Universities in France 2027: Rankings, Admissions, Tuition Fees & Scholarships
Study in France 2027 | Best Universities, Costs, Visa & International Student Guide
France combines globally ranked research universities, selective Grandes Écoles, specialist engineering schools, internationally known business schools and heavily subsidised public higher education within one national system.
In the 2025–2026 academic year, 3.05 million students were enrolled in French higher education, including 1,672,900 students at universities. France also hosted 443,500 international students in 2024–2025, equivalent to about 15% of its higher-education population. Universities enrolled 63% of those international students.
The choice is much broader than a few famous Paris institutions. Campus France reports more than 3,500 public and private higher-education institutions, including 227 engineering schools authorised to award the engineering title, 220 business and management schools, 45 public post-secondary art schools and 22 architecture schools. It also reports more than [...]
