France Universities in Top 500

Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2009

France

National Rank	Institution*	World Rank	Region	Regional Rank
1	Pierre and Marie Curie University - Paris 6	40	Europe	6
2	University of Paris Sud (Paris 11)	43	Europe	8
3	Ecole Normale Superieure - Paris	70	Europe	20
4-5	University of Paris Diderot (Paris 7)	101-151	Europe	33-58
4-5	University of Strasbourg	101-151	Europe	33-58
6-7	Joseph Fourier University (Grenoble 1)	152-200	Europe	59-79
6-7	University of Paris Descartes (Paris 5)	152-200	Europe	59-79
8-14	Claude Bernard University Lyon 1	201-302	Europe	80-125
8-14	Ecole Polytechnique	201-302	Europe	80-125
8-14	Industrial Physics and Chemistry Higher Educational Institution - Paris	201-302	Europe	80-125
8-14	Paul Sabatier University (Toulouse 3)	201-302	Europe	80-125
8-14	University of Bordeaux 1	201-302	Europe	80-125
8-14	University of Montpellier 2	201-302	Europe	80-125
8-14	University of the Mediterranean (Aix-Marseille 2)	201-302	Europe	80-125
15-19	Ecole National Superieure Mines - Paris	303-401	Europe	126-170
15-19	Henri Poincare University (Nancy 1)	303-401	Europe	126-170
15-19	University of Paris Dauphine (Paris 9)	303-401	Europe	126-170
15-19	University of Provence (Aix-Marseille 1)	303-401	Europe	126-170
15-19	University of Rennes 1	303-401	Europe	126-170
20-23	Ecole Normale Superieure - Lyon	402-501	Europe	171-208
20-23	University of Lille 1	402-501	Europe	171-208
20-23	University of Nice Sophia Antipolis	402-501	Europe	171-208
20-23	Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 University	402-501	Europe	171-208
* Institutions within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.