Ranking of the Best French Universities in 2024.
The QS World University Rankings is an annual university ranking published by Quacquarelli Symonds. Indeed, it is one of the most popular and verified rankings in the world.
This year, France has performed excellently with 10 institutions featured in this annual ranking that highlights the best universities.
Criteria for Ranking the Best Universities in the World
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) compared more than 1,600 higher education institutions across 54 disciplines. These various disciplines are grouped into 5 domains:
- Arts and Humanities,
- Engineering and Technology,
- Life Sciences and Medicine,
- Natural Sciences,
- Social Sciences and Management.
To choose the best universities, QS relied on the following criteria:
- Academic reputation,
- Employer reputation of recent graduates,
- Number of scientific publications and citations,
- International research network.
Top 10 Best French Universities in the QS World by Domain in 2024
In this global top 100, there are 10 French universities.
Arts and Humanities Domain
- Sorbonne Université
- Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne
- PSL Université
Engineering and Technology Domain
- Institut Polytechnique de Paris
- Université Paris Saclay
- PSL Université
- Sorbonne Université
Life Sciences and Medicine Domain
- Sorbonne Université
- Université Paris Saclay
- Université Paris Cité
Natural Sciences Domain
- Sorbonne Université
- PSL Université
- Université Paris Saclay
- Institut Polytechnique de Paris
- Université Grenoble Alpes
- Université Paris Cité
Social Sciences and Management Domain
- INSEAD (Institut européen d’administration des affaires)
- HEC Paris
- Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne
- Sciences Po
- PSL Université
This ranking gives you a clear idea of the universities you might consider in the Campus France process.