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Universities and education in Cergy-Pontoise

Cergy-Pontoise is a regional education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Economics, Social Sciences and Medicine.

Education type
Regional education center
Education score
66/100

Education overview

Cergy-Pontoise is a regional education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Economics, Social Sciences and Medicine.

Cergy-Pontoise, France is classified as a regional education center in our deterministic education index. These are planning estimates derived from country academic priors and existing city signals — not measured enrolment data or institutional rankings. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16.

Universities

Representative academic ecosystem for this city — deterministic dataset entities, not a verified institutional directory.

Universities

Universities below are deterministic, representative dataset entities generated for research and discovery — they are not a directory of specific, real, or accredited institutions, and the scores are not rankings. Verify actual universities and accreditation with official sources.

  • Cergy-Pontoise Public University

    Public

    medium student body · est. ~1914

    • Humanities
    • Social Sciences
    • Law
    • Economics
    • Education
    • Arts
    Research intensity:
    66/100
    International focus:
    93/100
  • Cergy-Pontoise Institute of Technology

    Technical

    small student body · est. ~1882

    • Energy
    • Transportation
    • Design
    Research intensity:
    68/100
    International focus:
    91/100
  • Cergy-Pontoise Business School

    Business

    small student body · est. ~1935

    • Tourism
    • Social Sciences
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Finance
    Research intensity:
    56/100
    International focus:
    95/100
  • Cergy-Pontoise Medical School

    Medical

    small student body · est. ~1988

    • Medicine
    • Healthcare
    Research intensity:
    63/100
    International focus:
    85/100

Research environment

Where research activity concentrates and how strong it is.

Research environment

Research64/100

Research activity in Cergy-Pontoise centers on Medicine, Healthcare and Energy, with a research score of 64/100.

Student life

The day-to-day experience for students.

Student life

Student friendliness68/100

Cergy-Pontoise offers a strong student environment, supported by walkable neighborhoods, strong quality of life and good connectivity.

International students

How the city draws students from abroad.

International students

International students91/100

Cergy-Pontoise attracts international students through academic programs and strong urban quality of life.

Academic strengths

Academic fields most represented across the city's universities in our dataset.

Academic strengths

  • Economics
  • Social Sciences
  • Arts
  • Business
  • Design
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Finance

Education score

A 0–100 composite of higher education, research, reputation, student friendliness, international appeal, and university density. Used consistently across the platform.

Education score

Education score66/100
Higher education69/100
Research64/100
Academic reputation57/100
Student friendliness68/100
International students91/100
University density47/100

Student friendliness

How well the city supports student life overall.

Student friendliness

Student friendliness68/100

Cergy-Pontoise has a student-friendliness score of 68/100, reflecting affordability, walkability, connectivity, and overall quality of life for students.

Research score

Research strength and the density of academic institutions.

Research score

Research64/100
University density47/100
Academic reputation57/100

Cergy-Pontoise has 4 representative universities in our dataset and a research score of 64/100.

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