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IELTS Requirement for France Universities: Minimum Score

Typical minimum: 6.5 overall, minimum 6.0 per skill, at the one grande ecole (Ecole Polytechnique) whose official page states a university-wide figure, verified 7 September 2026.

Most French public universities teach in French and publish no institution-wide English minimum; individual English-taught programmes set their own. The 6.5 figure is Ecole Polytechnique's published bachelor's-programme requirement, used here as the clearest confirmed reference point rather than a national average.

Verified universities in France and their minimum

Sources, checked 7 September 2026
  1. https://programmes.polytechnique.edu/en/bachelor/admissions/faq