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Universities in France for International Students (2027): Fees, Deadlines, Requirements

France teaches on the three-cycle Licence-Master-Doctorat system, mostly in French at public universities and often in English at the grandes ecoles. Non-EU students pay a government-set differentiated tuition rate at public universities unless the institution waives it, plus their own program fees at the grandes ecoles.

Verified 7 Sep 2026 Sources

Public tuition, per year

€2,900 to €3,950

international students

Living cost, per month

€600 to €800

typical range

Work during study

20 h

per week

Post study work

1 yr

after graduation

Intakes

September

main application cycles

10 verified universities

Aix-Marseille Universite

Marseille, France, public

€2,900 to €3,950
Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Villeurbanne, France, public

€2,900 to €3,950
Ecole Polytechnique

Palaiseau, France, public

€19,600
IELTS 6.5
Paris-Saclay University

Gif-sur-Yvette, France, public

€178 to €254
Sciences Po

Paris, France, public

€14,900 to €20,640
Sorbonne University

Paris, France, public

€178 to €255
Universite Grenoble Alpes

Grenoble, France, public

€2,900 to €3,950
Universite Paris Cite

Paris, France, public

€175 to €250
University of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, France, public

€2,900 to €3,950
University of Strasbourg

Strasbourg, France, public

€2,900 to €3,950