Which France universities are better? According 2016 Times World University Rankings,France have 27 universities on the list.
| National Rank |
University name | National | World Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | École Normale Supérieure | France | 54 |
| 2 | École Polytechnique | France | 101 |
| 3 | Pierre and Marie Curie University | France | 113 |
| 4 | Paris-Sud University | France | 188 |
| 5 | Paris Diderot University – Paris 7 | France | 199 |
| 6 | Joseph Fourier University | France | 201-250 |
| 7 | École Normale Supérieure de Lyon | France | 201-250 |
| 8 | Paris Descartes University | France | 201-250 |
| 9 | University of Bordeaux | France | 251-300 |
| 10 | Aix-Marseille University | France | 251-300 |
| 11 | Montpellier University | France | 301-350 |
| 12 | University of Strasbourg | France | 301-350 |
| 13 | Toulouse 1 Capitole University | France | 301-350 |
| 14 | Panthéon-Sorbonne University – Paris 1 | France | 351-400 |
| 15 | Lille 2 University – Health and Law | France | 351-400 |
| 16 | University of Nantes | France | 401-500 |
| 17 | National Institute of Applied Sciences of Lyon (INSA Lyon) | France | 401-500 |
| 18 | Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 | France | 401-500 |
| 19 | University of Nice Sophia Antipolis | France | 401-500 |
| 20 | University of Burgundy | France | 501-600 |
| 21 | Paris Dauphine University | France | 501-600 |
| 22 | Blaise Pascal University | France | 501-600 |
| 23 | University of Rennes 1 | France | 501-600 |
| 24 | University of Cergy-Pontoise | France | 601-800 |
| 25 | University of Paris North – Paris 13 | France | 601-800 |
| 26 | Lille 1 University – Science and Technology | France | 601-800 |
| 27 | Paris-Sorbonne University – Paris 4 | France | 601-800 |