Top Universities in France 2023

Top Universities in France 2023 - One of the most well known tourist destinations, France is also upcoming as a study abroad destination. Students from all over the world want to study in France. Top universities in France provide not only world class education, they are also very economical as France is one of those countries where the cost of education is low. The state pays for most of the education at public universities.

Careers360 lists the top universities in France for study in France aspirants. The top universities in France have been collated from the top two ranking engines in the world - Times Higher Education World University ranking and QS World University Ranking.

Top universities in France vary according to the three rankings. French universities also feature among the top global universities for a number of subjects making them a top reasons to study in France.

The table gives the details of the top universities in France 2023:

Top Universities in France 2023

Here are more details about the top universities in France

Université PSL: This university consists of 25 higher education institutions and research centres and is located in the Paris area. This university was formed in April 2010 and is a combination of five famous French institutions -the École Normale Supérieure, the Collège de France, the Paris Observatory, Chimie ParisTech and ESPCI ParisTech.

Institut Polytechnique de Paris: The Institut Polytechnique de Paris is a public higher education and research institution which was formed with the merger of five French engineering schools: École Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris and Télécom SudParis. About 35% of students are international students from 88 different countries.

Sorbonne University: Sorbonne University has numerous campuses across Paris, and a satellite campus in Abu Dhabi. The university has three faculties: humanities, science and medicine. It is a public research university founded in 2018.

Université Paris-Saclay: This university is part of the Paris-Saclay project, which brings together nine higher education institutions and a business cluster in one academic campus. The university offers undergraduate, master’s and PhD programmes in the fields of science and engineering, life and health sciences, social sciences and humanities.

École Normale Supérieure de Lyon: This is a public institution that trains researchers and teachers in the humanities and sciences streams.

École des Ponts ParisTech: It is a smaller French university with only 2000 students but it is a founding member of Paris Tech.

Université de Paris: This university is located in the center of Paris and is a result of the merger between Université Paris Descartes, Université Paris Diderot (Paris 7) and the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (The Paris Institute of Earth Physics, IPGP).

Sciences Po: This is a university which specialises in law, economics, social science, politics, history and related fields. The university has around 14,000 students, half of whom are international. The university has students belonging to more than 150 nationalities in its campus.

Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne: This university was founded in 1971 from two faculties of the University of Paris. The university offers specialised courses in economic and management sciences, human sciences and legal and political sciences.

Université Grenoble Alpes: This is a public university which offers high-quality training in all disciplines. It is located in Grenoble, in the French Alps. The university offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and short-stay/certificate programs. It enrolls about 50,000 students every year.

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