Every year, the French magazine L’Étudiant ranks the best schools, colleges, and universities in France. This article covers the best 30 engineering colleges in the country out of the institutions reviewed by the magazine.
All the engineering courses can lead to a Master’s degree and are authorized to award the title of Engineer by the CTI (Commission des titres d’ingénieur).
170 engineering colleges were included in the 2024 ranking by l’Etudiant. These colleges were ranked based on 14 different criteria and they were scored out of a maximum of 123 points.
Also, other important indicators such as academic excellence, international ranking, professional integration, etc. were considered.
Best Engineering Colleges in France
| Rank | College and Score |
| 1 | École Polytechnique – Palaiseau (105/123) |
| 2 | ENSTA Paris (102/123) |
| 3 | École des mines ParisTech (98/123) |
| 4 | École centrale – Nantes (97/123) |
| 4 | IMT Atlantique (97/123) |
| 6 | CentraleSupélec (96/123) |
| 6 | Télécom Paris (96/123) |
| 8 | École des mines – Nancy (95/123) |
| 9 | École centrale – Lyon (94//123) |
| 10 | École des mines – Saint-Étienne (92/123) |
| 11 | École des ponts ParisTech – Marne- la-vallée (87/123) |
| 12 | ENSAE Paris (85/123) |
| 13 | INSA Lyon (84/123) |
| 14 | Grenoble INP – Ensimag (83/123) |
| 14 | IMT Mines Alès (83/123) |
| 16 | ISAE-SUPAERO – Toulouse (82/123) |
| 17 | ENSEEIHT – INP Toulouse (81/123) |
| 18 | ENSCM – Chimie Montpellier (80/123) |
| 18 | ESIEE Paris – Marne-la-Vallée (80/123) |
| 18 | ESILV – Paris-La Défense (80/123) |
| 18 | Grenoble INP – Phelma (80/123) |
| 22 | École centrale – Lille (79/123) |
| 22 | ECPM – Strasbourg (79/123) |
| 22 | ENSTA Bretagne – Brest (79/123) |
| 25 | Grenoble INP – Génie industriel (77/123) |
| 25 | INSA Toulouse (77/123) |
| 27 | École centrale – Méditerranée (76/123) |
| 27 | IMT Nord Europe (76/123) |
| 27 | INP Bordeaux- ENSEIRB – MATMECA (76/123) |
| 27 | ESPCI Paris (75/123) |
Sources & References
- Classement 2024 des écoles d’ingénieurs letudiant.fr
- Verification, ranking criteria and methodology letudiant.fr
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