Top Universities in France
Every year QS world university ranking releases a list of top ranking universities in the whole world. The rankings of the universities are assessed based on factors such as its academic and employer reputations, research impact etc.. Here we have mentioned the top ten universities in France which are public universities:
France rank | University | QS World University Rankings 2021 |
1 | Université PSL (Paris Sciences & Lettres) | 52 |
2 | Ecole Polytechnique | 68 |
3 | Sorbonne University | 83 |
4 | CentraleSupélec | 138 |
5 | Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon | 161 |
=6 | Ecole des Ponts ParisTech | 242 |
=6 | Sciences Po Paris | 242 |
8 | Université de Paris | 275 |
9 | Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne | 287 |
10 | ENS Paris-Saclay | 291 |
Private universities in France for international students
Private universities are not operated by the government of France. These are individually managed universities, they can have their own rules within the restrictions stated by the government. These French private universities cost a little higher than public universities. These universities maintain a high standard of quality education. Here we have listed a few of them:
HEC Paris School of Management
Catholic University of Paris
Catholic University of Toulouse
Catholic University of the West
Lille Catholic University
French University Rankings:
In the top thousand universities listed by QS Rankings, there are 31 universities of France. 17 of those universities are in the Top 500. Among the European universities, French universities are some of the oldest and prestigious universities around. Here is the list of Top universities in France for international students:
Université PSL
Ecole Polytechnique
Sorbonne University
CentraleSupélec
École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Cheap universities in France for international students
The tuitions fee of the public Higher education institutions is low because the government of France subsidizes the university. We have mentioned below some of the low tuition fee universities in France:
Nantes University
University of Paris-Sud
University of Strasbourg
University of Burgundy
University of Angers
Claude Bernard University
Blaise Pascal University
Henri Poincare University
Joseph Fourier University
Affordable Universities in France
Here we have mentioned those universities which are not much cheap but yet affordable for the international students in France:
University of Orleans
University de Montpelier EUR
Ecole Normale Superieure
Ecole Centrale de Lyon
University of Caen Normandy
Centrale Supelec
Universities in France that teach in English
It is true that universities there have started using the English language for directing students regardless of their local dialects. That means worldwide understudies would now be able to pursue all the courses in English even though their French is frail. Here is the list of English speaking universities in France
Neoma Business School
Pierre and Marie Curie University
University of Nantes
Ecole Polytechnique
Inseec Business School
Paris Tech
ISEP
EFREI Engineering School of Information and Digital Technology
ISA Lille
Novancia Business School
Universities in France without IELTS
Many French universities do not ask for any a proficiency test score to prove your English Language abilities. The universities have their own criteria to test your language ability, and that does not include IELTS. You can study in English teaching universities in France, without submitting your IELTS scores. Here are a few of them:
American Business School,Paris
EBS Paris
EPITA Graduate School of Computer Science
ESAIP School of Engineers
ESC Rennes School of Business, France
ESGCI, Paris
ESLSCA Business School
IESA International
INSEEC Business School
ISC Paris
Tuition Free Universities in France for International Students
At present, even international students can study in France for free with the help of free public universities in France. Foreign students have already paid much higher amounts for their education in France in the past. Students from other countries who cannot afford to study abroad in France can grab the opportunity of scholarships or can get admission into low tuition fee universities in France. Here is the list of scholarships in France:
Eiffel Scholarship Program of Excellence
École Normale Supérieure International Selection
Charpak Scholarship Program
Raman Charpak Fellowship
L’oreal Scholarship
International School of Management MBA Scholarships for Students
Grenoble University International Master’s Scholarship in France
French Embassy Masters and PhD Scholarship Programme
Sciences Po Seydoux Undergraduate Scholarships in France.