Paris-Sud University

Paris-Sud University, also known as University of Paris 11, was a French research university distributed among several campuses in the southern suburbs of Paris, including Orsay, Cachan, Châtenay-Malabry, Sceaux, and Kremlin-Bicêtre campuses. The main campus is located in Orsay. Starting from 2020 University Paris Sud has been replaced by the University of Paris-Saclay. Paris-Sud is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in France, particularly in science and mathematics. The university is ranked 1st in France, 9th in Europe and 37th worldwide by 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities in particular it is ranked as 1st in Europe for physics and 2nd in Europe for mathematics. Five Fields Medalists and two Nobel Prize Winners have been affiliated to the university.