Paris Dauphine University - PSL (French: Université Paris-Dauphine, also known as Paris Dauphine - PSL or Dauphine - PSL) is a public research university based in Paris, France. It is one of the 13 universities formed by the division of the ancient University of Paris (metonymically known as the Sorbonne). It is the only French institution of higher education that is both a grande école and a university. Dauphine is also a founding member and constituent college of PSL University.