Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

11 Best Universities in Paris

Exploring the academic landscape of Paris, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 11 higher education institutions. We analyzed 540K scientific publications and 15.11M 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

Paris Diderot University

#12 in France #194 in Europe

20% Acceptance

25,523 Enrollment

1970 Founded

3

Paris Institute of Political Studies

#14 in France #208 in Europe

9% Acceptance

11,196 Enrollment

1872 Founded

4

Paris Descartes University

#18 in France #260 in Europe

20% Acceptance

31,690 Enrollment

2019 Founded

5

University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

#23 in France #301 in Europe

58% Acceptance

42,700 Enrollment

1971 Founded

6

Paris Dauphine University

#37 in France #405 in Europe

47% Acceptance

11,281 Enrollment

1968 Founded

7

National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

#44 in France #458 in Europe

15% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1783 Founded

8

TELECOM ParisTech

#46 in France #468 in Europe

18% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1878 Founded

9

Catholic University of Paris

#101 in France #828 in Europe

43% Acceptance

15,232 Enrollment

1875 Founded

10

National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

#150 in France #1537 in Europe

41% Acceptance

565 Enrollment

1896 Founded

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Sorbonne University

#155 in France #1594 in Europe

23% Acceptance

56,821 Enrollment

2018 Founded