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.

See France on the IEPA ↗

3,828 universities and research institutes

• Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gennes pour la Microfluidique
  University or research institute · Paris · institut-pgg.fr
• Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace
  University or research institute · Paris · ipsl.fr
• Institut Pluridisciplinaire de Recherche Appliquée
  University or research institute · Pau · ipra.univ-pau.fr
• Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien
  University or research institute · Strasbourg · iphc.cnrs.fr
• Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux
  University or research institute · Bordeaux · bordeaux-inp.fr
• Institut polytechnique de Grenoble
  University or research institute · Grenoble · grenoble-inp.fr
• Institut Polytechnique de Paris
  University or research institute · Palaiseau · ip-paris.fr
• Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées
  University or research institute · Ivry-sur-Seine · ipsa.fr
• Institut Polytechnique Saint-Louis
  University or research institute · Cergy · ipsl-edu.com
• Institut pour l'avancée des biosciences
  University or research institute · Grenoble · iab-grenoble.fr
• Institut pour la Recherche sur la Moelle Epinière et l’Encéphale
  University or research institute · Paris · irme.org
• Institut pour la Recherche sur le Cancer de Lille
  University or research institute · Lille · ircl.org
• Institut Pprime
  University or research institute · Poitiers · pprime.fr
• Institut Protestant de Théologie
  University or research institute · Paris · ipt-edu.fr
• Institut Pytheas
  University or research institute · Aix-en-Provence · osupytheas.fr
• Institut Rayonnement-Matière de Saclay
  University or research institute · Gif-sur-Yvette · iramis.cea.fr
• Institut Regional Des Materiaux Avance
  University or research institute · Ploemeur · irmatech.com
• Institut Rhodanien
  University or research institute · Orange · institut-rhodanien.com
• Institut Rhônalpin des Systèmes Complexes
  University or research institute · Lyon · ixxi.fr
• Institut Sophia Agrobiotech
  University or research institute · Valbonne · www6.paca.inrae.fr
• Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture Rhône-Alpes
  University or research institute · Lyon · isara.fr
• Institut Supérieur d'Électronique de Paris
  University or research institute · Paris · isep.fr
• Institut supérieur d'étude des religions et de la laïcité
  University or research institute · Lyon · iserl.fr
• Institut Supérieur d’Informatique, de Modélisation et de leurs Applications
  University or research institute · Clermont-Ferrand · isima.fr
• Institut Supérieur d'Ingénierie et Gestion de l'Environnement - ISIGE
  University or research institute · Fontainebleau · isige.minesparis.psl.eu
• Institut Superieur de Gestion
  University or research institute · Paris · isg.fr
• Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO)
  University or research institute · Toulouse · isae-supaero.fr
• Institut supérieur de l'automobile et des transports
  University or research institute · Nevers · isat.fr
• Institut Supérieur de l'Électronique et du Numérique
  University or research institute · Lille · isen.fr
• Institut Supérieur de Mécanique de Paris
  University or research institute · Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine · isae-supmeca.fr
• Institut Supérieur de Plasturgie d'Alençon
  University or research institute · Damigny · ispa.asso.fr
• Institut supérieur des arts de Toulouse
  University or research institute · Toulouse · isdat.fr
• Institut Supérieur des Beaux-arts de Besançon
  University or research institute · Besançon · isba-besancon.fr
• Institut Supérieur des Biotechnologies de Paris
  University or research institute · Villejuif · supbiotech.fr
• Institut Supérieur des Matériaux du Mans
  University or research institute · Le Mans · ismans.fr
• Institut supérieur du commerce de Paris
  University or research institute · Paris · iscparis.com
• Institut Systèmes Intelligents et de Robotique
  University or research institute · Paris · isir.upmc.fr
• Institut Technique de Développement des Produits de la Mer
  University or research institute · Lorient · idmer.com
• Institut Technique de l'Aviculture
  University or research institute · Paris · itavi.asso.fr
• Institut Technologique Forêt Cellulose Bois-Construction Ameublement
  University or research institute · Paris · fcba.fr
• Institut Terre & Environnement de Strasbourg
  University or research institute · Strasbourg · ites.unistra.fr
• Institut Textile et Chimique
  University or research institute · Lyon · itech.fr
• Institut Toulousain des Maladies Infectieuses et Inflammatoires
  University or research institute · Toulouse · infinity.inserm.fr
• Institut Universitaire d'Hématologie
  University or research institute · Dormant · Paris · irsl.u-paris.fr
• Institut Universitaire de France
  University or research institute · Paris · iuf.amue.fr
• Institut Universitaire de Recherche Clinique
  University or research institute · Montpellier · iurc.montp.inserm.fr
• Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Dijon/Auxerre
  University or research institute · Dijon · iutdijon.u-bourgogne.fr
• Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Rodez
  University or research institute · Rodez · iut-rodez.fr
• Institut Universitaire des Systèmes Thermiques Industriels
  University or research institute · Marseille · iusti.univ-provence.fr
• Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer
  University or research institute · Plouzané · www-iuem.univ-brest.fr
• Institut UTINAM
  University or research institute · Besançon · utinam.cnrs.fr
• Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse
  University or research institute · Toulouse · iast.fr
• Institute For European Expertise in Physiology
  University or research institute · Paris · ieepworld.fr
• Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier
  University or research institute · Montpellier · inmfrance.com
• Institute for Regenerative Medicine & Biotherapy
  University or research institute · Montpellier · irmb-montpellier.fr
• Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine
  University or research institute · Rouen · irib.univ-rouen.fr
• Institute for Translational Medicine and Liver Disease
  University or research institute · Strasbourg · liverstrasbourg.org
• Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation
  University or research institute · Lille · lille-inflammation-research.org
• Institute of Environmental Biology and Biotechnology
  University or research institute · Bagnols-sur-Cèze · ibeb.cea.fr
• Institute of Formulation, Analysis and Quality Control Research
  University or research institute · Poissy · irfaq.com
• Institute of Nuclear Physics of Lyon
  University or research institute · Dormant · Villeurbanne · ipnl.in2p3.fr
• Institute of Paleoprimatology Human Paleontology Evolution and Paleoenvironments
  University or research institute · Dormant · Poitiers · iphep.labo.univ-poitiers.fr
• Institute Of Science De La Vision
  University or research institute · Saint-Etienne · isvision.fr
• Institution Nationale des Invalides
  University or research institute · Paris · cerahtec.invalides.fr
• Instituts Universitaires de Technologie
  University or research institute · Paris · iut.fr
• Integrated Genetic Approaches in Therapeutic Discovery for Rare Diseases
  University or research institute · Évry-Courcouronnes · integrare-umrs951.jimdo.com
• Integrated Genomics and Metabolic Diseases Modeling
  University or research institute · Lille · www-good.ibl.fr
• Integrated Structural Biology Grenoble
  University or research institute · Grenoble · isbg.fr
• Intégration et Coopération dans l'Espace Européen - Etudes Européennes
  University or research institute · Paris · sorbonne-nouvelle.fr
• Intégrité du génome et cancers
  University or research institute · Villejuif · gustaveroussy.fr
• Intégrité du génome, ARN et cancer
  University or research institute · Orsay · institut-curie.org
• Interaction Sol Plante Atmosphère
  University or research institute · Villenave-d'Ornon · ispa.hub.inrae.fr
• Interactions Arbres-Microorganismes
  University or research institute · Nancy · mycor.iam.inrae.fr
• Interactions Cellulaires et Physiopathologie Hépathique
  University or research institute · Orsay · scicf.universite-paris-saclay.fr
• Interactions Cellules souches-niches: physiologie, tumeurs et réparation tissulaire
  University or research institute · Villejuif · institut-lwoff.fr
• Interactions Culturelles et Discursives
  University or research institute · Tours · icd.univ-tours.fr
• Interactions Gène-Environnement en Physiopathologie Cardio-Vasculaire
  University or research institute · Dormant · Nancy · ige-pcv.univ-lorraine.fr
• Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur & Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique
  University or research institute · Besançon · umr-right.com
• Interactions hôtes-agents pathogènes
  University or research institute · Toulouse · ihap.fr
• Interactions Hôtes-Pathogènes-Environnements
  University or research institute · Perpignan · ihpe.fr
• Interactions hotes-vecteurs-parasites-environnement dans les maladies tropicales négligées dues aux trypanosomatides
  University or research institute · Montferrier-sur-Lez · umr-intertryp.cirad.fr
• Interactions, Corpus, Apprentissages, Représentations
  University or research institute · Lyon · icar.cnrs.fr
• Interactions, transferts, ruptures artistiques et culturelles
  University or research institute · Tours · intru.hypotheses.org
• Interdisciplinarité dans les Etudes Anglophones
  University or research institute · Nancy · idea.univ-lorraine.fr
• Interdisciplinarité en Santé Publique Interventions et Instruments de mesure complexes – Région Est
  University or research institute · Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy · inspiire.univ-lorraine.fr
• Interfaces Traitements Organisation et Dynamique des Systèmes
  University or research institute · Paris · itodys.univ-paris7.fr
• Interfaces, Confinement, Matériaux et Nanostructures
  University or research institute · Orléans · icmn.cnrs-orleans.fr
• International and European Law School
  University or research institute · Issy-les-Moulineaux · iels.eu
• International Executive School
  University or research institute · Strasbourg · ies.education
• International Prevention Research Institute
  University or research institute · Lyon · i-pri.org
• International School of Management
  University or research institute · Paris · ism.edu
• International Space University
  University or research institute · Illkirch-Graffenstaden · isunet.edu
• Interpsy
  University or research institute · Nancy · interpsy.univ-lorraine.fr
• Investigations sur l’histoire et l’actualité des mutations architecturales et urbaines
  University or research institute · Marseille · marseille.archi.fr
• IPAG Business School
  University or research institute · Paris · ipag.fr
• IPC – Facultés Libres de Philosophie et de Psychologie
  University or research institute · Paris · ipc-paris.fr
• Irasia Recherche
  University or research institute · Marseille · irasia.cnrs.fr
• IROKO: Sciences environnementales guidées par les données
  University or research institute · Montpellier · team.inria.fr
• IRT Jules Verne
  University or research institute · Bouguenais · irt-jules-verne.fr
• IRT M2P
  University or research institute · Metz · irt-m2p.eu
• ISAE-SUPAERO Recherche
  University or research institute · Toulouse · isae-supaero.fr
• ISART Digital
  University or research institute · Paris · isart.com
• ISblue
  University or research institute · Plouzané · isblue.fr
• Ischémie Reperfusion, Métabolisme et Inflammation Stérile en Transplantation
  University or research institute · Poitiers · irmetist.labo.univ-poitiers.fr
• ISEG
  University or research institute · Paris · iseg.fr
• ISEN Méditerranée
  University or research institute · Toulon · isen-mediterranee.fr
• ISIPCA
  University or research institute · Versailles · isipca.fr
• Istec Business School Paris
  University or research institute · Paris · istec.fr
• ISTOM - École supérieure d'agro-développement international
  University or research institute · Angers · istom.fr
• ITESCIA
  University or research institute · Dormant · Cergy · itescia.fr
• IUT de Paris - Rives de Seine
  University or research institute · Paris · iutparis-seine.u-paris.fr
• IUT de Paris Pajol
  University or research institute · Paris · iut.univ-paris-diderot.fr
• Jeunesse - Activité Physique et Sportive, santé
  University or research institute · Toulon · univ-tln.fr
• JUNIA
  University or research institute · Lille · junia.com
• KAIROS: Temps Logique Multiforme pour Conception de Systèmes Cyber-Physiques
  University or research institute · Sophia Antipolis · team.inria.fr
• Kedge Business School
  University or research institute · Talence · student.kedge.edu
• KERDATA: Stockage et traitement de données sur le continuum Edge-Cloud-HPC
  University or research institute · Rennes · inria.fr
• KOPERNIC: Adapter le raisonnement pire cas à différentes criticités
  University or research institute · Paris · inria.fr
• KRAKOS: Conception de couches systèmes performantes, robustes, sécurisées, flexibles, et moins énergivores
  University or research institute · Montbonnot-Saint-Martin · inria.fr
• L'Institut Agro
  University or research institute · Paris · institut-agro.fr

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• 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