Universities and research institutes in France

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 3,828 universities and research institutes in France.

Universities and research institutes train the workforce and produce the research a regional economy builds on. Their technology transfer offices license discoveries, spin out companies and partner with industry.

The largest concentrations are in Paris (797), Toulouse (155) and Montpellier (146).

France scores 67.0 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 26 of 117 economies.

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3,828 universities and research institutes

• Histoire et Dynamique des Espaces Anglophones: du Réel au Virtuel
  University or research institute · Paris · hdea.paris-sorbonne.fr
• Histoire et Sources des Mondes Antiques
  University or research institute · Lyon · hisoma.mom.fr
• Histoire Naturelle des Humanités Préhistoriques
  University or research institute · Paris · hnhp.mnhn.fr
• Histoire, Archéologie et Littérature des Mondes Anciens
  University or research institute · Villeneuve-d'Ascq · halma.univ-lille.fr
• Histoire, Archéologie, Littératures des Mondes Chrétiens et Musulmans Médiévaux
  University or research institute · Lyon · ciham.cnrs.fr
• Histoire, Territoires & Mémoires
  University or research institute · Caen · histeme.unicaen.fr
• HLA-G immune checkpoint in Oncology and Transplantation
  University or research institute · Paris · hipi-lab-saint-louis.fr
• Holo3
  University or research institute · Saint-Louis · holo3.com
• HTAM2 : Hypertension Maligne Multimodale
  University or research institute · Paris · sante.sorbonne-universite.fr
• Huma-Num
  University or research institute · Paris · huma-num.fr
• Human Genetic of Infectious Diseases
  University or research institute · Paris · hgid.org
• Humans and management in society
  University or research institute · Strasbourg · em-strasbourg.com
• HYBRID: 3D interaction with virtual environments using body and mind
  University or research institute · Rennes · team.inria.fr
• HYCOMES: Modélisation hybride & conception par contrats pour les systèmes embarqués multi-physiques
  University or research institute · Rennes · inria.fr
• Hydrologie Météorologie et Complexité
  University or research institute · Paris · hmco.enpc.fr
• Hydrosystèmes continentaux anthropisés : ressources, risques, restauration
  University or research institute · Antony · hycar.hub.inrae.fr
• Hypertension pulmonaire : physiopathologie et innovation thérapeutique
  University or research institute · Le Plessis-Robinson · u999.universite-paris-saclay.fr
• Hypoxie et Physiopathologies cardiovasculaires et respiratoires
  University or research institute · Grenoble · hp2.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
• Hypoxie et Poumon
  University or research institute · Bobigny · hypoxie.univ-paris13.fr
• I4CE – Institute for Climate Economics
  University or research institute · Paris · i4ce.org
• I4S: Inférence pour les InfraStructures Intelligentes et Instrumentées
  University or research institute · Rennes · team.inria.fr
• IAE Paris - Sorbonne Business School
  University or research institute · Paris · iae-paris.com
• ICN Business School
  University or research institute · Nancy · icn-artem.com
• IDEFIX: Solution d'Equations Differentielles pour l'Imagerie et la physique
  University or research institute · Palaiseau · idefix.gitlabpages.inria.fr
• Identité et subjectivité
  University or research institute · Caen · identite-subjectivite.unicaen.fr
• Identités et Différenciation de l'Environnement des Espaces et des Sociétés
  University or research institute · Mont-Saint-Aignan · umr-idees.fr
• Identités, Territoires, Expressions, Mobilités
  University or research institute · Pau · item.univ-pau.fr
• IDRAC Business School
  University or research institute · Lyon · ecoles-idrac.com
• IERP : Infectiologie Expérimentale des Rongeurs et Poissons
  University or research institute · Jouy-en-Josas · ierp.jouy.hub.inrae.fr
• IFP Énergies nouvelles
  University or research institute · Rueil-Malmaison · ifpenergiesnouvelles.com
• IFP School
  University or research institute · Rueil-Malmaison · ifp-school.com
• Ifremer
  University or research institute · Brest · ifremer.fr
• III V Lab
  University or research institute · Marcoussis · 3-5lab.fr
• Il Laboratorio
  University or research institute · Toulouse · laboratorio.univ-tlse2.fr
• ILDA: Interacting with Large Data
  University or research institute · Saclay · ilda.saclay.inria.fr
• IMACTIS
  University or research institute · La Tronche · imactis.com
• Imagerie Adaptative Diagnostique et Interventionnelle
  University or research institute · Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy · iadi.fr
• Imagerie et Modélisation en Neurobiologie et Cancérologie
  University or research institute · Dormant · Orsay · imnc.in2p3.fr
• Imagerie et Stratégies Thérapeutiques des Pathologies Cérébrales et Tumorales
  University or research institute · Dormant · Caen · istct.cyceron.fr
• Imagerie et Stratégies Thérapeutiques pour les Cancers et Tissus cérébraux
  University or research institute · Caen · istct.cyceron.fr
• Imagerie Moléculaire et Stratégies Théranostiques
  University or research institute · Clermont-Ferrand · imost.uca.fr
• Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique Médicale et Multi-Modalités
  University or research institute · Dormant · Orsay · ir4m.u-psud.fr
• Imagerie X en ostéo-articulaire pour la recherche
  University or research institute · Paris · plateformes.u-paris.fr
• Imagerie, Radiothérapie Innovante et médecine des Systèmes
  University or research institute · Orsay · iris-curie.fr
• IMAGES : La médecine de la femme et de l’enfant assistée par l’image
  University or research institute · Paris · sante.sorbonne-universite.fr
• Imaging, Brain, and Neuropsychiatry
  University or research institute · Tours · ibrain.univ-tours.fr
• Immunité et Cancer
  University or research institute · Paris · u932.curie.fr
• Immuno-Endocrinologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire
  University or research institute · Nantes · oniris-nantes.fr
• Immuno-Régulation des Maladies Auto- immunes Inflammatoires et Cancer
  University or research institute · Reims · univ-reims.fr
• Immuno-Rhumathologie moléculaire
  University or research institute · Strasbourg · u1109.unistra.fr
• Immunologie - Immunopathologie - Immunothérapie
  University or research institute · Paris · i3-immuno.fr
• Immunologie anti-tumorale et immunothérapie des cancers
  University or research institute · Villejuif · gustaveroussy.fr
• Immunologie des Maladies Virales, Auto-immunes, Hématologiques et Bactériennes
  University or research institute · Fontenay-aux-Roses · jacob.cea.fr
• Immunologie et Neurogénétique Expérimentales et Moléculaires
  University or research institute · Orléans · inem.cnrs.fr
• Immunologie et Nouveaux Concepts en Immunothérapie
  University or research institute · Nantes · incit.fr
• Immunologie intégrative des tumeurs et immunothérapie du cancer
  University or research institute · Villejuif · gustaveroussy.fr
• Immunologie, Immunopathologie et Chimie Thérapeutique
  University or research institute · Strasbourg · ibmc.cnrs.fr
• Immunology from Concept and Experiments to Translation
  University or research institute · Bordeaux · immuconcept.org
• IMPact de l'Environnement Chimique sur la Santé humaine
  University or research institute · Lille · impecs.univ-lille.fr
• IMT Atlantique
  University or research institute · Nantes · imt-atlantique.fr
• IMT Mines Albi
  University or research institute · Albi · imt-mines-albi.fr
• IMT Mines Alès
  University or research institute · Alès · imt-mines-ales.fr
• IMT Nord Europe
  University or research institute · Douai · imt-nord-europe.fr
• ImViA - Imagerie et Vision Artificielle
  University or research institute · Dijon · imvia.ube.fr
• INBIO : Méthodes expérimentales et computationnelles pour la modélisation des processus cellulaires
  University or research institute · Paris · research.pasteur.fr
• Infectiologie et santé publique
  University or research institute · Nouzilly · infectiologie-santepublique.val-de-loire.hub.inrae.fr
• Infection et inflammation
  University or research institute · Montigny-le-Bretonneux · 2i.uvsq.fr
• Infection, Anti-microbiens, Modélisation, Evolution
  University or research institute · Paris · iame-research.center
• Infections Cardiovasculaires Virales et inflammation en pathologie humaine
  University or research institute · Reims · univ-reims.fr
• Infections Virales et Pathologie Comparée
  University or research institute · Lyon · ipvc.lyon-grenoble.hub.inrae.fr
• Infectious Disease Models and Innovative Therapies
  University or research institute · Fontenay-aux-Roses · idmitcenter.fr
• Inflammation, Microbiome and Immunosurveillance
  University or research institute · Orsay · umr996.inserm.fr
• Info&Sols
  University or research institute · Orléans · info-et-sols.val-de-loire.hub.inrae.fr
• Informatique, BioInformatique, Systèmes Complexes
  University or research institute · Évry-Courcouronnes · ibisc.univ-evry.fr
• Ingénierie des Agropolymères et Technologies Emergentes
  University or research institute · Montpellier · iate-montpellier.fr
• Ingenierie des Materiaux polymeres
  University or research institute · Villeurbanne · imp-umr5223.cnrs.fr
• Ingénierie et Plateformes au Service de l'Innovation Thérapeutique
  University or research institute · Châtenay-Malabry · ipsit.universite-paris-saclay.fr
• Ingénierie Moléculaire et Physiopathologie Articulaire
  University or research institute · Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy · imopa.cnrs.fr
• Ingénierie, Caractérisation et Services
  University or research institute · Montpellier · umontpellier.fr
• Ingésup
  University or research institute · Paris · ingesup.com
• Initial MAnagement and prevention of acute orGan failures IN critically ill patiEnts
  University or research institute · Montpellier · umontpellier.fr
• Innovascience
  University or research institute · Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes · laboratoireinnovascience.com
• Innovation and Development in Agriculture and Food
  University or research institute · Montpellier · umr-innovation.cirad.fr
• Innovation Plasturgie Composites
  University or research institute · Bellignat · poleplasturgie.net
• Innovation thérapeutique : de la physiopathologie à l'appliqué dans les pathologies neuro-Musculaires, la rePROduction et le déVEloppement
  University or research institute · Montigny-le-Bretonneux · uvsq.fr
• Innovations Thérapeutiques en Hémostase
  University or research institute · Paris · ithem.fr
• Innovations Thérapeutiques et Résistances
  University or research institute · Toulouse · intheres.toulouse.hub.inrae.fr
• INOCS: Optimisation intégrée pour problèmes à structure complexe
  University or research institute · Villeneuve-d'Ascq · inria.fr
• INSA Hauts-de-France
  University or research institute · Valenciennes · insa-hautsdefrance.fr
• INSEAD
  University or research institute · Fontainebleau · insead.edu
• INSEEC School of Business and Economics
  University or research institute · Lyon · inseec.com
• Inserm Transfert
  University or research institute · Paris · inserm-transfert.fr
• Institut ACTE - Arts Créations Théories Esthétiques
  University or research institute · Paris · institut-acte.cnrs.fr
• Institut Agro Montpellier
  University or research institute · Montpellier · institut-agro-montpellier.fr
• Institut Agro Rennes-Angers
  University or research institute · Rennes · institut-agro-rennes-angers.fr
• Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier
  University or research institute · Montpellier · iamm.ciheam.org
• Institut Aguettant
  University or research institute · Lyon · institut-aguettant.org
• Institut Alfred Fournier
  University or research institute · Paris · institutfournier.org
• Institut Biomédical du Val de Bièvre
  University or research institute · Villejuif · ums44-ibvb.fr
• Institut Caennais de Recherche Juridique
  University or research institute · Caen · icrej.unicaen.fr
• Institut Camille Jordan
  University or research institute · Villeurbanne · math.univ-lyon1.fr
• Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud
  University or research institute · Massy · icps.fr
• Institut Carnot ARTS
  University or research institute · Paris · ic-arts.eu
• Institut Carnot MICA
  University or research institute · Mulhouse · carnot-mica.fr
• Institut Carnot PolyNat
  University or research institute · Grenoble · polynat.eu
• Institut Catholique d'Arts et Métiers
  University or research institute · Paris · icam.fr
• Institut Catholique d'Arts et Métiers
  University or research institute · Lille · icam.fr
• Institut Catholique d'Arts et Métiers
  University or research institute · Toulouse · icam.fr
• Institut catholique d’études supérieures
  University or research institute · La Roche-sur-Yon · ices.fr
• Institut catholique de paris
  University or research institute · Paris · icp.fr
• Institut catholique de rennes
  University or research institute · Rennes · icrennes.org
• Institut catholique de toulouse
  University or research institute · Toulouse · ict-toulouse.fr
• Institut Cellule Souche et Cerveau
  University or research institute · Bron · sbri.fr
• Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier
  University or research institute · Montpellier · icgm.fr
• Institut Charles Sadron
  University or research institute · Strasbourg · ics-cnrs.unistra.fr
• Institut Charles Viollette
  University or research institute · Villeneuve-d'Ascq · institutcharlesviollette.univ-lille.fr
• Institut Chevreul
  University or research institute · Villeneuve-d'Ascq · chevreul.univ-lille.fr
• Institut Clément Ader
  University or research institute · Toulouse · ica.cnrs.fr
• Institut Clinident
  University or research institute · Aix-en-Provence · institut-clinident.com
• Institut Clinique de la Souris
  University or research institute · Illkirch-Graffenstaden · ics-mci.fr

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Cities

• Universities and research institutes in Paris 797
• Universities and research institutes in Toulouse 155
• Universities and research institutes in Montpellier 146
• Universities and research institutes in Lyon 120
• Universities and research institutes in Rennes 110
• Universities and research institutes in Strasbourg 88
• Universities and research institutes in Grenoble 86
• Universities and research institutes in Marseille 84
• Universities and research institutes in Gif-sur-Yvette 81
• Universities and research institutes in Palaiseau 80
• Universities and research institutes in Nantes 75
• Universities and research institutes in Lille 58
• Universities and research institutes in Villeneuve-d'Ascq 58
• Universities and research institutes in Villeurbanne 56
• Universities and research institutes in Caen 49
• Universities and research institutes in Orsay 47
• Universities and research institutes in Nice 46
• Universities and research institutes in Dijon 43
• Universities and research institutes in Bordeaux 42
• Universities and research institutes in Nanterre 42
• Universities and research institutes in Aix-en-Provence 40
• Universities and research institutes in Amiens 38
• Universities and research institutes in Clermont-Ferrand 38
• Universities and research institutes in Sophia Antipolis 38
• Universities and research institutes in Reims 37
• Universities and research institutes in Talence 35
• Universities and research institutes in Orléans 34
• Universities and research institutes in Pessac 34
• Universities and research institutes in Tours 34
• Universities and research institutes in Poitiers 32
• Universities and research institutes in Nancy 31
• Universities and research institutes in Villejuif 31
• Universities and research institutes in Besançon 29
• Universities and research institutes in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 29
• Universities and research institutes in Avignon 26
• Universities and research institutes in Limoges 26
• Universities and research institutes in Créteil 24
• Universities and research institutes in Brest 22
• Universities and research institutes in Évry-Courcouronnes 21
• Universities and research institutes in Saint-Martin-d'Hères 21
• Universities and research institutes in Villers-lès-Nancy 21
• Universities and research institutes in Versailles 20
• Universities and research institutes in Champs-sur-Marne 19
• Universities and research institutes in Metz 19
• Universities and research institutes in Saclay 19
• Universities and research institutes in Angers 18
• Universities and research institutes in Saint-Etienne 18
• Universities and research institutes in Bron 17
• Universities and research institutes in Mont-Saint-Aignan 17
• Universities and research institutes in Pau 17
• Universities and research institutes in Rouen 17
• Universities and research institutes in Castanet-Tolosan 16
• Universities and research institutes in Cergy-Pontoise 15
• Universities and research institutes in Jouy-en-Josas 15
• Universities and research institutes in Le Mans 15
• Universities and research institutes in Fontenay-aux-Roses 14
• Universities and research institutes in Guyancourt 14
• Universities and research institutes in Villenave-d'Ornon 14
• Universities and research institutes in Aubière 13
• Universities and research institutes in Le Havre 13
• Universities and research institutes in Montigny-le-Bretonneux 12
• Universities and research institutes in Villetaneuse 12
• Universities and research institutes in La Rochelle 11
• Universities and research institutes in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin 11
• Universities and research institutes in Boulogne-Billancourt 10
• Universities and research institutes in Compiègne 10
• Universities and research institutes in Illkirch-Graffenstaden 10
• Universities and research institutes in Ivry-sur-Seine 10
• Universities and research institutes in Plouzané 10
• Universities and research institutes in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray 10
• Universities and research institutes in Toulon 10
• Universities and research institutes in Cergy 9
• Universities and research institutes in Saint-Genès-Champanelle 9
• Universities and research institutes in Albi 8
• Universities and research institutes in Bruz 8
• Universities and research institutes in Cachan 8
• Universities and research institutes in Champenoux 8
• Universities and research institutes in Aubervilliers 7
• Universities and research institutes in Châtenay-Malabry 7
• Universities and research institutes in Évry 7
• Universities and research institutes in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre 7
• Universities and research institutes in Saint-Ismier 7
• Universities and research institutes in Valbonne 7
• Universities and research institutes in Antony 6
• Universities and research institutes in Écully 6
• Universities and research institutes in Mulhouse 6
• Universities and research institutes in Neuville-sur-Oise 6
• Universities and research institutes in Saint-Denis 6
• Universities and research institutes in Sceaux 6
• Universities and research institutes in Tarbes 6
• Universities and research institutes in Colmar 5
• Universities and research institutes in Corte 5
• Universities and research institutes in Fontainebleau 5
• Universities and research institutes in Meudon 5
• Universities and research institutes in Perpignan 5
• Universities and research institutes in Roscoff 5
• Universities and research institutes in Troyes 5
• Universities and research institutes in Belfort 4
• Universities and research institutes in Bobigny 4
• Universities and research institutes in Bruyères-le-Châtel 4
• Universities and research institutes in Cestas 4
• Universities and research institutes in Châtillon 4
• Universities and research institutes in Gières 4
• Universities and research institutes in La Tronche 4
• Universities and research institutes in Maisons-Alfort 4
• Universities and research institutes in Montrouge 4
• Universities and research institutes in Nouzilly 4
• Universities and research institutes in Roubaix 4
• Universities and research institutes in Valenciennes 4
• Universities and research institutes in Annecy 3
• Universities and research institutes in Bagnols-sur-Cèze 3
• Universities and research institutes in Bayonne 3
• Universities and research institutes in Beaucouzé 3
• Universities and research institutes in Bures-sur-Yvette 3
• Universities and research institutes in Chasseneuil-du-Poitou 3
• Universities and research institutes in Dunkirk 3
• Universities and research institutes in Le Bourget-du-Lac 3
• Universities and research institutes in Le Rheu 3
• Universities and research institutes in Lorient 3
• Universities and research institutes in Montfavet 3
• Universities and research institutes in Nîmes 3
• Universities and research institutes in Puteaux 3
• Universities and research institutes in Saint-Louis 3
• Universities and research institutes in Saint-Nazaire 3
• Universities and research institutes in Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle 3
• Universities and research institutes in Saint-Pierre-d'Amilly 3