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The Sorbonne building, part of Sorbonne University and Paris-1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.

Paris and its region have one of the highest concentrations of universities in France, with a student population of over 730,000 (not counting foreign universities with Paris branches).[1] Paris has 15 universities and is home to a large number of Grandes Écoles (which may be similar to a higher education college), a specialized top level educational institution.[2]

Some of these Grandes Écoles, which are often over a hundred years old, have been grouped together within new major universities, such as PSL University and the Polytechnic Institute of Paris. The Saclay University, for its part, has integrated a number of Grandes Écoles. For example, the highly specialised Dauphine University, along with a dozen other Grandes Écoles, forms the collegiate PSL University.

Universities

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Key (lower numbers are better):

Short name Name Students QS FR ARWU FR OS LW OS EC ARWU THE Subjects Academy
Paris Cité Paris Cité University 63,000 7 4 5 1 78 114 Multidisciplinary Paris
Sorbonne [5] Sorbonne University 56,821 3 3 — — 43 90 Multidisciplinary (except Law and Economics) Paris
Saclay Paris-Saclay University 48,000 4 1 3 14 16 93 Science, Engineering, Medicine, Law, Economics Versailles
Paris-1 University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne 45,200 9 — 1 4 — — Arts and Humanities, Social sciences, Economics, Law Paris
Créteil Paris-East Créteil University 32,156 — — — — — — Medicine, Science Créteil
Paris-10 Paris Nanterre University 32,000 32 — 7 11 — — Social sciences, Law Versailles
Cergy CY Cergy Paris University 26,477 19 — — — — — Science, Social sciences, Humanities Versailles
Paris-13 Sorbonne Paris North University 25,000 — — — 16 — — Science, Social sciences, Medicine Créteil
Assas [6] Panthéon-Assas University Paris 23,000 17 — 2 2 — — Law, Economics, Political science, Media studies Paris
Sorbonne Nouvelle University of Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3 19,360 — — — — — — Arts and Humanities Paris
Paris-8, or Saint-Denis Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis 22,023 — — — — — — Social sciences, Arts and Humanities Créteil
Versailles University of Versailles 19,000 — 20-22 — — 601-700 — Science, Medicine, Law, Social sciences Versailles
PSL, or Dauphine PSL University 17,000 1 2 — — 40 47 Multidisciplinary Paris
Gustave-Eiffel Gustave-Eiffel University 17,000 — — — 9 — — Science, Engineering Créteil
Polytechnique Polytechnic Institute of Paris 8,500 2 13-16 — — 301-400 95 Science, Engineering Versailles
Évry University of Évry 6,458 — — — — — — Multidisciplinary Versailles

Major Grandes Écoles

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In France, the CGE has been labelling and listing the Grandes Écoles since 1973, and now has 238 major institutions specialising in: engineering, management, architecture, political science, creation & design, journalism, military schools, veterinary and health schools, etc.

The entrance to the Grande École Sciences Po, rue St-Guillaume, Paris.

Key (lower numbers are better):

Short name Name Students Type FT EBS FT MBA FG ENG QS POL QS ARWU Subjects Academy
Sciences Po Institut d'études politiques de Paris 15,000 Public-Private — — — 3 259 — Multidisciplinary Paris
ESCP École supérieure de commerce de Paris, Sorbonne Alliance 15,000 Private, on public funds[10] 3 27 — — — — Economics Paris
HEC École des hautes études commerciales de Paris 13,500 Private, on public funds[10] 1 17 — — — — Economics Versailles
Emlyon Emlyon Business School 9,000 Private 10 — — — — — Economics Lyon
Arts et Métiers École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers de Paris 6,200 Public — — 14 — — — Engineering Paris
ESSEC École supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales, CY Cergy Paris University 5,000 Private 9 70 — — — — Economics Versailles
INSP, or ENA Institut national du service public, PSL University 5,000 Public — — — — — — Administration Paris
Centrale Paris CentraleSupélec, Paris-Saclay University 4,300 Public — — 2 — 69

(Saclay)

16 (Saclay) Engineering Versailles
X École Polytechnique, Polytechnic Institute of Paris 3,370 Public — — 1 — 48

(IP)

301-400

(IP)

Engineering Versailles
EHESS École des hautes études en sciences sociales 3,000 Public — — — — — 701-800 Social sciences Paris
ENS-PSL École normale supérieure, PSL University 2,500 Public — — — — 26

(PSL)

40 (PSL) Science and Human science Paris
AgroParisTech AgroParisTech, Paris-Saclay University 2,500 Public — — 11 — 69

(Saclay)

16 (Saclay) Engineering Versailles
ENS Lyon École normale supérieure de Lyon, Lyon University Group 2,500 Public — — — — 187 201-300 Science and Human science Lyon
ENPC École nationale des ponts et chaussées, Polytechnic Institute of Paris 2,000 Public — — 4 — 174 — Engineering Créteil
Télécom Paris École nationale supérieure des télécommunications, Polytechnic Institute of Paris 1,700 Public — — 5 — 48

(IP)

301-400

(IP)

Engineering Versailles
ENS Paris-Saclay École normale supérieure, Paris-Saclay University 1,500 Public — — — — 69

(Saclay)

16 (Saclay) Science and Human science Versailles
ENSA Paris École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-Val de Seine, Paris-Cité University 1,116 Public — — — — — — Architecture Paris
CELSA École des hautes études en sciences de l'information et de la communication - CELSA, Sorbonne University 1,000 Public — — — — 43

(SU)

90

(SU)

Communication and journalism Paris
INSEAD Institut européen d'administration des affaires, Sorbonne Alliance 1,000 Private 15 2 — — — — Economics Versailles
Mines-PSL École nationale supérieure des mines, PSL University 1,000 Public — — 3 — 26

(PSL)

40 (PSL) Engineering Paris
IFM Institut français de la mode 1,000 Private — — — — — — Fashion, luxury goods and design Paris
Sciences Po Saint-Germain Institut d'études politiques de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, University of Versailles 900 Public — — — — — 601-700

(UVSQ)

Multidisciplinary Versailles
Arts Déco École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs de Paris, PSL University 700 Public — — — — 26

(PSL)

40 (PSL) Art and design Paris
SupOptique Institut d'optique Graduate School, Paris-Saclay University 600 Private — — 11 — 69

(Saclay)

16 (Saclay) Engineering Versailles
ENSAE Paris École nationale de la statistique et de l'administration économique, Polytechnic Institute of Paris 580 Public — — 6 — — — Engineering Versailles
ENM École nationale de la magistrature 500 Public — — — — — — Law Bordeaux
CFJ Centre de formation des journalistes, Assas University 400 Private — — — — — — Journalism Paris
Chimie Paris-PSL École nationale supérieure de chimie de Paris, PSL University 300 Public — — 8 — 26

(PSL)

40 (PSL) Engineering Paris
La Fémis École nationale supérieure des métiers de l'image et du son, PSL University 200 Public — — — — — — Art Paris
Saint-Cyr École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr 170 Public — — — — — — Military Coëtquidan
ENC École nationale des chartes, PSL University 100 Public — — — — 26

(PSL)

40 (PSL) Historical science Paris

History

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Since the dissolution of the University of Paris (1970)

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Further information: University of Paris § 1970: Division

The universités in Paris are the direct or indirect successors of the University of Paris, divided in 1970.

Number Previous name Current name Faculties/institutes before breakup Current subjects Students Academy
Paris I University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Faculty of Law and Economics (35 out of 41 of the economics Professors joined, along with a few professors from law) and the Faculty of Humanities. There were also Paris Institute of Geography, Paris Institute of Business Administration, part of Institute of Art and Archeology of the University of Paris Humanities, Law, Social sciences, Economics 45,200 Paris
Paris II Paris II Panthéon-Assas Paris-Panthéon-Assas University Faculty of Law and Economics of Paris (88 out of 108 of the law professors joined, along with a few professors from Economics), and Graduate Institute of International Studies Law, Political Science, Economics 17,705 Paris
Paris III New Sorbonne University Faculty of Humanities accompanined by Institute of Linguistics of Paris, Institute for Advanced Latin American Studies of the University of Paris Humanities 19,360 Paris
Paris IV Paris-Sorbonne University Sorbonne University Faculty of Humanities, along with Institute of Slavic Studies of the University of Paris, and Institute of Musicology of the University of Paris Humanities 55,600 Paris
Paris VI Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University Faculty of Science, Faculty of Medicine, National School of Chemistry, and Paris Institute of Earth Physics (until 1990) Science, Medicine
Paris V Paris Descartes University Paris Cité University Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, Paris Institute of Psychology, Paris Institute of Pharmacotechnics and Pharmacodynamics, Avenue de Versailles University Institute of Technology, and Paris Institute of Molecular Pathology. Medicine, Social sciences, Humanities 64,100 Paris
Paris VII Paris Diderot University Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Letters, and Faculty of Medicine Science, Medicine, Humanities, Social sciences, Arts Paris
Paris VIII University of Vincennes Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis Vincennes University Center (Most professors were from Faculty of Humanities) Social sciences 14,070 Créteil
Paris IX Paris-IX University Paris Dauphine University - PSL (grande école of PSL University) Dauphine University Center (The professors were from the Department of Economics of the Faculty of Law and Economics) Mathematics, Computer Science, Management, Economics, Finance, Law, Political Science, Journalism 10,000 Créteil
Paris X Université Paris Ouest Paris Nanterre University Faculty of Law and Economics and Faculty of Humanities in Nanterre, along with Ville-d'Avray University Institute of Technology Law, humanities, political science, social and natural sciences and economics. 32,000 Versailles
Paris XI Université Paris-Sud Paris-Saclay University Faculty of Science in Orsay (Fourth Faculty of Sciences), Institut Gustave Roussy, Institute of Nuclear Physics of the University of Paris, Orsay University Institute of Technology, Cachan University Institute of Technology, and Sceaux University Institute of Technology Medicine, Science, Law, Economics 60,000 Versailles
Paris XII Université Paris-Est Paris-East Créteil University University Hospital Center (In French: Centre hospitalier universitaire, CHU) Henri-Mondor, Faculty of Law and Economics in Créteil, Varenne-Saint-Hilaire University Center, and Planning Institute of Paris Medicine, Science 32,156 Créteil
Paris XIII Université Paris Nord Sorbonne Paris North University Faculty of Sciences of Paris in Villetaneuse (Third Faculty of Sciences), Faculty of Law and Economics, Saint-Denis University Center - Villetaneuse, and Saint-Denis University Institutes of Technology Science, Social sciences, Medicine, Law 23,078 Créteil

Collegiate universities, alliances and other institutions

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Collegiate universities in Paris

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There are five collegiate universities (Établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel expérimental, or EPSCPE) in the Paris region:

University Colleges, schools and Grandes écoles Associate schools and universities
PSL University
Assas University
Paris-Saclay University
Polytechnic Institute of Paris
Paris Cité University

Alliances of universities and higher education institutions in Paris

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There are five groups of universities and higher education institutions in the Paris region - three of them are COMUEs and two of them are alliances:

Grouping Universities Grandes écoles (Colleges and graduate schools)
Sorbonne University Alliance University of Technology of Compiègne
Sorbonne Paris Cité Alliance
Université Paris Lumières
Paris-Est Sup
HESAM University

Some groups have been terminated, such as Paris Universitas, Paris Centre Universités or UniverSud Paris, and some other are still in discussion.

Private universities in Paris

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Foreign universities in Paris

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References

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