How these universities are ranked
3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #63 (Sorbonne University) to #580 (Université de Toulouse-le-Mirail (Toulouse III)); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Sorbonne University has the largest research record in this group, with 37,965,256 citations and an h-index of 1,502. 17 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
Public, private and where they are
The split is 71 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Île-de-France (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Sorbonne University, founded in 2018. Sorbonne University is the largest, with 44,000 students.
Levels, lengths and start dates
The most common subjects are Engineering (89), Business & Management (66), Computer Science & IT (53) and Social Sciences & Psychology (15). The usual length is 4 years and 3 years. 96% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (98% of courses with a stated intake). Université Vincennes Saint-Denis (Paris VIII) offers the widest choice, with 46 of these courses.
