# Université Paris-Saclay

- Location: Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Type: Public
- Founded: 2015
- Official website: https://www.universite-paris-saclay.fr/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/universite-paris-saclay-8e191d89

## Summary

Université Paris-Saclay grew from the University of Paris science campus in Orsay, set up on the Saclay plateau in the mid-1950s, which became Paris-Sud University in 1971. A community of universities and grandes écoles was formed in the mid-2010s. A November 2019 decree then created the integrated university, which replaced Paris-Sud on 1 January 2020. Member schools include CentraleSupélec, AgroParisTech, ENS Paris-Saclay and the Institut d'Optique.

## Key facts

- rank: #76 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](https://www.universite-paris-saclay.fr/)
- [Admissions](https://www.universite-paris-saclay.fr/admission/lyceennes-et-lyceens-entrer-luniversite)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/03xjwb503)
- [Official: creation decree published Nov 2019, effective 1 Jan 2020, component institutions](https://www.universite-paris-saclay.fr/en/news/publication-legal-decree-creating-paris-saclay-university)
- [Orsay and Paris-Sud history, ComUE stage (Wikipedia cross-check)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris-Saclay_University)

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