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PSL University tops our list of 298 Public universities in France at #28 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Institut Polytechnique de Paris (QS World #38) and Sorbonne University (QS World #63) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 900 courses to choose from.
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19 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #28 (PSL 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. 124 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 298 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Île-de-France (5) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Sciences Po, founded in 1872. Université Paris-Saclay is the largest, with 48,000 students.
By level: 416 master's, 332 bachelor's, 47 professional and 34 phd / doctorate. The most common subjects are Business & Management (263), Engineering (165), Computer Science & IT (127) and Science (41). The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 95% are full-time and 7 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (98% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (88% of courses with a stated intake). SKEMA Business School offers the widest choice, with 78 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 5 of these universities. PSL 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 4,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
PSL University (QS World #28), Institut Polytechnique de Paris (QS World #38) and Sorbonne University (QS World #63) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, PSL University is the least expensive at about USD 4,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
298 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 1–2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 98% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
7 of these courses are listed as online.
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