University of Paris 8: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #977 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #377 of 2,785 | In Europe |
| #35 of 224 | In France |
| #14 of 65 | In Ile-de-France |
| #267 of 6,689 | For Philosophy |
| Top50% | For 103 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 63%
- Enrollment
- 22,023
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- www.univ-paris8.fr
- Languages
- French
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 63% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate (baccalauréat) or equivalent, or special entrance examination |
| Academic Calendar | October to June (October - February; February-June) |
| Enrollment | 22,023 |
| Full time employee | 1,081 |
| Student:staff ratio | 20:1 |
We've calculated the 63% acceptance rate for University of Paris 8 based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.
Research profile
University of Paris 8 is a world-class research university with 32,302 scientific papers published and 158,281 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Physics, Quantum and Particle physics, Engineering, Chemistry, Political Science, Materials Science, Computer Science, and Physical chemistry.
University of Paris 8 majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 100 | 423 |
| 1993 | 82 | 454 |
| 1994 | 92 | 420 |
| 1995 | 92 | 511 |
| 1996 | 145 | 597 |
| 1997 | 124 | 602 |
| 1998 | 149 | 747 |
| 1999 | 158 | 803 |
| 2000 | 165 | 913 |
| 2001 | 198 | 1105 |
| 2002 | 311 | 1424 |
| 2003 | 283 | 1615 |
| 2004 | 348 | 1826 |
| 2005 | 394 | 2175 |
| 2006 | 4379 | 2582 |
| 2007 | 3899 | 2988 |
| 2008 | 832 | 3332 |
| 2009 | 780 | 3794 |
| 2010 | 957 | 4249 |
| 2011 | 982 | 4850 |
| 2012 | 916 | 5431 |
| 2013 | 1017 | 5921 |
| 2014 | 1159 | 6897 |
| 2015 | 1261 | 7137 |
| 2016 | 1280 | 7247 |
| 2017 | 1481 | 7288 |
| 2018 | 1468 | 8424 |
| 2019 | 1363 | 10049 |
| 2020 | 1337 | 10841 |
| 2021 | 1639 | 12468 |
| 2022 | 1630 | 12053 |
| 2023 | 1472 | 12479 |
| 2024 | 872 | 10952 |
Tuition
The tuition table for University of Paris 8 gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.
| Program | Annual Tuition Cost (EUR) |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | 170 |
| Master's Degree | 240 |
| Doctoral Degree | 380 |
All costs are in Euros (EUR).
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of Paris 8.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Biology | No | No | No |
| Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chemistry | No | No | No |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Engineering | No | No | No |
| Environmental Science | No | No | No |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | No | No | No |
| Physics | No | No | No |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Diplôme universitaire de technologie | Administration, Technology |
|---|---|
| Licence | Administration, Arabic, Computer Science, Dance, Economics, Educational Sciences, English, European Studies, Film, Fine Arts, Geography, History, Information Sciences, Law, Mathematics, Musicology, Philosophy, Photography, Political Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre |
| Licence professionnelle | Business and Commerce, Human Resources, Journalism, Mathematics and Computer Science, Multimedia, Retailing and Wholesaling, Social Work, Technology, Transport Management |
| Master | Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Archiving, Art Criticism, Art Education, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Cinema and Television, Cognitive Sciences, Communication Arts, Comparative Law, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Dance, Economics, Education, English, European Studies, Fine Arts, Fiscal Law, Foreign Languages Education, Gender Studies, Geography, Hebrew, History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Information Sciences, International Studies, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Mass Communication, Mathematics and Computer Science, Media Studies, Mediterranean Studies, Modern Languages, Museum Studies, Music, Music Education, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychoanalysis, Psychology, Science Education, Social Sciences, Sociology, Spanish |
| Doctorat | Aesthetics, Anthropology, Arabic, Architecture and Planning, Cinema and Television, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Contemporary History, Criminal Law, Dance, Documentation Techniques, Economics, Educational Sciences, European Studies, Fine Arts, French Studies, Gender Studies, Geography, Geography (Human), Germanic Languages, Hebrew, Hispanic American Studies, History, Industrial Chemistry, Information Sciences, Italian, Law, Linguistics, Management, Mathematics, Medieval Studies, Modern History, Music, North African Studies, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Photography, Political Sciences, Portuguese, Private Law, Psychoanalysis, Psychology, Public Law, Slavic Languages, Social Sciences, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre, Urban Studies, Women's Studies |
University of Paris 8 alumni
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Gaspard Ulliel
- Occupations
- modelactor
- Biography
-
Gaspard Thomas Ulliel was a French actor and model. He was known for having portrayed the young Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal Rising (2007), fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in the biopic Saint Laurent (2014), and for being the face of Chanel men's fragrance Bleu de Chanel for twelve years. He also voiced Jack Frost in the French version of Rise of the Guardians (2012), and portrayed Anton Mogart in the Disney+ miniseries Moon Knight (2022).
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Slavoj Žižek
- Enrolled in the University of Paris 8
- In 1986 graduated with doctorate in France in philosophy
- Occupations
- opinion journalistpoliticiancultural studies scholarsociologistuniversity teacher
- Biography
-
Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian Marxist philosopher, cultural theorist and public intellectual.
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Clémentine Autain
- Enrolled in the University of Paris 8
- Graduated with French university master in study of history
- Occupations
- politicianwriterchild actorjournalist
- Biography
-
Clémentine Autain is a French politician and journalist who has represented Seine-Saint-Denis's 11th constituency in the National Assembly since the 2017 French legislative election. Autain is the daughter of singer Yvan Dautin and actress Dominique Laffin. A feminist activist, she is co-editor of the monthly publication Regards with Roger Martelli and co-secretary of the Fondation Copernic, a "circle of reflection" critical of liberalism.
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Julia Kristeva
- Enrolled in the University of Paris 8
- In 1973 graduated with doctorate in France
- Occupations
- philosopherpsychoanalystnovelistlinguistuniversity teacher
- Biography
-
Julia Kristeva is a Bulgarian-French philosopher, literary critic, semiotician, psychoanalyst, feminist, and novelist who has lived in France since the mid-1960s. She has taught at Columbia University, and is now a professor emerita at Université Paris Cité. The author of more than 30 books, including Powers of Horror, Tales of Love, Black Sun: Depression and Melancholia, Proust and the Sense of Time, and the trilogy Female Genius, she has been awarded Commander of the Legion of Honor, Commander of the Order of Merit, the Holberg International Memorial Prize, the Hannah Arendt Prize, and the Vision 97 Foundation Prize, awarded by the Havel Foundation.
University of Paris 8 faculties and divisions
| Graduate School : Aesthetics, Science and Technologies of the Arts | Fine Arts, Performing Arts |
|---|---|
| Graduate School : Applied and Theoritical Linguistics | Applied Linguistics, Archaeology, Educational Sciences, History, Literature, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology |
| Graduate School : Cognition, Language, Interaction | Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Psychology |
| Graduate School : Humanities | Arts and Humanities |
| Institute : Distance Education (IED) | Computer Science, Educational Sciences, Law, Psychology |
| Institute : European Studies (IEE) | European Studies, International Business |
| Institute : Geopolitics (IFG) | International Studies, Political Sciences |
| Institute : Technology (IUT Montreuil) | Business Administration, Computer Engineering, Production Engineering, Technology |
| Institute : Technology (IUT Tremblay) | Business Administration, Industrial Maintenance, Technology, Transport Management |
| Unit : Administration, Economics and Management Studies | Business Administration, Institutional Administration, Public Administration |
| Unit : Arts, Philosophy, and Aesthetics | Arts and Humanities, Cinema and Television, Dance, Fine Arts, Graphic Arts, Music, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Photography, Theatre |
| Unit : Culture and Communication | Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Education, Information Sciences, Media Studies, Social Sciences |
| Unit : Documentation and Information Science, Mathematics and Computer Science | Artificial Intelligence, Information Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Unit : Educational Sciences, Psychoanalysis and French as Foreign Language | Educational Sciences, French, Psychoanalysis |
| Unit : Foreign Languages and Culture | Arabic, English, European Studies, Modern Languages, Spanish, Translation and Interpretation |
| Unit : Law | Civil Law, Commercial Law, Comparative Law, European Union Law, International Law, Law, Public Law |
| Unit : Linguistics | French Studies, Linguistics |
| Unit : Psychology | Clinical Psychology, Psychology |
| Unit : Territorial, Environmental and Social Studies | Anthropology, Environmental Studies, European Studies, Geography, History of Societies, North African Studies, Social Studies |
| Unit : Texts and Societies | Comparative Literature, English, French, History, Literature, Political Sciences, Sociology |
General information
| Alternative names | UP8 Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation |
| Motto | Université Monde World University |
Location and contacts
| Address | 2, rue de la Liberté Saint-Denis, 93526 France |
|---|---|
| City population | 115,000 |