This List of universities and colleges in France includes universities and other higher education institutes that provide both education curricula and related degrees up to doctoral degree and also contribute to research activities. They are the backbone of the tertiary education institutions in France. They are listed as different categories, depending on their administrative status, size and extents of research activity compared to educational activities. Aside from the nationally funded public education system that provides recognised degrees to the vast majority of students in France and that keeps tuition fees low, there exist private institutes.

Public universities in France

French public universities (see

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for a detailed list) are as of 2015 in the process of reorganization according to the Law on Higher Education and Research passed in July 2013. This includes some merging of institutions, and the previous high-level organization under Pôle de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur (PRES) has been dissolved for Communities of Universities and Institutions (COMUE).

Public technical universities, institutes of technologies and autonomous scientific higher education institutes

The Établissements publics à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel (EPCSP) that are not listed as universities in the list above operate as university-grade institutes.

Within a public university

* Paris-Saclay University (

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) ** CentraleSupélec ** École normale supérieure de Paris-Saclay * PSL University (

) ** École normale supérieure de Paris ** École pratique des hautes études ** Collège de France ** Dauphine ** Conservatoire de Paris **

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** École des Beaux-Arts * Sorbonne University (

) ** University of Technology of Compiègne ('' alliance'') * University of Paris (

) **

Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris The Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris - Université de Paris (IPGP, University of Paris; French for "Paris Institute of Earth Physics") is a French governmental, non-profit research and higher education establishment located in Paris, dedica ...

** Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris ('' alliance'') ** Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales ('' alliance'') * Gustave Eiffel University (

) **

ESIEE Paris ESIEE Paris (french: École Supérieure d'Ingénieurs en Électrotechnique et Électronique) is a grande école of engineering located in Marne-la-Vallée. The school was established in 1904 and is part of the ESIEE network of graduate schools. ...

- École Supérieure d'Ingénieurs en Électrotechnique et Électronique *

CY Cergy Paris University CY Cergy Paris University (French: ''CY Cergy Paris Université'') is a public university located in Cergy-Pontoise, France. It was officially announced in October 2019 by the ''décret'' that the university would be founded by combining other ...

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) ** Institut supérieur de mécanique de Paris (a''lliance'') * Hautes Écoles Sorbonne Arts et Métiers University (

) ** Arts et Métiers ** Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers * University of Lyon ( Lyon) ** École centrale de Lyon ** École normale supérieure de Lyon ** Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon * University of Toulouse ( Toulouse) ** ISAE-SUPAERO ** Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse **

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ENSEEIHT The École nationale supérieure d'électrotechnique, d'électronique, d'informatique, d'hydraulique et des télécommunications (ENSEEIHT) is a French engineering school (Grande École) which offers education in Electrical Engineering, Electron ...

*** ENSIACET *** ENSAT - École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse *

Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France The Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France (''Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France''), previously known as University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambrésis (''Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis'') until 1 January 2 ...

( Valenciennes) ** Institut National des Sciences Appliquées des Hauts-de-France * Grenoble Alpes University ( Grenoble) **

Grenoble Institute of Technology The Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP) (''Institut polytechnique de Grenoble'', ''Groupe Grenoble INP'' and before INPG) is a French technological university system consisting of eight engineering and management schools. Grenoble INP ...

Autonomous scientific higher education institutes

* École centrale de Lille * École centrale de Marseille * École centrale de Nantes * École nationale supérieure des arts et industries textiles *

École des hautes études en sciences sociales The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (french: École des hautes études en sciences sociales; EHESS) is a graduate ''grande école'' and '' grand établissement'' in Paris focused on academic research in the social sciences. The ...

IFP School The IFP School (French: ''ENSPM - École Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs'') is a graduate engineering school located in Rueil-Malmaison, France. Founded in 1954, IFP School is part of the IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN), a French ...

- École Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs * Institut National des Sciences Appliquées ** Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rennes **

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** Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Strasbourg * Université de technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard *

University of Technology of Troyes The University of Technology of Troyes (''Université de Technologie de Troyes''; ''UTT'') is a French university, in the Academy of Reims. The UTT is part of the network of the three universities of technology, found by the University of Techno ...

Autonomous art schools

* European Academy of Art in Brittany (EESAB) (France)

Grandes écoles

Private universities in France

Independent institutions

Leonardo da Vinci University Center Leonardo de Vinci University Center (French: ''Pôle universitaire Léonard de Vinci''), is a French private university cluster located at La Défense. History The Leonardo de Vinci University Center, a higher education University center, has ...

INSEEC U. Omnes Education, formerly INSEEC U. (french: link=no, INSEEC U.) is a private university in France, with French, European and international campuses in Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, Chambéry, London, Monaco, Geneva, Abidjan and Shanghai as well as San ...

**Hautes Etudes Internationales et Politiques **

Centre d'Études Diplomatiques et Stratégiques Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricity ...

* Faculté libre de droit, d'économie et de gestion (FACO)

Catholic universities

Catholic University of Paris The Institut Catholique de Paris (ICP), known in English as the Catholic University of Paris (and in Latin as ''Universitas catholica Parisiensis''), is a private university located in Paris, France. History: 1875–present The Institut Catholiq ...

Catholic University of Toulouse The Institut Catholique de Toulouse (or ICT) is a Catholic university in Toulouse, France. The Catholic Institute of Toulouse (ICT) is a private institution of higher education including the humanities and social sciences, law and theology, as wel ...

* Catholic University of the West * Catholic University of Lyon * Lille Catholic University * Catholic University of the Vendée *

Catholic University of Rennes The Catholic University of Rennes (''Institut catholique de Rennes'' or ICR) is a Catholic university in Rennes, France. It was founded in 1989, and is located at the Campus de Ker Lann (Rue Blaise Pascal), about 10 km from Rennes in Bruz B ...

* Domuni Universitas Toulouse

Protestant universities

Free Faculty of Reform Theology of Aix-en-Provence Free may refer to: Concept * Freedom, having the ability to do something, without having to obey anyone/anything * Freethought, a position that beliefs should be formed only on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism * Emancipate, to procure ...

Free Faculty of Protestant Theology of Montpellier Free may refer to: Concept * Freedom, having the ability to do something, without having to obey anyone/anything * Freethought, a position that beliefs should be formed only on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism * Emancipate, to procure ...

* Free Faculty of Protestant Theology of Paris

Others

American University of Paris The American University of Paris (AUP) is a private, independent, and accredited liberal arts university in Paris, France. Founded in 1962, the university is one of the oldest American institutions of higher education in Europe, and the first to ...

Chavagnes Studium The Chavagnes Studium is an English-speaking international centre for the study of the Liberal Arts, founded in 2002 as part of Chavagnes International College, an educational institution in the Vendée in the west of France. The Studium support ...

Touro College France Touro may refer to: People * Isaac Touro (1738–1783), a Jewish leader in colonial America. * Judah Touro (1775–1854), a Jewish leader in colonial America and son of Isaac Touro. Institutions * Touro Synagogue, the oldest Synagogue in the Unit ...

American Graduate School in Paris The American Graduate School in Paris (or AGS) is an American institution of higher education located in Paris, France and specializes in International Relations and related disciplines. It is a not-for-profit organization. It is recognized in Fran ...

Schiller International University Schiller International University (SIU) is a private for-profit university with its main campus and administrative headquarters in Tampa, Florida. It is named after the German playwright and philosopher Friedrich Schiller. It has campuses on tw ...

* Sigmund Freud University Paris * European Global School/University * International Institute for Image and Sound of Paris *

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*Higher Institute of Law (ISD) *

Saint-Jean Institute Saint-Jean (French for Saint John) may refer to: Places Belgium * Sint-Jan, a borough of Ypres, sometimes referenced as ''Saint-Jean'' in a World War I-related context Canada * Lac Saint-Jean * Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality ...

- Center for Philosophical Studies * Independent Cooperative University * Free Faculties of Philosophy and Psychology * European International University - Paris, France