University of Poitiers

🇫🇷 France 4-Year University

Global #10776 France #156

Institution Info

Founded: 1431
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 27,820 students
Website: https://www.univ-poitiers.fr/

About

University of Poitiers is a higher education institution in France, founded in 1431. It is ranked 10,776th globally among universities. The university has approximately 28K students, a member of Coimbra Group.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #1201 · Ranked	—
THE	2026	THE #1345 · Ranked	29,53
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #10776 · Ranked	31,09

Research Output via OpenAlex

343

h-index

1,713,803

Citations

39,968

Publications

30,995

i10-index

1,43

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

Coimbra Group

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Motto

"Des savoirs & des talents"

Frequently Asked Questions

University of Poitiers is ranked #10,776 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within France, it holds the #156 position.

University of Poitiers was founded in 1431, making it 595 years old. It is one of the oldest institutions in France.

University of Poitiers has a student body of approximately 27,820 students.

University of Poitiers has produced 39,968 research publications with 1,713,803 total citations and an h-index of 343, according to OpenAlex data.