Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

27 Best Universities in Paris

Exploring the academic landscape of Paris, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 27 higher education institutions. We analyzed 691K scientific publications and 18.42M citations to accurately measure the research output of these institutions.

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1

Pierre and Marie Curie University

#1 in France #61 in Europe

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

2

Normal Superior School

#6 in France #152 in Europe

10% Acceptance

2,536 Enrollment

1794 Founded

3

Paris Diderot University

#12 in France #194 in Europe

20% Acceptance

25,523 Enrollment

1970 Founded

4

Paris Institute of Political Studies

#14 in France #208 in Europe

9% Acceptance

11,196 Enrollment

1872 Founded

5

Paris Descartes University

#18 in France #260 in Europe

20% Acceptance

31,690 Enrollment

2019 Founded

6

University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

#23 in France #301 in Europe

58% Acceptance

42,700 Enrollment

1971 Founded

7

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

#30 in France #360 in Europe

52% Acceptance

2,613 Enrollment

1947 Founded

8

Paris Dauphine University

#37 in France #405 in Europe

47% Acceptance

11,281 Enrollment

1968 Founded

9

Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

#43 in France #453 in Europe

50% Acceptance

2,300 Enrollment

2007 Founded

10

National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

#44 in France #458 in Europe

15% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1783 Founded

11

TELECOM ParisTech

#46 in France #468 in Europe

18% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1878 Founded

12

New Sorbonne University – Paris III

#49 in France #486 in Europe

20% Acceptance

15,232 Enrollment

1971 Founded

13

National Advanced School of Engineering

#51 in France #515 in Europe

25% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1780 Founded

14

School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

#57 in France #559 in Europe

39% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1882 Founded

15

Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

#65 in France #609 in Europe

20% Acceptance

19,018 Enrollment

1970 Founded

16

#75 in France #683 in Europe

17% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1819 Founded

17

National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

#88 in France #768 in Europe

15% Acceptance

897 Enrollment

1970 Founded

18

Catholic University of Paris

#101 in France #828 in Europe

43% Acceptance

15,232 Enrollment

1875 Founded

19

American University of Paris

#116 in France #1032 in Europe

68% Acceptance

42,700 Enrollment

1962 Founded

20

Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

#124 in France #1085 in Europe

80% Acceptance

4,300 Enrollment

1955 Founded

21

Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

#134 in France #1164 in Europe

70% Acceptance

2,213 Enrollment

1958 Founded

22

National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

#150 in France #1537 in Europe

41% Acceptance

565 Enrollment

1896 Founded

23

Sorbonne University

#155 in France #1594 in Europe

23% Acceptance

56,821 Enrollment

2018 Founded

24

Special School for Public Works, Building and Industry

#163 in France #1766 in Europe

48% Acceptance

3,263 Enrollment

1891 Founded

25

ECE Paris Graduate School of Engineering

#184 in France #1887 in Europe

20% Acceptance

1919 Founded

26

Graduate School of Engineers Leonardo da Vinci

#186 in France #1893 in Europe

80% Acceptance

3,787 Enrollment

1995 Founded

27

Paris School of Engineering

#193 in France #1999 in Europe

20% Acceptance

1959 Founded