List of colleges and universities in France

The French public higher education system includes universities

University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...

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

Tertiary education

Tertiary education, also referred to as third stage, third level, and post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education, such as a high school, secondary school, university-preparatory school...

institutions in France

Education in France

The French educational system is highly centralized, organized, and ramified. It is divided into three different stages:* the primary education ;* secondary education ;...

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They are listed as different categories, depending on their administrative status, size and extents of research activity compared to educational activities.

Aside to 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

The eighty-one French public universities are organised per administrative 'académie'. Some of them have a joint collegial university cluster organisation for research, that is referred-to as 'Pôle de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur (PRES)'.

Hereafter is indicated the name of the académie with the name of the PRES in brackets when applicable, then the list of related universities in the 'académie'.

Aix-Marseille (PRES Aix-Marseille University)
- Provence
  University of Provence
  The University of Provence Aix-Marseille I is a public university mostly located in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille. It is one of the three Universities of Aix-Marseille and is part of the Academy of Aix and Marseille.-Overview:...
- Mediterranean
  University of the Mediterranean
  The University of the Mediterranean Aix-Marseille II is a French university in the Academy of Aix and Marseille. Historically, it was part of the University of Aix-Marseille based across the communes of Aix-en-Provence and Marseille in southern France...
- Cézanne
- Avignon
  University of Avignon
  The University of Avignon is a French university, based in Avignon. It is under the Academy of Aix and Marseille.-See also:...

Amiens
- Verne
  University of Picardie Jules Verne
  The University of Picardie Jules Verne is a university located in Amiens, France, and is under the Academy of Amiens...

Besançon
- Franche-Comté
  University of Franche-Comté
  The University of Franche-Comté is a French university in the Academy of Besançon with five campuses: Besançon , Belfort , Montbéliard , Vesoul , and Lons-le-Saunier ....

Bordeaux (PRES University of Bordeaux
University of Bordeaux
University of Bordeaux is an association of higher education institutions in and around Bordeaux, France. Its current incarnation was established 21 March 2007. The group is the largest system of higher education schools in southwestern France. It is part of the Academy of Bordeaux.There are seven...

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- Bordeaux 1
  University of Bordeaux 1
  The University of Bordeaux 1 is a French university, in the Academy of Bordeaux. Its main campus is in Talence.It has many important laboratories such as* Centre de Neurosciences Intégratives et Cognitives , a neuroscience research center...
  
  ** Segalen
  Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 University
  Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 is the medicine and life sciences center in the University of Bordeaux system, under the Academy of Bordeaux....
  
  ** Montaigne
  Michel de Montaigne University Bordeaux 3
  Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3 University is a French university, based in Bordeaux . It is under the Academy of Bordeaux.-See also:* University of Bordeaux* List of public universities in France by academy* Michel de Montaigne...
  
  ** Montesquieu
  Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV
  Montesquieu University – Bordeaux IV is a French university, based in Pessac, the suburbs of Bordeaux, in the domaine universitaire. It is under the Academy of Bordeaux....
  
  ** Pau/Adour
  University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour
  The University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour was founded in 1972. It is a multi-site establishment, based in Pau but also in Bayonne, Tarbes and Mont-de-Marsan in the Adour river basin...

Caen
- Caen

Clermont-Ferrand (PRES Clermont Université)
- Auvergne
  University of Auvergne
  The University of Auvergne , also known as “Universite d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand I” or Clermont-Ferrand I, is a French public university, based in Clermont-Ferrand, in the region of Auvergne. It is under the Academy of Clermont-Ferrand. It is the head of PRES Clermont Université consortium; PRES...
- Pascal
  Blaise Pascal University
  Blaise Pascal University , also known as"Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand II" or just Clermont-Ferrand II, is a public university with its main campus on in Clermont-Ferrand, France, with satellite locations in other parts of the region of Auvergne, including Vichy, Moulins, Montlucon,...

Corsica
- Paoli
  University of Corsica Pascal Paoli
  The University of Corsica Pascal Paoli is a French university, based in Corte, Haute-Corse. It is under the Academy of Corsica.-See also:* List of public universities in France by academy* Pasquale Paoli...

Créteil (PRES Université Paris-Est)
- Paris 8
- Paris 12
  Paris 12 Val de Marne University
  Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne University was inaugurated in 1970. It is a multidisciplinary centre based principally in Créteil . Medicine is taught at the CHU Henri-Mondor, inaugurated in 1969...
- Paris 13
  Paris 13 University
  University of Paris 13 is one of the thirteen universities in Paris which replaced the University of Paris in 1970. It is also identified as University of Paris North .-External links:*...
- Marne la Vallée
  University of Marne la Vallée
  The University Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée is a French university, in the Academy of Créteil.-See also:* List of public universities in France by academy...

Dijon
- Burgundy
  University of Burgundy
  The University of Burgundy is a university located in Dijon, France.The University of Burgundy is situated on a large campus called Campus Montmuzard, 15 minutes by bus from the City Centre...

French Guiana
- French West Indies/Guiana

French Polynesia
- French Polynesia
  University of French Polynesia
  The Université de la Polynésie Française is a French university and the only one in French Polynesia. Located in Tahiti, it is a small university counting around 2,000 students...

Grenoble
- Savoie
  University of Savoie
  The University of Savoy is a university in alpine eastern France, in the historical region of Savoy, with one campus in Annecy-le-Vieux and two around Chambéry .-Campuses:...
- Fourier
  Joseph Fourier University
  Université Joseph Fourier , often known as UJF, is a French university situated in the city of Grenoble and focused on the fields of sciences, technologies and health...
- Mendès-France
  Pierre Mendès-France University
  Pierre Mendès-France University is a French university, based in Grenoble, focusing on social sciences. It is named after the late French politician Pierre Mendès-France. It is under the Academy of Grenoble....
- Stendhal

Lille (PRES Université Lille Nord de France
Université Lille Nord de France
The University of Lille -Nord de France , located in Lille, France, is a center for higher education, academic research and doctoral studies located over multiple campuses in the Academie de Lille....

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- Artois
  Artois University
  Artois University is a French university, based in Arras. It is under the umbrella of the Academy of Lille and is a member of the .-See also:* List of public universities in France by academy...
- Sci/Tech Lille I
- Lille II
- de Gaulle Lille III
  Charles de Gaulle University - Lille III
  The Charles de Gaulle University - Lille III is a French university. Since 1974, the main campus of University of Lille III is located in Villeneuve d'Ascq in southern Lille, at Pont de Bois metro station, and includes 21,000 students.University of Lille III inherits from the humanities taught for...
- Littoral
  University of the Littoral Opal Coast
  University of the Littoral Opal Coast is a French university, based in Dunkerque. It reports to the Academy of Lille and is a member of the ....
- Valenciennes/Hainault-Cambrésis
  University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambresis
  The University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambresis is a French public university, based in Valenciennes. It is under the Academy of Lille and is a member of the .-See also:...

Limoges
- Limoges
  University of Limoges
  The University of Limoges is a French public university, based in Limoges. The semiotician Jacques Fontanille, a senior member of the "Institut Universitaire de France", is the president. Its chancellor is the rector of the Academy of Limoges...

Lyon (PRES University of Lyon
University of Lyon
The University of Lyon , located in Lyon and Saint Etienne, France, is a center for higher education and research comprising 16 institutions of higher education...

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- Bernard
- Lumière
  Lumière University Lyon 2
  Lumière University Lyon 2 is one of the three universities that comprise the current University of Lyon, having splintered from an older university of the same name, and is primarily based on two campuses in Lyon itself...
- Moulin
  Jean Moulin University Lyon 3
  Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 is a French public university, based in Lyon. It is under the supervision of the Academy of Lyon...
- Monnet
  Jean Monnet University
  Jean Monnet University is a French public university, based in Saint-%C3%89tienne. It is under the Academy of Lyon.-See also:* List of public universities in France by academy...

Montpellier
- Montpellier 1
  University of Montpellier 1
  The University of Montpellier 1 is a French university, in the Academy of Montpellier. It is one of the three successor universities to the University of Montpellier.-See also:* University of Montpellier...
- Montpellier 2
  Montpellier 2 University
  Montpellier 2 University is a French university in the académie of Montpellier. It is one of the three universities formed in 1970 from the original University of Montpellier...
- Valéry
  Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III
  University of Montpellier III Paul Valéry is a French university in the Academy of Montpellier. It is one of the three successor universities to the University of Montpellier, specialising in the arts, languages and social sciences.- History :...
- Unîmes
  University of Nîmes
  The University of Nîmes , also known as Unîmes, is a French university, in the Academy of Montpellier. It was founded on 7 May 2007 as the successor to the Nîmes University Center for Training and Research , which already bore the short name Unîmes.- See also :* List of early modern universities in...
- Perpignan
  University of Perpignan Via Domitia
  The University of Perpignan Via Domitia is a French university, located in Perpignan.-Historical university:The first university of Perpignan was established in 1349 by King Peter IV of Aragon...

Nancy/Metz (PRES Nancy-Université
Nancy-Université
Nancy-Université federates the three principal institutes of higher education of Nancy, in Lorraine, France:* Henri Poincaré University : natural sciences, wrapping several faculties and engineering schools...

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- Verlaine
  Paul Verlaine University - Metz
  Paul Verlaine University - Metz is a French university, based in the Metz. It is under the Academy of Nancy and Metz.-See also:* List of public universities in France by academy...
- Poincaré
  Henri Poincaré University
  The Henri Poincaré University is a public research university located in Nancy, France. UHP is a member of the Nancy-Université federation, belonging to the french Nancy-Metz Academy.- History :...
- Nancy 2
  Nancy 2 University
  Nancy 2 University is a French university located in Nancy, France. It is a member of the Nancy-Université federation, a group of the three higher education institutions in Nancy.-Teaching:...

Nantes (PRES Université Nantes Angers Le Mans )
- Angers
  University of Angers
  The University of Angers is an institution of higher learning situated in the town of the same name, in western France. It was founded in 1356, closed down in 1793, and reestablished in 1971....
- Maine
  University of Maine (France)
  The University of Maine is a French university, based in Le Mans. It is under the Academy of Nantes.-See also:* List of public universities in France by academy...
- Nantes
  University of Nantes
  The University of Nantes is a well-known French university, located in the city of Nantes. Currently, it is attended by approximately 34,000 students. 10% of them are international students coming from 110 countries.-History:...

Nice
- Nice
  University of Nice Sophia Antipolis
  The University of Nice Sophia Antipolis is a university located in Nice, France and neighboring areas. It was founded in 1965 and is organized in 8 faculties, 2 autonomous institutes and an engineering school....
- South
  University of the South, Toulon-Var
  The University of the South, Toulon-Var is a French university located in Toulon, France and neighboring areas...

Orleans/Tours
- Orléans
  University of Orléans
  -History:In 1230, when for a time the doctors of the University of Paris were scattered, a number of the teachers and disciples took refuge in Orléans; when pope Boniface VIII, in 1298, promulgated the sixth book of the Decretals, he appointed the doctors of Bologna and the doctors of Orléans to...
- Rabelais
  François Rabelais University
  François Rabelais University or University of Tours, is a public university in Tours, France. The university is named after the French writer François Rabelais, and was founded in 1969.-Organisation:...

New Caledonia
- New Caledonia
  University of New Caledonia
  The University of New Caledonia is a French university, in the Academy of New Caledonia.The university goes back to 1987 when the Université Française du Pacifique was created, with two centres, one in French Polynesia and the other in New Caledonia...

Paris (PRES Paris Universitas
Paris Universitas
Paris Universitas was an alliance of six institutions of higher education in Paris, France, that existed from 2005 to 2010. Paris Universitas offers a wide range of disciplines, from medicine to the humanities, engineering, law, management and the social sciences...

· PRES Paris Institute of Technology · PRES Paris Centre Universités
Paris Centre Universités
Paris Centre Universités is the alliance of three Parisian universities which, each one, constitutes a reference in its disciplinary fields:* Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne* Université Paris 5 René Descartes* Université Paris 7 Denis Diderot- See also :...

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- Panthéon-Sorbonne
- Pantheon-Assas
- New Sorbonne
  University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle
  The New Sorbonne University is a public university in Paris, France.The Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle is a founding member of the Paris Universitas, a union of 6 Parisian universities....
- Paris-Sorbonne
- Descartes
- Curie
  Pierre and Marie Curie University
  The Paris VI University , or the Pierre and Marie Curie University , is a university located on the Jussieu Campus in the Latin Quarter of the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France....
- Diderot
- American Graduate School in Paris
  American Graduate School in Paris
  The American Graduate School in Paris is an American institution of Higher Education located in Paris, France. It is a not-for-profit organization...

Poitiers
- Poitiers
  University of Poitiers
  The University of Poitiers is a university in Poitiers, France. It is a member of the Coimbra Group.-History:Founded in 1431 by Pope Eugene IV and chartered by King Charles VII, the University of Poitiers was originally composed of five faculties: theology, canon law, civil law, medicine, and...
- La Rochelle
  University of La Rochelle
  The University of La Rochelle is a French university, based in La Rochelle. It is under the Academy of Poitiers....

Reims
- Reims
  University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
  University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne is a French university, in the Academy of Reims. It was established in 1960 and includes the much older Rheims Faculty of Law, a law school....

Rennes (PRES Université européenne de Bretagne
Université européenne de Bretagne
The European University of Brittany , located in Rennes, France, is a center for higher education, academic research and doctoral studies located over multiple campuses in the Academie de Rennes...

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- Western Brittany
  University of Western Brittany
  The University of Western Brittany is a French university, in the Academy of Rennes.-Notable alumni: Philippe Collin, anchor for France Inter Benoît Hamon, politician Christophe Miossec, singer , politician...
- Southern Brittany
  University of Southern Brittany
  The University of Southern Brittany is a French university, in the Academy of Rennes.-See also:* List of public universities in France by academy...
- Rennes 1
  University of Rennes 1
  The University of Rennes 1 is one of the two main universities in the city of Rennes, France. It is under the Academy of Rennes. It specializes in science, technology, law, economy, management and philosophy. The University of Rennes 1 has been in existence since 1969, but its heritage stems back...
- Upper Brittany
  University of Rennes 2 - Upper Brittany
  The University of Rennes 2 is a French university in Upper Brittany, one of four in the Academy of Rennes.The main campus is situated in the northwest section of Rennes in the Villejean neighborhood not far from the other campus, located at La Harpe.-Creation of the University of Brittany:Asked...

Réunion
- Réunion
  University of La Réunion
  The University of La Réunion is a French university in the Academy of Réunion. It is the first European university in the Indian Ocean.-See also:* List of public universities in France by academy...

Rouen
- Le Havre
  University of Le Havre
  The University of Le Havre is a French university, in the Academy of Rouen.-See also:* List of public universities in France by academy* Le Havre...
- Rouen
  University of Rouen
  The University of Rouen is a French university, in the Academy of Rouen.-See also:* List of public universities in France by academy...

Saint-Denis
- Saint-Denis-Vincennes Paris 8

Strasbourg
- Strasbourg
  University of Strasbourg
  The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is the largest university in France, with about 43,000 students and over 4,000 researchers....
- Upper Alsace
  Upper Alsace University
  Haute Alsace University is a multidisciplinary teaching and research centre based in the two cities of Mulhouse and Colmar....

Toulouse (PRES University of Toulouse
University of Toulouse
The Université de Toulouse is a consortium of French universities, grandes écoles and other institutions of higher education and research, named after one of the earliest universities established in Europe in 1229, and including the successor universities to that earlier university...

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- Toulouse 1
- Le Mirail
  University of Toulouse II - Le Mirail
  Université Toulouse II or University of Toulouse II is one of 3 universities in Toulouse, France....
- Sabatier
  Paul Sabatier University
  Paul Sabatier University is a French university, in the Academy of Toulouse.Founded in 1229, the University of Toulouse is one of the oldest in Europe. Today’s Toulouse III was named for Paul Sabatier, winner of the 1912 Nobel prize in chemistry, when it was established on the foundations of the...
- Champollion
  Jean-François Champollion University Center for Teaching and Research
  The Jean-Francois Champollion University Center for Teaching and Research is a French university, in the Academy of Toulouse.-See also:...

Versailles (PRES UniverSud Paris
UniverSud Paris
UniverSud Paris is one of the PRES ) in France. It gathers 21 Public universities, Grandes Écoles and National Research Center, covering nearly the whole spectrum of sciences .-History:...

· PRES de Cergy-Pontoise)
- Cergy-Pontoise
  Cergy-Pontoise University
  Cergy-Pontoise University is a French university, in the Academy of Versailles.Cergy-Pontoise University is a public university and a leading centre of teaching and research, which welcomes 17,700 students and 1,500 international students interested in studying abroad.The university is ideally...
- Versailles
  Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
  Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University is a French university, in the Academy of Versailles.- Sciences :Located in Versailles and Le Chesnay....
- Évry
- Nanterre
- Paris-Sud
  Paris-Sud 11 University
  University of Paris-Sud or University of Paris-Sud or University of Paris XI is a French university distributed among several campuses in the southern suburb of Paris...

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

The Établissements publics à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel (EPCSP)

Établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel

In French law, Établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel refers to a formal category including more than one hundred and thirty public higher education institutes in the field of sciences, culture and professional education...

that are not listed as universities in the list above operate as university-grade institutes.

Centrale Graduate School
Centrale Graduate School
The Centrale Graduate School is an alliance consisting of the following graduate schools of engineering:* École centrale Paris established in 1829* École centrale de Lille established in 1854* École centrale de Lyon established in 1857...
- École centrale de Lille
  École Centrale de Lille
  Located in the campus of the University of Lille in France, École Centrale de Lille is a renowned Graduate Engineering school, with roots back to 1854 as the École des arts industriels et des mines de Lille, re-organised in 1872 as Institut industriel du Nord.It is one of the Centrale Graduate...
- École centrale de Lyon
  École Centrale de Lyon
  The École Centrale de Lyon, founded in 1857, is one of the oldest universities in France. It is considered as one of the most prestigious French Grandes écoles of engineering continuously ranking as one of the Top 6 French Engineering research institutions for the post Bachelor study...
- École centrale de Marseille
  École centrale de Marseille
  The École centrale de Marseille is a Grande école of engineering in Marseille, France, that was created in 2006 by the merging of different previous institutions established in the late 19th century in Marseille, and that implements a Centralien educational Programme for engineers, similar to the...
- École centrale de Nantes
  École Centrale de Nantes
  École Centrale de Nantes is one of the French Grandes écoles of engineering.-Location:The Ecole Centrale de Nantes is located in Nantes, France . Nantes is only at two hours by train from Paris...
- École centrale Paris
  École Centrale Paris
  École Centrale Paris is a French university-level institution in the field of engineering. It is also known by its original name École centrale des arts et manufactures, or ECP. Founded in 1829, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious engineering schools in France and has the special status...
Supaéro(ISAE) à Toulouse
Collège de France
Collège de France
The Collège de France is a higher education and research establishment located in Paris, France, in the 5th arrondissement, or Latin Quarter, across the street from the historical campus of La Sorbonne at the intersection of Rue Saint-Jacques and Rue des Écoles...
Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers
Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers
The Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers , or National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts, is a doctoral degree-granting higher education establishment operated by the French government, dedicated to providing education and conducting research for the promotion of science and industry...
École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers
École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers
Arts et Métiers ParisTech is the French leading engineering school in the fields of mechanics and industrialization.The school trained 85,000 engineers since its foundation in 1780 by the Duke of La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt....
École nationale supérieure des arts et industries textiles
ENSAIT
The École nationale supérieure des arts et industries textiles is a French Engineering grand établissement and a prominent member of UP-TEX research cluster ....
École Nationale des Chartes
École Nationale des Chartes
The École Nationale des Chartes is a grand établissement, an elite French university-level educational institution based in Paris. It provides education and training for archivists and librarians and forms part of the University of Paris.-History:...
École Normale Supérieure
École Normale Supérieure
The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...
- École Normale Supérieure de Paris
  École Normale Supérieure
  The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...
- École Normale Supérieure de Cachan
  École Normale Supérieure de Cachan
  The École Normale Supérieure de Cachan is one of the most prestigious French Grandes Écoles. Like all the other Grandes Écoles, this higher education institution is not included in the mainstream framework of the French public universities...
- École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
  École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
  The École Normale Supérieure de Lyon is a highly selective grande école located in Lyon, France. As one of France's three Écoles normales supérieures, ENS Lyon is associated with a strong French tradition of excellence and public service...
- École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines
  École normale supérieure lettres et sciences humaines
  The École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines, or ENS LSH, was an elite French grande école specialising in the arts, humanities and social sciences...
École des hautes études en sciences sociales
École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
The École des hautes études en sciences sociales is a leading French institution for research and higher education, a Grand Établissement. Its mission is research and research training in the social sciences, including the relationship these latter maintain with the natural and life sciences...
École pratique des hautes études
École pratique des hautes études
The École pratique des hautes études is a Grand Établissement in Paris, France. It is counted among France's most prestigious research and higher education institutions....
IFP School
IFP School
The IFP School is a graduate engineering school located in Rueil-Malmaison, France. Founded in 1954, IFP School is part of the IFP Energies Nouvelles, French Institute of Petroleum , a French public-sector research and training center...

- École nationale supérieure du pétrole et des moteurs
Institut national des sciences appliquées
- Institut national des sciences appliquées de Lyon
  Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
  The Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon or INSA de Lyon is a Grande École d'Ingénieurs. INSA was founded in 1957 to train highly qualified engineers, support continuing education, and conduct research and testing. The five-year curriculum aims at training engineers who possess humane...
- Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse
- Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rennes
- Institut national des sciences appliquées
- Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rouen
  Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rouen
  INSA de Rouen is a French grande école, that is to say a five-year curriculum which aims at training engineers who possess humane qualities and are well versed in the primary areas of science and engineering...
Institut supérieur de mécanique de Paris
Supmeca
Supméca is a French mechanical engineering school. The school is an active member of the Polyméca network and part of the ENSI school group...
Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
The Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales is located in Paris, France. It was founded in 1795 after the French Revolution and is now one of the country's Grands établissements with a specialization in African, Asian, East European, Oceanian languages and civilisations...
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
The Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris is a French governmental, non-profit research and higher education establishment located in Paris, dedicated to the study of earth and planetary sciences by combining observations, laboratory analysis and construction of conceptual analogical and...
Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
The Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
Institut Telecom
Institut TELECOM
The Institut Telecom was created in December 1996 as an administrative public establishment assuring the management of several higher education establishments and of French research in the sector of the Information Technology and Telecommunications.Institut Telecom's mission lies in higher...
Universities of Technology
- Université de technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard
  Université de technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard
  The University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard is a university of engineering located in Belfort and Montbéliard, France. The University of technology of Belfort-Montbéliard is part of the network of the three universities of technology...
- University of Technology of Compiègne
- University of Technology of Troyes
  University of Technology of Troyes
  The University of Technology of Troyes 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 Technology of Compiègne...
- Grenoble Institute of Technology
- Paris Dauphine University
Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse
- ENSEEIHT
- ENSIACET
- ENSAT

Other higher education institutes

Other higher education institutes usually can not provide their own degrees up to and including doctoral degree, so that there can not be considered in the same category as those listed above. The extent of their list is often subject to variations. They are however listed hereafter for convenience.

Art schools

Conservatoire de Paris
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris is a college of music and dance founded in 1795, now situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France...
Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique
CNSAD
The Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique is France's national drama academy in Paris...
École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The most famous is the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, now located on the left bank in Paris, across the Seine from the Louvre, in the 6th arrondissement. The school has a history spanning more than 350 years,...
Parsons-Paris

Private universities

Center for Philosophical Studies
Independent Cooperative Faculty
Leonardo da Vinci University Center
Free Faculties of Philosophy and Psychology
Catholic universities
- Catholic University of Paris
  Institut Catholique de Paris
  The Institut Catholique de Paris, or the Catholic University of Paris, is a private university located in Paris, France. The institute was founded in 1875, under the name Université Catholique de Paris, by Maurice Le Sage d'Hauteroche d'Hulst....
- Catholic University of Toulouse
  Catholic University of Toulouse
  The Catholic University of Toulouse is a Catholic university in Toulouse, France.-External links:...
- Catholic University of the West
- Catholic University of Lyon
  Catholic University of Lyon
  The Catholic University of Lyon , also known as the Catholic Institute of Lyon , is a private university based in Lyon, France.-History:...
- Catholic University of Lille
  Université Catholique de Lille
  Lille Catholic University is a private Catholic university located in Lille, France.-Institutional history:The university was founded in 1875...
- Catholic University for Higher Studies
  Catholic Institute of Higher Studies - ICES
  The Catholic Institute of Higher Studies is a small private university located in Vendée region of western France, just 25 minutes from the Atlantic coast....
  
  http://www.ices.fr/index2.php?p=eng_accueil
- Catholic University of Rennes
  Catholic University of Rennes
  The Catholic University of Rennes is a Catholic university in Rennes, France.- External links :...
Protestant universities
- Free Faculty of Reform Theology of Aix-en-Provence
- Free Faculty of Protestant Theology of Montpellier
- Free Faculty of Protestant Theology of Paris
Others
- American University of Paris
  American University of Paris
  The American University of Paris is a private, independent, and accredited liberal arts and sciences university in Paris, France. Founded in 1962, the university is one of the oldest American institutions of higher education in Europe...
- Baruch College
  Baruch College
  Bernard M. Baruch College, more commonly known as Baruch College, is a constituent college of the City University of New York, located in the Flatiron district of Manhattan, New York City. With an acceptance rate of just 23%, Baruch is among the most competitive and diverse colleges in the nation...
- École des Hautes Études Internationales, Paris
- Centre d'Études Diplomatiques et Stratégiques
  Centre d'Etudes Diplomatiques et Stratégiques
  as The Center for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies is an accredited postgraduate school and a think tank in diplomacy and international relations headquartered in Paris...
  
  , Paris
- Touro College France
- American Graduate School in Paris
  American Graduate School in Paris
  The American Graduate School in Paris is an American institution of Higher Education located in Paris, France. It is a not-for-profit organization...
  
  http://www.ags.edu

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