2013/2014

COUNTRY REPORT

FRANCE
CONTENTS
- Demographics & economics - Representation in QS Surveys - QS classifications of ranked - Overall rankings performance - Rankings performance by indicator - QS SAFE - National System Strength Analysis - Top 10 Universties - Rankings performance by faculty area - Top Universities by faculty area - International student flows - Trend indicators

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COUNTRY NAME CAPITAL CITY WORLD REGION INCOME GROUP CURRENCY UNIT

France Paris Europe & Central Asia High income: OECD Euro 318 45 317 19,087 4,501

QS SURVEYED INSTITUTIONS QS RANKED INSTITUTIONS AVERAGE INSTITUTION AGE AVERAGE INSTITUTION SIZE AVERAGE INSTITUTION OUTPUT

POPULATION

POPULATION DENSITY (PER KM)

DEMOGRAPHICS & ECONOMICS

65.7m
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators Updated July 2013
1960 2012 1960 2012

119.4

GDP PER CAPITA

GDP GROWTH

EDUCATION EXPENDITURE (%GDP)

$36,104

0.0%

5.9%

1980

2012

1960

2012

1998

2010

TERTIARY ENROLMENT

EXPENDITURE PER TERTIARY STUDENT

POPULATION AGE

58%

40.0%

65+

15-64

0-14

1971

2011

1998

2008

1960

2012

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QS GLOBAL ACADEMIC SURVEY

QS GLOBAL EMPLOYER SURVEY

Weighted Count % Global Rank by response Average seniority Most responsive sector
1,325 1.3% 3 Consultant IT

QS SURVEY PERFORMANCE

Response Count % Global Rank by response Average seniority

1,561 2.9% 9 Assistant Professor 279 22.0

Source: QS Intelligence Unit

Dept Head or Higher Avg years in academia

QS CLASSIFICATIONS

VERY LARGE

SIZE

FRANCE

GLOBAL

LARGE MEDIUM SMALL

COMPREHENSIVE+

FOCUS

FRANCE

GLOBAL

COMPREHENSIVE FOCUSED SPECIALIST

VERY HIGH

RESEARCH INTENSITY

HIGH

FRANCE

GLOBAL

MODERATE LIMITED OR NONE HISTORIC MATURE

AGE BAND

FRANCE

GLOBAL

ESTABLISHED YOUNG NEW

PUBLIC

STATUS

FRANCE

GLOBAL

PRIVATE NOT FOR PROFIT PRIVATE FOR PROFIT

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INSTITUTIONS IN RANGE
RANGE 1-100 101-200 2013 2 3 8 6 5 2 3 6 45 unchanged 38 declined 39 2012 2 2 7 8 3 2 8 2011 2 2 8 7 2 4 10

100

OVERALL RANKINGS PERFORMANCE

201-300 301-400 401-500 501-600 601-700 701-800 OVERALL improved

200

300

INDICATOR RANKINGS PERFORMANCE

400

FRANCE INDICATOR 2013 Academic Reputation Employer Reputation Faculty Student Citations per Faculty International Faculty International Students 34.8 42.3 36.2 23.7 36.0 56.3 2012 34.3 38.3 36.6 20.7 34.6 58.8 2011 33.0 27.2 38.5 17.8 33.9 61.5 2013 37.9 42.2 44.7 33.8 38.1 37.9

GLOBAL 2012 39.2 39.0 44.3 34.5 38.4 38.3 2011 38.9 23.6 44.2 33.8 37.8 40.1

FRANCE vs. Global

500

600

YEAR ON YEAR: FRANCE

2013
700

2012

FRANCE VS. GLOBAL

FRANCE GLOBAL

800

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DISTRIBUTION OF INSTITUTIONS BY OVERALL RANK POSITION

FACULTY AREA RANKINGS PERFORMANCE

NOTE: In 2013 the methodology for the faculty tables has been changed to embrace multiple indicators which may render year on year comparisons less meaningful.

FRANCE FACULTY AREA 2013 Arts & Humanities Engineering & Technology Life Sciences & Medicine Natural Sciences Social Sciences & Mgmt 46.5 55.8 56.6 60.3 48.5 2012 13.2 8.9 8.2 13.2 11.4 2011 13.0 8.9 8.1 13.2 12.2 2013 53.9 57.6 56.4 59.7 55.9

GLOBAL 2012 15.6 12.1 12.0 14.4 13.7 2011 15.9 12.4 12.1 14.8 14.5

FRANCE vs. Global

YEAR ON YEAR: FRANCE

2013 2012

FRANCE VS. GLOBAL

FRANCE GLOBAL TOTAL INBOUND TOTAL OUTBOUND*

268,212
Growth 2000-11: 95.7%

#2

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FLOWS

Source: Education at a Glance 2013

#1 #2

79,602
* reported destinations

#1

MOROCCO
28,463

CHINA
25,923

TOP ORIGINS

TOP DESTINATIONS

BELGIUM
17,643

UNITED KINGDOM
17,064

#3

#4

#5

#3

#4

#5

ALGERIA
21,052

TUNISIA
11,576

SENEGAL
9,142

CANADA
9,543

UNITED STATES
7,943

GERMANY
6,582

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QS SAFE
National System Strength Rankings
Since 2008, QS has blended the ranking results with other country data to compile a ranking of higher education systems. It uses four indicators:

QS SAFE RANKING

SYSTEM

SYSTEM Indexed score based on QS WUR ACCESS Ranked university places per capita FLAGSHIP Based on rank of top institution ECONOMIC Ranked unis vs. economic power
Find out more at www.iu.qs.com SCORE RANK 2013 88.5 6

6
2012 87.2 6 2011 87.3 6 2010 87.6 6 SCORE RANK

88.1
2013 88.1 6 2012 87.8 8 2011 88.7 7 2010 92.5 4

ACCESS

FLAGSHIP

ECONOMIC

84.5
2013 SCORE RANK 84.5 8 2012 79.7 12 2011 80.1 14 2010 77.9 12 SCORE RANK

97.7
2013 97.7 8 2012 97.0 9 2011 96.5 9 2010 96.6 9 SCORE RANK

83.5
2013 83.5 7 2012 84.3 8 2011 83.6 8 2010 83.3 8

2013

28

2012

FRANCE: TOP 10 UNIVERSITIES 2013/2014

1

1 4
2013
4

ECOLE NORMALE SUPRIEURE, PARIS (ENS PARIS)

34

2
2013
2

ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE PARISTECH

3
2013
3

UNIVERSIT PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE (UPMC)

ECOLE NORMALE SUPRIEURE DE LYON

2012

2012

41=

41

112

129

158=

2012 2012 2012

153

5
2013
5

UNIVERSIT PARIS-SUD 11

6
2013
6

UNIVERSIT PARIS DIDEROT PARIS 7

7
2013
7

SCIENCES PO PARIS

2012

189=

218=

205=

2012

234

214

213

8
2013
8

UNIVERSIT PARIS-SORBONNE (PARIS IV)

9
2013
9

UNIVERSIT JOSEPH FOURIER GRENOBLE 1

10
2013
10

UNIVERSIT PARIS 1 PANTHON-SORBONNE

2012

216=

217

220=

2012

248

225

218=

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FACULTY AREA RANKINGS

QS has produced results in these five faculty areas since 2004. Until 2012 they were based purely on academic reputation but in 2013 they have evolved to embrace other indicators on a similar basis to our rankings in narrower fields. Read more on www.iu.qs.com.

1
ARTS & HUMANITIES

Universit Paris 1 Universit ParisEcole Normale Universit Paris Universit PanthonSorbonne (Paris IV) Suprieure, Paris Ouest Nanterre La Sorbonne Nouvelle Sorbonne [27] [32] (ENS Paris) [109=] Dfense [172] Paris 3 [226=]

ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

Ecole Polytechnique ParisTech [45]

Grenoble INP, Universit Pierre et Universit Joseph Grenoble Institute Marie Curie Fourier - Grenoble of Technology (UPMC) [117=] 1 [121=] [112]

Ecole Centrale de Paris [136=]

LIFE SCIENCES & MEDICINE

Universit Paris Descartes [67]

Universit Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) [82]

Universit ParisSud 11 [89=]

Universit de Strasbourg [133=]

Universit AixMarseille [145=]

NATURAL SCIENCES

Universit Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) [27=]

Ecole Polytechnique ParisTech [54]

Universit Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 [73]

Ecole Normale Suprieure, Paris (ENS Paris) [74=]

Universit de Strasbourg [82=]

SOCIAL SCIENCES & MANAGEMENT

INSEAD (France) [18]

HEC Paris [52]

Universit Paris 1 PanthonSorbonne [54]

Sciences Po Paris [67]

Universit Paris Dauphine [140=]

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TREND INDICATORS

RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY & QUALITY

10.1%

Average change in five-year count of papers published

Average change in five-year count of citations acquired (excluding selfcitations)

11.4%

6.6%

Average change in citations per faculty

STUDENT NUMBERS & DEMOGRAPHICS

Average change in proportion of selfcitations

6.7%

8.1%

Average change in total student numbers

Average change in number of FTE international students

124

Average change in proportion of FTE international students

4.4%

4.5%

Average change in total faculty numbers

-3.4%
Average change in number of FTE international faculty

Average change in faculty student ratio

FACULTY PROVISION

-9

Average change in proportion of FTE international faculty

-7.9%

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