Thirty-one universities of France are included among the world’s best in the edition of QS World University Ranking 2025, among those, ten France universities rank among the top 300 universities in the world.
1.Université PSL
From science and engineering to the arts, humanities, and social sciences, the University PSL spans every sphere of knowledge and creativity. It was founded in 2010 and is currently ranked among the top 100 universities in the world. Discover our disciplinary and multidisciplinary research and education programs, as well as our thriving community of 2,900 researchers and 17,000 students that call Paris home and have their sights set on the future. It is ranked #24 in QS World University Rankings 2025
2.Institut Polytechnique de Paris
Institut Polytechnique de Paris is one of the top public universities in Palaiseau Cedex, France. It is ranked #46 in QS World University Rankings 2025.
3.Sorbonne University
The Sorbonne University is a public research university in Paris, France, that was founded in 2018 by the merger of Paris-Sorbonne University, Pierre et Marie Curie University, and other smaller organizations. Sorbonne University has a rich history of scholarly achievement, with 32 Nobel Prize and Fields Medal winners. It is ranked #63 in QS World University Rankings 2025
4.University of Paris Saclay
École Polytechnique is a public research and higher education organization in France. It is one of the most prestigious French grandee écoles in construction, particularly for its polytechnic in project design. During the French Revolution, the institution was founded in 1794 by the mathematician Gaspard Monge, and it had previously served as a military academy under Napoleon I in 1804. Regardless, Polytechnique will never again be a military institution, despite the fact that it is still controlled by the French Ministry of Defense. It is a founding member of ParisTech, a 2007 organization of engineering colleges in the Paris area. It became an established individual from the confederate “University of Paris Saclay” in 2014. It is ranked 73 in QA world university ranking.
5.L’École normale supérieure de Lyon
L’École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENSL) is a public higher education and research institution in Lyon, France. It is one of four highly specialized écoles normales supérieures in France that prepare educators and specialists.
List of Top Thirty-One France Universities in the World Ranking in QS World Ranking Table:
| Sr no | INDEX | RANK | Institution Name | Location | SCORE |
| 1 | 24 | 24 | Université PSL | France | 84.7 |
| 2 | 46 | 46 | Institut Polytechnique de Paris | France | 77.5 |
| 3 | 64 | 63 | Sorbonne University | France | 70.3 |
| 4 | 73 | 73 | Université Paris-Saclay | France | 67 |
| 5 | 187 | 187 | École Normale Supérieure de Lyon | France | 47.5 |
| 6 | 205 | 205 | Ecole des Ponts ParisTech | France | 45.8 |
| 7 | 283 | 283 | Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne | France | 37.5 |
| 8 | 303 | 302 | Université Paris Cité | France | 35.9 |
| 9 | 334 | 334 | Université Grenoble Alpes | France | 33.5 |
| 10 | 351 | 350 | Sciences Po | France | 32.5 |
| 11 | 405 | 405 | Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA) | France | 29.3 |
| 12 | 450 | 448 | Université de Montpellier | France | 26.6 |
| 13 | 458 | 456 | Université de Strasbourg | France | 26.3 |
| 14 | 481 | 481 | Aix-Marseille University | France | 25 |
| 15 | 538 | 535 | University of Bordeaux | France | 22.9 |
| 16 | 562 | 562 | Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 | France | 22.2 |
| 17 | 584 | 580 | Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III | France | 21.3 |
| 18 | 722 | 711-720 | Université de Franche-Comté | France | – |
| 19 | 734 | 721-730 | Université de Lille | France | – |
| 20 | 735 | 721-730 | Université de Rennes 1 (University of Rennes) | France | – |
| 21 | 739 | 731-740 | Université Côte d\’Azur | France | – |
| 22 | 837 | 801-850 | Université de Lorraine | France | – |
| 23 | 859 | 851-900 | CY Cergy Paris University | France | – |
| 24 | 883 | 851-900 | Université de Nantes | France | – |
| 25 | 947 | 901-950 | University Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas | France | – |
| 26 | 993 | 951-1000 | Université Sorbonne Paris Nord | France | – |
| 27 | 994 | 951-1000 | Université Toulouse 1 Capitole | France | – |
| 28 | 1077 | 1001-1200 | Paul Valéry University Montpellier | France | – |
| 29 | 1150 | 1001-1200 | Université de Caen Normandie | France | – |
| 30 | 1151 | 1001-1200 | Université de Poitiers | France | – |
| 31 | 1154 | 1001-1200 | Université de Toulouse II-Le Mirail | France | – |
| 32 | 1156 | 1001-1200 | Université Lumière Lyon 2 | France | – |
| 33 | 1158 | 1001-1200 | Université Paris-Nanterre | France | – |
| 34 | 1360 | 1201-1400 | Université de Limoges | France | – |
| 35 | 1361 | 1201-1400 | Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 | France | – |
