41 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ile-de-France

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Below is a list of best universities in Ile-de-France ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 5.77M citations received by 343K academic papers made by 41 universities in Ile-de-France was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in France
#11 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

2. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in France
#104 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

3. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in France
#106 in Europe
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1971

4. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in France
#116 in Europe
Enrollment
2,613
Founded
1947

5. Paris-Sud University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in France
#150 in Europe
Enrollment
31,400
Founded
2014

6. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#15 in France
#215 in Europe
Enrollment
31,975
Founded
1964

7. Polytechnic School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#16 in France
#241 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

8. Paris Dauphine University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in France
#244 in Europe
Enrollment
11,281
Founded
1968

9. University of Paris 8

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#18 in France
#253 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
22,023
Founded
1968

10. Paris Descartes University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in France
#260 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
31,704
Founded
2019

11. Paris Diderot University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#23 in France
#282 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
25,523
Founded
1970

12. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#26 in France
#302 in Europe
Enrollment
13,816
Founded
1991

13. Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#28 in France
#307 in Europe
Enrollment
37,313
Founded
1970

14. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#32 in France
#327 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
15,232
Founded
1971

15. Normal Superior School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#33 in France
#330 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

16. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#36 in France
#367 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1783

17. Pantheon-Assas Paris II University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#39 in France
#379 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
19,018
Founded
1970

18. TELECOM ParisTech

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#41 in France
#396 in Europe
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1878

19. Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#42 in France
#400 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,300
Founded
2007

20. National School of Bridges and Roads

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#47 in France
#455 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1747

21. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#48 in France
#457 in Europe
Enrollment
1,382
Founded
1912

22. HEC School of Management

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#50 in France
#474 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
5,453
Founded
1881

23. ESSEC Business School Paris

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#56 in France
#513 in Europe
Founded
1907

24. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#69 in France
#598 in Europe
Enrollment
6,458
Founded
1991

25. CentraleSupelec

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#70 in France
#602 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
4,300
Founded
1894

26. National Advanced School of Engineering

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#71 in France
#604 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1780

27. ESCP Europe

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#83 in France
#718 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
1819

28. School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#88 in France
#747 in Europe
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1882

29. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#92 in France
#768 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
897
Founded
1970

30. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#95 in France
#773 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1942

31. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#96 in France
#781 in Europe
Enrollment
565
Founded
1896

32. Catholic University of Paris

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#102 in France
#826 in Europe
Founded
1875

33. National Veterinary School of Alfort

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#105 in France
#901 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
800
Founded
1765

34. American University of Paris

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#113 in France
#974 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1962

35. Cergy-Pontoise University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#115 in France
#994 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
20,784
Founded
1991

36. ENSEA Graduate School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#116 in France
#997 in Europe
Enrollment
840
Founded
1952

37. University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#126 in France
#1174 in Europe
Enrollment
12,335
Founded
1991

38. Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#129 in France
#1268 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
1,648
Founded
1958

39. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#131 in France
#1363 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1955

40. Efrei Paris Engineering School of Digital Technologies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#133 in France
#1481 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
1936

41. Polytechnic Institute of Advanced Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#134 in France
#1482 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
2,188
Founded
1961

Closest to Ile-de-France states to learn Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni France Flag rank
Hauts-de-France 13 12
Normandy 7 25
Pays de la Loire 6 21
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte 4 22
Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 16 2
Grand Est 6 13
Brittany 7 34
Nouvelle-Aquitaine 7 5
Occitanie 14 4
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur 5 3