University of Paris 8: Statistics

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#961 of 14,131 In the World
#390 of 2,785 In Europe
#34 of 224 In France
#13 of 65 In Ile-de-France
#275 of 6,713 For Philosophy
Top50% For 102 other topics
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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 Rate63%
Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate (baccalauréat) or equivalent, or special entrance examination
Academic CalendarOctober to June (October - February; February-June)
Enrollment22,023
Full time employee1,081
Student:staff ratio20:1

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 33,085 scientific papers published and 166,200 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, Computer Science, Materials Science, and Physical chemistry.

Publications
33,085
Citations
166,200

University of Paris 8 majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
18,573 / 101,868
Philosophy
14,076 / 75,836
Physics
10,890 / 64,697
Quantum and Particle physics
9,380 / 43,458
Engineering
9,132 / 74,165
Chemistry
8,893 / 45,046
Political Science
8,248 / 41,668
Computer Science
5,582 / 88,448
Materials Science
5,538 / 21,007
Physical chemistry
5,436 / 3,603
Environmental Science
4,829 / 52,408
Biology
4,540 / 62,386
Organic Chemistry
3,632 / 15,359
Sociology
3,556 / 31,520
Law
3,481 / 33,961
History
3,277 / 22,392
Geography and Cartography
3,261 / 31,184
Linguistics
2,979 / 40,370
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2,847 / 46,756
Medicine
2,750 / 44,329
Psychology
2,726 / 47,817
Art & Design
2,617 / 17,634
Mathematics
2,331 / 50,510
Business
2,059 / 30,206
Archaeology
2,000 / 19,317
Geology
1,964 / 26,769
Biochemistry
1,563 / 17,868
Economics
1,548 / 26,223
Statistics
1,442 / 30,719
Ecology
1,242 / 22,981
Literature
1,175 / 8,471
Paleontology
1,149 / 17,027
Neuroscience
1,107 / 20,274
Fashion Design
1,065 / 6,249
Psychiatry
1,030 / 18,710
Social Psychology
990 / 15,414
Genetics
949 / 24,561
Cognitive Science
885 / 17,837
Computational Linguistics
883 / 14,093
Chemical Engineering
872 / 1,764

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 82 454
1994 92 419
1995 93 512
1996 145 597
1997 125 602
1998 151 749
1999 159 808
2000 165 913
2001 198 1107
2002 311 1424
2003 285 1615
2004 348 1828
2005 397 2176
2006 4380 2582
2007 3920 2991
2008 847 3339
2009 797 3804
2010 974 4253
2011 997 4864
2012 923 5440
2013 1035 5922
2014 1177 6914
2015 1286 7289
2016 1301 7262
2017 1514 7309
2018 1481 8444
2019 1374 10062
2020 1356 10869
2021 1673 12459
2022 1659 12066
2023 1514 12504
2024 976 11237
2025 426 9364
Academic rankings

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

  1. Gaspard Ulliel

    Gaspard Ulliel
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1984-2022 (aged 38)
    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).

  2. Slavoj Žižek

    Slavoj Žižek
    Born in
    Slovenia Flag Slovenia
    Years
    1949-.. (age 77)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 8
    In 1986 graduated with doctorate in France in philosophy
    Occupations
    sociologistuniversity teachertheologianpsychoanalystactor
    Biography

    Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian neo-Marxist philosopher, cultural theorist and public intellectual.

  3. Clémentine Autain

    Clémentine Autain
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1973-.. (age 53)
    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.

  4. Julia Kristeva

    Julia Kristeva
    Born in
    Bulgaria Flag Bulgaria
    Years
    1941-.. (age 85)
    Enrolled in the University of Paris 8
    In 1973 graduated with doctorate in France
    Occupations
    novelistlinguistuniversity teachersociologistliterary critic
    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.

All 74 notable alumni

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

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