world-class research university, presenting the comprehensive disciplinary range of arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering and medicine. Sorbonne University’s approach to education and research is designed for the intellectual and scientific challenges of the 21st century.

The University offers its 53,400 students the best educational opportunities for the success of each of their personal and professional projects, through monodisciplinary, bi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary programs. 10,200 of its students are international and 4,400 are in doctoral programs. With its three main faculties, it offers varied and original opportunities across disciplines.

Sorbonne University research has more than 3,400 professor-researchers in its laboratories and partners with major French research organisations. The university has exceptional transdisciplinary institutes and is also the headquarters for the European Marine Biological Research Centre.

Sorbonne University is an institution with a global outlook that conducts an ambitious international policy of education and research with a high social impact. Sorbonne University has established a network of strategic partners in an alliance that mobilizes all the university’s technical and professional expertise.

* Paris-Sorbonne and Pierre & Marie Curie Universities

4. CentraleSupélec

CentraleSupélec (CS) is a French institute of research and higher education in engineering and science. It was established on 1 January 2015 as a result of a strategic merger between two leading grandes écoles in France, Ecole Centrale Paris and Supélec to form one of the most prestigious and selective grandes écoles. It is a key founding member of the University of Paris-Saclay (consortium of research universities in France), the T.I.M.E. (Top Industrial Managers for Europe) network and also the CESAER association of European engineering schools.

The institution delivers the CS engineering degree, masters and PhDs. CS embraces 17 research departments or teams offering a very large scientific spectrum covering all Engineering and System Sciences. Its research aims to contribute to major technological and societal challenges through the progress of knowledge and its impact. 7 keys issues are directly targeted: Health and Bio-Engineering, Energy, Communication systems, Environment and risks, Aeronautics and Transportation, Nano-Science, Business Systems. Amongst nearly 400 researchers, 300 also teach the students, and in so doing delivering the best of their knowledge and expertise.

5. ENS de Lyon

ENS de Lyon is an elite French public higher education institution that trains professors, researchers in the academic system through fundamental research. ENS de Lyon has also become a reference center for Educational Sciences. Our campus welcomes students and researchers with 78 nationalities from all over the world.

Students design individualized programs and sign a study contract. They split their time between training and research in sciences and humanities (from Bachelor’s to PhD). They benefit from an exceptionally high level of supervision with a team of over 500 teacher-researchers, as well as introductory research courses in our 30 laboratories and platforms, international networks…. Master’s degrees in English and double international degrees allow our students to follow a unique curriculum.

Located in an internationally recognized center of excellence in health, chemistry and human sciences, the ENS de Lyon is home to numerous research laboratories in the fields of exact sciences, social sciences and the humanities. Research at the ENS de Lyon encourages exchanges between subject areas and culture, or private sector partners. Specific structures host projects involving both visiting and permanent researchers with the aim of developing its international academic community on campus.