University of Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)
Excellence, equal opportunities and diversity
Located in the heart of Paris, PSL is a global university. Its ambition is to contribute to society—for today and tomorrow.
PSL brings together diverse fields of knowledge, innovation and creation, in the sciences, humanities and social sciences, arts and engineering. Its wide range of disciplines is a major asset in meeting major contemporary challenges, whether political, social, cultural, economic or health.
Selective and committed to equal opportunities, PSL University trains researchers, artists, entrepreneurs and leaders who are aware of their social, individual and collective responsibility while pursuing rigorous research.
With 2,900 lecturers, 17,000 students, 140 laboratories and a dozen incubators, fablabs and co-working spaces, PSL is among the top 50 universities in the world according to Times Higher Education and Quacquarelli Symonds rankings.
PSL includes 11 member institutions: Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art dramatique – PSL, Dauphine – PSL, École Nationale des Chartes – PSL, École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris – PSL, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris – PSL, École Normale Supérieure – PSL, École Pratique des Hautes Études – PSL, ESPCI Paris – PSL, Observatoire de Paris – PSL, Collège de France, Institut Curie.
PSL is supported by three research organizations: CNRS, Inserm, Inria.