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THE 2026 ranking : Université PSL consolidates its place in the world's top 50

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For the seventh consecutive year, Université PSL ranks among the world's top fifty universities according to the Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2026, published on 9 October 2025. Ranked 48th globally, PSL remains the top French university in this leading international ranking.

The THE ranking assesses nearly 2,200 institutions from more than 100 countries based on a set of indicators grouped into five main categories:

  • Teaching (academic reputation, staff-student ratio, learning environment),
  • Research environment,
  • Research quality and influence,
  • Industry relations,
  • International outlook.

A strong position in a changing global environment

In an increasingly competitive global environment, PSL, a public university, maintains its position among the top 50 universities, alongside leading international institutions such as McGill University, the University of California and the University of Leuven. 
This result reflects the quality of its research, the excellence of its education, and the high employability of its graduates—exceeding 96% in certain institutions and programmes—as well as the international recognition of its faculty members.

 

Université PSL in previous international rankings in recent years

 
2024

 

2023

  • 24th of World University Ranking (QS)
  • 40th of ranking Times Higher Education (THE)
  • 3th of Young University Ranking (THE)
  • 41th of ARWU (classement de Shanghai)

 

2022