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Sorbonne University tops our list of 26 Public Professional universities in France at #63 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. It is followed by Sciences Po (QS World #319) and Université de Toulouse-le-Mirail (Toulouse III) (QS World #580). The universities on this list offer 47 matching courses between them.
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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. 6 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 26 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Île-de-France (2) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Sciences Po, founded in 1872. Sorbonne University is the largest, with 44,000 students.
The most common subjects are Business & Management (24), Computer Science & IT (5), Engineering (4) and Professional Accounting & Finance (3). The usual length is 3–4 years and 1 year. 64% are full-time and 3 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (91% of courses with a stated intake). SKEMA Business School offers the widest choice, with 13 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Sorbonne University is the least expensive at USD 4,000 a year and Sciences Po the most at USD 15,000; the middle of the range is about USD 15,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Sorbonne University (QS World #63), Sciences Po (QS World #319) and Université de Toulouse-le-Mirail (Toulouse III) (QS World #580) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Sorbonne University is the least expensive at about USD 4,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
26 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 3–4 years, with 1 year the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 91% of courses with a stated start date begin then.
3 of these courses are listed as online.
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