Paris, France's capital, is a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture.

List of top universities or colleges located in Paris:

École Normale Superieure, Paris (ENS Paris)
École Polytechnique (ParisTech)
Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC)
Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV)
Sciences Po Paris
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Université Paris-Sud 11
Université Paris Diderot (Paris 7)
École des Ponts ParisTech
Université Paris Dauphine

List of other private universities located in France:

Private universities

International Relations and Political Science Universities
Ecoles des Hautes Etudes Internationales et Politiques HEI-HEP, Paris
Centre d'Études Diplomatiques et Stratégiques, (Graduate / doctoral school of HEI-HEP) Paris
Catholic universities
Catholic University of Paris
Catholic University of Toulouse
Catholic University of the West
Catholic University of Lyon
Catholic University of Lille
Catholic University of the Vendée
Catholic University of Rennes
Center for Philosophical Studies
Independent Cooperative Faculty
Leonardo da Vinci University Center
Free Faculties of Philosophy and Psychology
Protestant universities
Free Faculty of Reform Theology of Aix-en-Provence
Free Faculty of Protestant Theology of Montpellier
Free Faculty of Protestant Theology of Paris