Paris-Sud XI University

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266	-	Arts & Humanities	52	Natural Sciences
266	-	Engineering & IT	-	Social Sciences
World Rankings	-	Life Sciences & Biomedicine

267=	431	Arts & Humanities	52	Natural Sciences
267=	261	Engineering & IT	443	Social Sciences
World Rankings	320	Life Sciences & Biomedicine

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Paris-Sud University is involved in almost all fields of the knowledge except human sciences. It has five locations, namely the towns of Orsay, Sceaux, Châtenay-Malabry, Cachan, and Kremlin-Bicêtre, all in the southern suburbs of Paris.

The scientific campus at Orsay is notable both for its size (over 200 ha) and for its beauty, consisting of woods and a botanical garden with one of Europes most beautiful collections of camellias.

This exceptional scientific environment plays host to 12,000 students, in disciplines that are as diverse as mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, biology, earth and space sciences, sports science (STAPS) and music.

The campus also welcomes first year students from the Paris-Sud Medical School and some of the first and second year students from the Jean Monnet Faculty.

The Jean Monnet Faculty is a centre for training and research in the fields of law, economics and management. It has nearly 5,000 students (4,200 at Sceaux and 800 at Orsay). The Jean Monnet Faculty is renowned for the quality of its teaching and its dynamic research, articulated around three axes: new techniques and the associated legal and economic issues (including law concerning intangibles, economy and management of innovation, and developments in the field of contracts), globalisation (governance, European and international law, etc.),and individuals' rights (for example bioethics and medical ethics, genetics and human rights, human rights across the world, religions and individuals rights).

The University also has the most recent of the Parisian medical schools with 3,400 students and 280 teaching staff on seven hospital-based sites: Bicêtre hospital (Kremlin-Bicêtre), Paul Brousse hospital (Villejuif), Antoine Béclère hospital (Clamart), Gustave-Roussy Institute (Villejuif), Marie Lannelongue surgical centre (Plessis-Robinson), the Vallée Foundation (Gentilly) and Sud Francilien hospital (Evry-Corbeil). In terms of research, it includes 6 Federative Research Institutes (FRI), 14 CNRS teams, 24 INSERM teams and 10 university-based research teams. It thus has one of the strongest scientific potentials in France.

The faculty of Pharmacy now has nearly 3,000 students on a 9 ha campus near Châtenay-Malabry. The research carried out by these research teams, is recognised by national research organisations (CNRS, INSERM, INRA) or the Ministry of Research, is organised around the federative theme of therapeutic innovation. This faculty is the biggest centre for academic research in the field of pharmacy in France. The site is also home to a Professional Education Institute (IUP): Biotechnology and bio-industry (specialised in production techniques for the food industry).

Faculty

Number of Faculty Staff	Headcount: 2,864
Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers, tutors or postdoctoral researchers. Please exclude research assistants, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting faculty staff who are members of another university. The important distinction for us is that staff counted as 'research only' should be academically involved in that research and should be likely to publish research outputs. A research assistant, in our understanding, is any individual who is not doing own research and is therefore not likely to publish own research outputs. Said individual is (only) involved in research in terms of operation execution , such as lab technician or equipment operator.
Number of International Faculty Staff	Headcount: 433
Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.
Number of Inbound Visiting Faculty Staff	Headcount: 150 FTE: 50
Number of academic faculty staff contributing to teaching or research at your university in the last 12 months who are visiting from an overseas institution for a minimum period of at least 3 months.

Undergraduate Information

Number of Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 13,706
Number of students pursuing a Bachelors level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associates degrees.
Number of International Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 1,448
Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if the language students take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'undergraduate degree program' they should be included under 'international undergraduate students' . Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.
Number of Inbound Exchange Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 120 FTE: 100
Number of undergraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Number of Outbound Exchange Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 150 FTE: 100
Number of undergraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution abroad for at least 1 semester on an exchange program in the last 12 months.
Average International Undergraduate Fees	€ EUR 169
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Domestic Undergraduate Fees	€ EUR 185
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Graduate / Postgraduate Information

Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 10,528
Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students)
Number of International Graduate/Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 2,404
Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if they take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'postgraduate degree program', they should be included under 'international postgraduate students'. Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.
Average International Graduate / Postgraduate Fees	€ EUR 226
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Domestic Graduate / Postgraduate Fees	€ EUR 265
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Taught Graduate / Postgraduate Class Size	20
The average size of class across all taught graduate / postgraduate programs. The term class refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.

Students

Total Students	Headcount: 26,876
Total number of students.
Total International Students	Headcount: 4,822
Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.
Total Outbound Exchange Students	Headcount: 125
Total number of students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Total Inbound Exchange Students	Headcount: 175
Total number of students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Average International Student Fees	€ EUR 200
Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course
Average Domestic Student Fees	€ EUR 200
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for any program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Class Size	50
The average size of class across all programs. The term class refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.

Graduate Output

Proportion of Graduates Employed	98%
Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation