COMUE / EPE (Cluster of Institutions)
UNIVERSITÉ PSL 
(PARIS SCIENCES & LETTRES)
PARIS
Université PSL, located in the heart of Paris,
provides the ideal academic environment
for breeding excellence, creation and
innovation, with 4,500 faculty researchers,
181 laboratories, 17,000 students, and
some dozen business incubators, fablabs
and co-working spaces for student
entrepreneurs.
Arts and sciences, engineering, humanities
and social science form the core of the
university’s ambitious intellectual and
scientific vision.As a selective, global,
interdisciplinary university, committed to
promoting talent and equal opportunity,
PSL is creating the world of tomorrow.
PSL is among the best 50 universities in
the world according to the Times Higher
Education (THE) and the QS Rankings in
2018 : they also ranked PSL the 4th among
Young Universities.
M AIN PROGRAMMES OF STUDY
Undergraduate study at PSL
- Innovative and premium education (CPES
Multidisciplinary undergraduate degree, Bachelor’s
degrees at Université Paris-Dauphine, etc.)
- Cross-disciplinary teaching
- Low student-teacher ratio
- Progressive specialization through 15 majors:
Mathematics, Law, Economics, History,
Philosophy, etc.
- Exposure to France’s top graduate schools
(Grandes Écoles)
Master’s degree and Post-Master’s education
- Selective, world-class diplomas recognized by
your future employers
- Immersion in some of the most renowned
research centers and schools of art and design
- Academic experience in every field of knowledge:
Sciences, Engineering, Humanities and Social
Science, the Arts
- 40 tracks available to graduate students
Access to Grandes écoles and schools of
engineering (ESPCI, MINES ParisTech, Chimie
ParisTech, École normale supérieure, École
nationale des chartes)
Graduate degrees from Arts schools in music, film,
fine and applied arts
Doctoral degrees at PSL
- 30 doctoral schools and innovative programs
(Science, Arts, Creation and Research SACRe –
PSL-ITI – Institute of Technology and Innovation)
- Immersion in a cross-disciplinary research
environment (science, humanities, social science)
- Equipment and resources designed for success:
cutting-edge laboratories, digital collections,
libraries, etc.
- 3,800 doctoral students, including 46%
international students
R ESEARCH
Research at PSL includes
- 4,500 researchers IDE NT ITY FOR M
- 181 cutting-edge labs
Finding every day new insight about the major P
 recise name of the institution
Université PSL (Paris Sciences &
issues of our world. Training programs at PSL
stem from their methods and their work. Lettres)
Innovation Type of institution
PSL’s wide-ranging expertise across all fields of Collegiate university
study provides opportunities for groundbreaking
City where the main campus is located
interdisciplinary investigation. The university
Paris
encourages out-of-the-box thinking and gives
free reign to creativity and innovation. PSL is an Number of students
17000
intellectual hub whose expertise is sought after
and whose scientific and cultural contributions are P
 ercentage or number of international
valued by the private and public sectors. students
25%
S TRENGTHS
Type and level of qualifications
- 9 world-class schools and institutes awarded
- 10 associate members Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree,
- From undergraduate education to PhD Doctorate
- Cross-disciplinary programs
French language courses
- Focus on creation and innovation
Yes
- Effective collaborations between institutions at
the center of Paris Programs for international students
Yes
PSL members: Chimie ParisTech, École nationale
des chartes, École normale supérieure, École Programs in English
Pratique des Hautes Études, ESPCI Paris, Institut Yes
Curie, MINES ParisTech, Observatoire de Paris, R
 egistration fees/year
Université Paris-Dauphine. (for information only)
Associate members: Collège de France, See academic programs and fees for
Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art each course on the website
Dramatique, Conservatoire national supérieur de
Postal address
musique et de danse de Paris, École des hautes
Siège - Headquarters : 60 rue Mazarine
études en sciences sociales, École française
- 75006 Paris
d’Extrême-Orient, École nationale supérieure
des Arts Décoratifs, Beaux-Arts de Paris, IBPC-
Fondation Edmond de Rothschild, Institut Louis
Bachelier, La Fémis.
April 2020 - © Tous droits réservés
Research centers: CNRS, Inserm, Inria.
LOCATION
Center of Paris (geographic locations for PSL
schools and institutes)
https://www.psl.eu/en
Member of Campus France Forum