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Of the 19 Arts, Design & Architecture universities in France, Institut Polytechnique de Paris ranks highest at #38 in the QS World University Rankings. It is followed by Université Paris-Saclay (QS World #71) and Université du Maine (#64 in France). Across the whole list there are 47 courses to choose from.
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2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #38 (Institut Polytechnique de Paris) to #71 (Université Paris-Saclay); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Université Paris-Saclay has the largest research record in this group, with 15,549,645 citations and an h-index of 1,072. 3 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 19 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Île-de-France (2) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles, founded in 1889. Université Paris-Saclay is the largest, with 48,000 students.
By level: 25 master's, 13 bachelor's, 3 diploma and 3 phd / doctorate. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 96% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (81% of courses with a stated intake). Institute Français de la Mode offers the widest choice, with 13 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Université Paris-Saclay is the least expensive at USD 4,000 a year and Institut Polytechnique de Paris the most at USD 13,000; the middle of the range is about USD 13,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Institut Polytechnique de Paris (QS World #38), Université Paris-Saclay (QS World #71) and Université du Maine (#64 in France) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Université Paris-Saclay is the least expensive at about USD 4,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
19 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 — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Institute Français de la Mode, with 13, ahead of Ecole d'Architecture de Nancy (6).
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