Which France universities are better? According 2019 Times World University Rankings,France have 34 universities on the list.
| Area Rank |
University | Area | World Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL Research University Paris | France | 41 |
| 2 | Sorbonne University | France | 73 |
| 3 | École Polytechnique | France | 108 |
| 4 | Paris Diderot University – Paris 7 | France | 194 |
| 5 | École des Ponts ParisTech | France | 201–250 |
| 5 | École Normale Supérieure de Lyon | France | 201–250 |
| 5 | Paris-Sud University | France | 201–250 |
| 8 | Aix-Marseille University | France | 301–350 |
| 8 | Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées | France | 301–350 |
| 8 | Grenoble Alpes University | France | 301–350 |
| 8 | Montpellier University | France | 301–350 |
| 8 | Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | France | 301–350 |
| 13 | University of Côte d’Azur | France | 351–400 |
| 13 | IMT Atlantique | France | 351–400 |
| 15 | University of Bordeaux | France | 401–500 |
| 15 | Centrale Nantes | France | 401–500 |
| 15 | CentraleSupélec | France | 401–500 |
| 15 | Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 | France | 401–500 |
| 15 | University of Lille | France | 401–500 |
| 15 | Sciences Po | France | 401–500 |
| 15 | University of Strasbourg | France | 401–500 |
| 22 | Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC) | France | 501–600 |
| 22 | Panthéon-Sorbonne University – Paris 1 | France | 501–600 |
| 24 | University of Clermont Auvergne | France | 601–800 |
| 24 | École Centrale de Lyon | France | 601–800 |
| 24 | École Normale Supérieure de Cachan | France | 601–800 |
| 24 | University of Lorraine | France | 601–800 |
| 24 | University of Nantes | France | 601–800 |
| 24 | National Institute of Applied Sciences of Lyon (INSA Lyon) | France | 601–800 |
| 24 | University of Rennes 1 | France | 601–800 |
| 24 | University of Technology of Compiègne | France | 601–800 |
| 32 | University of Cergy-Pontoise | France | 801–1000 |
| 32 | Normandy University | France | 801–1000 |
| 32 | Paris Nanterre University | France | 801–1000 |