• Paris

    Welcome to Parsons Paris

    Design
    a better
    tomorrow

    Create
    across
    disciplines

    Make Paris
    your 
    atelier

  • Established in 1921, Parsons Paris is a university community tackling the challenges of an evolving world with creativity and intellectual rigor. Our academic programs bring together the renowned offerings of Parsons School of Design and the resources of Paris, with its heritage brands, forward-looking entrepreneurial culture, and access to Europe and beyond. Together with Parsons in New York and The New School—Parsons’ parent university—Parsons Paris prepares its diverse graduates to launch new industries and pursue creative careers around the world.

  • 55+

    nationalities represented on campus

    #1

    #1 art and design school in the United States and #3 in the world (QS World University Rankings 2024)

    340

    students on campus

  • Academics

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    At Parsons Paris, our interdisciplinary approach to learning offers a close-knit community in which you bring together creativity and critical thinking. A faculty of experienced teacher-practitioners work closely with you, tailoring Parsons' proven curriculum to your interests and the unique resources of Paris. Explore our undergraduate, graduate, and summer programs below.

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    • Creative Life in Paris

      Immerse yourself in the vibrant creative world of Paris. Our small, centrally-located campus allows you to form lifelong friendships and professional partnerships and draw on the resources of a global design capital. Your educational experience is informed by the world's most celebrated museums, cultural institutions, and ateliers.

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        Paris’ rich culture, history, and leadership in innovation motivates me daily. Collaborations with iconic Parisian houses like Cerruti and Borbonese offer a view into the future of luxury found only here. Laura, Student, BBA Strategic Design and Management
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        The diverse community of Paris inspires me to look at the world from a new perspective, which in turn enriches my art. I've been encouraged to leave my comfort zone and create in ways I never have before. Faith, Student, BFA Art, Media, and Technology
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        Paris isn't just where I found my creative voice, it's where I found my lifelong creative collaborators — the people I call on today to create with, capture my work in photographs and on websites, and give me advice on making my way through the fashion industry. Steven, Student, BFA Fashion Design
      Paris’ rich culture, history, and leadership in innovation motivates me daily. Collaborations with iconic Parisian houses like Cerruti and Borbonese offer a view into the future of luxury found only here. Laura, Student, BBA Strategic Design and Management
      The diverse community of Paris inspires me to look at the world from a new perspective, which in turn enriches my art. I've been encouraged to leave my comfort zone and create in ways I never have before. Faith, Student, BFA Art, Media, and Technology
      Paris isn't just where I found my creative voice, it's where I found my lifelong creative collaborators — the people I call on today to create with, capture my work in photographs and on websites, and give me advice on making my way through the fashion industry. Steven, Student, BFA Fashion Design

    • The faculty of Parsons Paris represents the international academic, art, design, and business worlds. By bringing together academic leaders and working professionals in small classes, we deliver a collaborative educational experience that prepares you for academic and professional success.

    • Paris has always looked to the future while building on its past. That energy animates learning at Parsons Paris, dissolving the walls between disciplines so that creative and critical minds can forge a new future in ways possible only here.

      Florence Leclerc, Dean

    • Our graduates go on to lead existing fields, pioneer new ones, and transform their industries in careers in Paris and around the world. Discover the paths of our groundbreaking alumni.

    • Our Community

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      Undergraduates

      To apply to any of our undergraduate programs (except the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs) complete and submit the Common App online.

      Undergraduate Adult Learners

      To apply to any of our Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

      Graduates

      To apply to any of our Master's, Doctoral, Professional Studies Diploma, and Graduate Certificate programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.