International rankings
Times Higher Education (THE)
601-800th in the overall ranking
21st among French institutions (out of 42)
Featured in 9 subject rankings
The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings is one of the most reputable and prestigious rankings in the world. It evaluates all higher education institutions in terms of their core missions: teaching, research, knowledge transfer, international outlook and innovation.
Highlights:
- Nantes Université ranks in the 33%-45% bracket of the overall ranking and continues to improve its relative position year on year
- Nantes Université has progressed this year in the THE WUR by subject ranking, reaching the TOP 600 (out of 1,904 institutions ranked).
- The institution is progressing in the areas in which we are making strides: clinical, pre-clinical & health, business economics and social sciences.
- Health (clinical, pre-clinical & health) is the subject area in which the university scores highest and is best ranked (251-300)
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Times Higher Education Impact 2025
Top 300 universities worldwide
Top 55 worldwide and 1st nationally for SDG 4 (Access to quality education)
Published by Times Higher Education (THE), the University Impact Rankings assess the performance of global universities in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations. To compile this 2025 ranking, THE evaluated data from more than 2,300 international institutions (prevention measures, research into innovative solutions, etc.).
Key facts for 2025:
- Nantes Université is ranked in all 17 sustainable development goals
- At national level, the university is ranked in the TOP 5-9 in France
- On SDG 4, the institution ranks first nationally
- Nantes Université confirms its dynamism and leadership on several SDGs
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Leiden 2022
631st worldwide
251st in Europe
Published by the Dutch research institute CWTS, the Leiden Ranking lists higher education and research institutions with the most publications in the top 10% of the world's most cited publications.
Key fact: in 2022, Nantes Université disciplines are performing well in the fields of ‘Health and Medical Sciences’ and ‘Mathematics and Computer Science’.
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Academic Ranking of World Universities 2024 - ARWU (Shanghai Ranking)
501st-600th in the global rankings
19th in the national rankings
Top 500 in 9 disciplines (GRAS ranking)
Published since 2003, the ARWU ranking - or Shanghai ranking - ranks the world's best universities each year according to six criteria, including the number of publications in the two scientific journals Nature and Science, the number of citations of these articles in referenced scientific journals, and the number of Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals awarded to students and staff.
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Reuters 2019
This ranking has not been published since 2019
6th most innovative university in Europe
151 patents filed between 2012 and 2017
The Reuters Top 100: Europe’s Most Innovative Universities ranking highlights the innovative nature, inventiveness and support for global economic progress of European universities. It is based on several criteria such as the number of patents filed, the success rate of patent filings and the number of publications in the ‘Web of Science Core Collection’.
Key fact: Nantes Université ranks 66th among the most innovative European universities
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Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024
The Global Ranking of Academic Subjects is published as a supplement to the ARWU. The GRAS ranks universities in 54 disciplines across five broad subject areas: natural sciences, engineering, life sciences, medical sciences and social sciences. As with the ARWU, the GRAS ranks the world's best universities by subject area according to six criteria, including the number of publications in the two scientific journals Nature and Science, the number of citations of these articles in referenced scientific journals, and the number of academic awards given to students and staff.
Key fact:
- In 2024, Nantes Université ranked in 11 disciplines
- The institution entered the rankings in four disciplines: Biomedical engineering (201-300), Mechanical engineering (151-200), Medical sciences: Pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences (401-500) and Public health (401-500)
- Nantes Université ranks in the top 200 and top 150 worldwide (ranked 3-9 in France) in the disciplines of Oceanography and Medical Technologies
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