Sorbonne University

Historic Parisian university with deep roots in medieval scholarship. Outstanding in sciences and humanities.

Sorbonne University is a public university in Paris, France, founded in 1257 (769 years ago), with roughly 55,000 students. Of the 20 universities in this directory it is the 3rd oldest and the 3rd largest by enrolment. Student numbers are approximate totals from the university's latest published figures.