1, Paris Normal University (43rd in the world; European university ranking 1 1)
2 nd place, Paris Polytechnic University (ranked 59 th in the world; European University Rankings 16)
Third place, University of Paris VI (world university ranking131; European universities ranked 50th)
Fourth place, Lyon Teachers College (world university ranking157; European universities ranked 65th)
Fifth place, Advanced Institute of Electric Power (world university ranking177; European universities ranked 77th)
The other 34 top universities in France are:
Paris University of Political Science (ranked 220th in the world)
Grenoble University (tied for 236th place in the world university ranking)
XI University (ranked 242nd in the world)
University of Paris I (ranked 269th in the world)
Paris Gaokeqiao Road College (tied for 270th in the world university ranking)
University of Paris IV (tied for 293rd place among universities in the world)
University of Strasbourg (ranked 303rd in the world)
University of Paris VII (tied for 305th place among universities in the world)
Kashang Teachers College (ranked 330th in the world)
University of Paris IX (tied for 355th place among universities in the world)
University of Montpellier (world university ranking 38 1)
University of Aix-Marseille (world ranking 4 1 1-420)
University of Paris V (world university ranking 44 1-450)
Lyon National Institute of Applied Sciences (world university ranking 45 1-460)
University of Lyon I (world ranking 50 1-550)
University of Bordeaux (world university ranking 50 1-550)
University of Toulouse III (world ranking 50 1-550)
University of Lille I (world university ranking 55 1-600)
University of Paris II (world university ranking 55 1-600)
Nice University (world university ranking 60 1-650)
University of Rennes I (world university ranking 65 1-700)
University of Lorraine (world ranking 75 1-800)
University of Nantes (world university ranking 75 1-800)
University of Lyon II (world ranking 75 1-800)
University of Toulouse I (world ranking 75 1-800)
Lille III University (world ranking 80 1- 1000)
University of Caen (world university ranking 80 1- 1000)
Sergey-Pontoise University (world ranking 80 1- 1000)
University of Poitiers (world university ranking 80 1- 1000)
University of Lyon III (world ranking 80 1- 1000)
Lille II University (world ranking 80 1- 1000)
University of Paris X (world university ranking 80 1- 1000)
University of Montpellier III (world ranking 80 1- 1000)
University of Toulouse II (world ranking 80 1- 1000)