Whether you study science and engineering, humanities, economic and social sciences, or the arts, a PSL doctoral program offers a world-class education in any discipline, as well as a unique setting in a globally-ranked university.
As a future researcher, entrepreneur, or other professional, a PSL doctorate is the first step in your career thanks to:
- 2,900 research professors
- A network of French and international PhD students hosted by 29 doctoral schools in 140 research laboratories
- Unique doctoral program: SACRe
- A diploma from PSL, an internationally-recognized university
- Ongoing supervision and access to courses through the PSL Doctoral College
To support your education, the PSL Doctoral College, which coordinates and implements PSL’s doctoral policy, offers:
- A course catalog of cross-disciplinary offerings, on topics such as “Communication”, “Management”, “Ethics and scientific integrity”, “Entrepreneurship and innovation”, “Documentary research and publications”…
- Support for participating in development opportunities (MT180, research days, career tracking, etc.)
- A schedule of events, documents, services, etc. via a website
- A dedicated team
The PSL doctoral community 2020/2021 is made up of:
- about 2412 PhD students
- including 525 new PhD students in their first year
- about 40% women
- 40% international students
- 10% in PhD joint agreement
- Exceptional cultural, geographic, and social diversity
The PSL university PhD graduates:
- 404 in 2017
- 444 in 2018
- 462 en 2019
- 392 en 2020