List of universities and higher education institutions in the Paris region

Paris and its region have one of the highest concentrations of universities in France, with a student population of over 730,000 (not counting foreign universities with Paris branches). Paris has 15 universities and is home to a large number of Grandes Écoles (which may be similar to a higher education college), a specialized top level educational institution.

Some of these Grandes Écoles, which are often over a hundred years old, have been grouped together within new major universities, such as PSL University and the Polytechnic Institute of Paris. The Saclay University, for its part, has integrated a number of Grandes Écoles. For example, the highly specialised Dauphine University, along with a dozen other Grandes Écoles, forms the collegiate PSL University.

Universities
Key (lower numbers are better):


 * QS FR: national rank in QS World University Rankings 2023
 * ARWU FR: national rank in Academic Ranking of World Universities 2023
 * OS LW: L'Obs "Law" ranking of the most reputable universities in 2020 
 * OS EC: L'Obs "Economics" ranking of the most reputable universities in 2020 
 * ARWU: ranking in Academic Ranking of World Universities 2023

Major Grandes Écoles
In France, the CGE has been labelling and listing the Grandes Écoles since 1973, and now has 238 major institutions specialising in: engineering, management, architecture, political science, creation & design, journalism, military schools, veterinary and health schools, etc. Key (lower numbers are better):


 * FG ENG: Le Figaro ranking of post-prepa engineering schools 2023
 * FT EBS: Financial Times European Business Schools Ranking 2022
 * FT MBS: Financial Times Business school rankings - MBA 2023
 * QS: ranking in QS World University Rankings 2023
 * QS POL: "Politics" in QS World University Rankings 2023
 * ARWU: ranking in Academic Ranking of World Universities 2023

Since the dissolution of the University of Paris (1970)
The universités in Paris are the direct or indirect successors of the University of Paris, divided in 1970.

Collegiate universities in Paris
There are five collegiate universities (Établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel expérimental, or EPSCPE) in the Paris region:

Alliances of universities and higher education institutions in Paris
There are five groups of universities and higher education institutions in the Paris region - three of them are COMUEs and two of them are alliances:

Some groups have been terminated, such as Paris Universitas, Paris Centre Universités or UniverSud Paris, and some other are still in discussion.

Private universities in Paris

 * Catholic University of Paris
 * Catholic University of Lille in Issy-lès-Moulineaux

Foreign universities in Paris

 * American University of Paris
 * University of London Institute in Paris