Dauphine is a component establishment of PSL

Alongside 10 other prestigious Parisian establishments within this university center created in 2010. Located in the heart of Paris, PSL inspires dialog among and between all areas of knowledge, innovation, and creativity in Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Engineering and the Arts.

About PSL

Selective and committed to equal opportunity, it draws directly from current research to train researchers, entrepreneurs, artists and managers who are aware of their social responsibility, both individual and collective.

With 2,900 researchers, 17,000 students, 140 laboratories and 10 incubators, fab labs and co-working spaces, PSL is a human-scale university. It ranks 40 among the world’s universities to the THE ranking (Times Higher Education) and 21 in the QS ranking (Quacquarelli Symonds).

Dauphine joins PSL’s Mission Statement


"PSL is active in promoting science, technology, knowledge and the arts in all sectors of society. We consider it essential to communicate to leaders in the public and private sectors the full importance of the scientific method and the urgency of engaging with the most up-to-date and rigorous research findings. Our approach is based on wide and effective scientific and cultural dissemination, innovation transfer, and the creation of new businesses. PSL also has a large and diverse world-wide community of alumni." Read the mission statement

Key numbers

28

Nobel Prizes, 11 in physics, 5 in chemistry, 4 in literature, 4 in physiology and medicine, 4 in economics

~ 50

Startup created every year by our students

Top 5

University under 50 years

Dauphine significantly contributes to PSL through active involvement in:  

  • research – through fruitful collaborations like the PRAIRIE Project, a certified 3IA (Interdisciplinary Institute of Artificial Intelligence) started at Dauphine in 2019.
     
  • education – 50% of PSL students attend Dauphine, which contributes to the rich offering of programs ranging from the undergraduate to the doctoral level.
     
  • and the development of support services (SMS), including the internal training program, sports, and housing. 

In today's highly competitive world of higher education, Dauphine can, crucially, leverage its membership in the PSL group to strengthen its international appeal. Similar to the coalition of the Sorbonne, the University of Paris, and Paris-Saclay, PSL constitutes a major institution possessing scientific potential on par with large cities such as London or Boston. 

PSL – Impressive Rankings

Top 100

of the 2020 Leiden Ranking (88th in the world and 1st in France)

21 st

in the 2023 CWUR (Center for World University Rankings); 41th the 2023 Shanghai Rankings (ARWU) and in ARTU (Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities); 40th in the 2024 THE world university rankings.

N° 1

Best Millennium university (THE)

Dauphine Within PSL

PSL Institutions

PSL is comprised of 11 Paris-based institutions, which cooperate strongly with three research bodies: CNRS, INRIA, and INSERM.

PSL’s educational offerings

With graduate programs focused on research training, Dauphine works closely with PSL to structure Master's and doctoral programs.

SMS Support Services

Operated by the schools on a subsidiary basis for PSL, services related to the internal school, sports, and housing are centrally located in Dauphine.