1. University of Paris Founded in the mid 11th century Faculties Art, Medicine,Law, and Theology The Faculty of Arts was the lowest rank, but had had the biggest student population. Students had to graduate from the arts to be admitted into a higher faculty. Nations The students were divided into four nations according to their language or regional origin: France, Normandy, Picardy, and England . The German (Alemannian) nation was later added. The faculty and nation system eventually became the model for all medieval universities. Students Students often times rebelled against the laws and had to appeal to Church courts. The students at the University of Paris were very young and sometimes beginning school at 13 years of age . References http://www.univ-paris-est.fr/ Haskins, C. H.: The Rise of U niversities, p age 292. Henry Holt and Company, 1923. www.paris-sorbonne.fr/en/ Civil Government In the 15th century, the university saw a need for various modifications. The reform of 1600 introduced the royal government in an effort to support the three superior faculties.