Which France universities are better? According 2017 USNEWS World University Rankings,France have 49 universities on the list.
| Area Rank |
University | Area | World Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre and Marie Curie University | France | 62 |
| 2 | Université Paris-Sud | France | 84 |
| 3 | University Paris Diderot - Paris 7 | France | 99 |
| 4 | Universite Grenoble Alpes (UGA) | France | 147 |
| 5 | University of Aix-Marseille | France | 169 |
| 6 | University of Strasbourg | France | 193 |
| 7 | École Polytechnique | France | 194 |
| 8 | University of Montpellier | France | 201 |
| 9 | Paris Descartes University-Paris V | France | 209 |
| 10 | Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 | France | 231 |
| 10 | École Normale Superieure, Paris | France | 231 |
| 12 | Grenoble Institute of Technology | France | 286 |
| 13 | University of Savoie | France | 328 |
| 14 | Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University (UVSQ) | France | 337 |
| 15 | Universite de Bordeaux | France | 356 |
| 16 | College de France | France | 372 |
| 17 | ENS De Lyon | France | 389 |
| 18 | University of Lorraine | France | 394 |
| 19 | Universite Nice Sophia Antipolis | France | 438 |
| 20 | Université de Rennes 1 | France | 480 |
| 21 | University of Nantes | France | 527 |
| 22 | University of Lille I | France | 564 |
| 23 | Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris | France | 584 |
| 23 | INSEAD Business School | France | 584 |
| 25 | CentraleSupelec | France | 625 |
| 26 | Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes | France | 637 |
| 27 | MINES ParisTech | France | 639 |
| 28 | University of Burgundy | France | 648 |
| 29 | Blaise Pascal University | France | 660 |
| 30 | Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse | France | 695 |
| 31 | University of Paris Sorbonne - Paris IV | France | 700 |
| 32 | National Institute for Applied Sciences - Lyon | France | 713 |
| 33 | University of Orleans | France | 728 |
| 33 | University of Paris-Est Creteil | France | 728 |
| 35 | Universite de Haute-Alsace (UHA) | France | 735 |
| 36 | University of Paris Nord - Paris XIII | France | 750 |
| 37 | Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Paris | France | 754 |
| 38 | University of Lille II | France | 772 |
| 39 | University of Picardie-Jules-Verne | France | 781 |
| 40 | Universite Paul-Valery Montpellier 3 | France | 801 |
| 41 | University of Poitiers | France | 810 |
| 42 | University of Francois Rabelais - Tours | France | 816 |
| 43 | University of Angers | France | 820 |
| 44 | University of Caen | France | 831 |
| 45 | University of Rouen | France | 864 |
| 46 | Jean Monnet University | France | 875 |
| 47 | Ecole Normale Superieure (ENS) Cachan | France | 896 |
| 48 | Universite Perpignan Via Domitia | France | 933 |
| 49 | Central School of Lyon | France | 996 |