List of public universities in France

This list of public universities in France refers to the autonomous institutions which are distinguished as being state institutes of higher education and research that practice open admissions, designated "Université" by the French ministry of Higher Education and Research.[1]

For other types of institutions of higher education see the list of colleges and universities in France, including the national polytechnic institutes, the grandes écoles (among which are the three universities of technology) or private universities, such as the Catholic universities, the Protestant universities, the private secular universities, and the American University of Paris.

History

This list also refers to university systems related to the public universities, including the historic city university systems[2] and the new centres for research and higher education. The Pôle de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur (PRES) were organized from 2007 to 2013 as groupings of higher education and research institutions in France; these are now replaced largely by the new Communities of Universities and Institutions (COMUE).

List of universities, by academy

Academy	University	French Name
Aix-Marseille	Aix-Marseille University	Aix-Marseille Université
Aix-Marseille	Avignon University	Avignon Université
Amiens	University of Picardy Jules Verne	Université de Picardie Jules-Verne
Besançon	University of Franche-Comté	Université de Franche-Comté
Bordeaux	Bordeaux Montaigne University	Université Bordeaux-Montaigne
Bordeaux	University of Bordeaux	Université de Bordeaux
Bordeaux	University of Pau and the Adour Region	Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour
Caen	University of Caen Normandy	Université de Caen Normandie
Clermont-Ferrand	Clermont Auvergne University	Université Clermont Auvergne
Corse	University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli	Université de Corse Pasquale Paoli
Créteil	Paris-Est Créteil University	Université Paris-Est Créteil
Créteil	Paris 13 University	Université Paris 13
Créteil	Paris 8 University	Université Paris 8 – Vincennes – Saint-Denis
Créteil	University of Marne-la-Vallée	Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée
Dijon	University of Burgundy	Université de Bourgogne
French Guiana	University of French Guiana	Université de Guyane
French Polynesia	University of French Polynesia	Université de la Polynésie Française
Grenoble	Grenoble Alps University	Université Grenoble-Alpes
Grenoble	University of Savoy	Université de Savoie
Guadeloupe and Martinique	University of the French West Indies	Université des Antilles
Lille	University of Lille	Université de Lille
Lille	University of the Littoral Opal Coast	Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale
Lille	Artois University	Université d'Artois
Lille	University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambresis	Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis
Limoges	University of Limoges	Université de Limoges
Lyon	Jean Moulin University Lyon 3	Université Jean Moulin – Lyon 3
Lyon	Lumière University Lyon 2	Université Lumière – Lyon 2
Lyon	Jean Monnet University	Université Jean Monnet
Lyon	Claude Bernard University Lyon 1	Université Claude Bernard – Lyon 1
Montpellier	University of Nîmes	Université de Nîmes
Montpellier	University of Perpignan	Université de Perpignan – Via Domitia
Montpellier	University of Montpellier	Université de Montpellier
Montpellier	Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III	Université Montpellier 3 – Paul-Valéry
Nantes	University of Angers	Université d'Angers
Nantes	University of Nantes	Université de Nantes
Nantes	Le Mans University	Université du Mans
Nice	University of Toulon	Université de Toulon
Nice	University of Nice Sophia Antipolis	Université Nice – Sophia-Antipolis
Nouvelle-Calédonie	University of New Caledonia	Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie
Orléans-Tours	University of Orléans	Université d'Orléans
Orléans-Tours	François Rabelais University	Université François-Rabelais
Paris	Panthéon-Assas University	Université Panthéon-Assas
Paris	Pantheon-Sorbonne University	Université Paris 1 – Panthéon Sorbonne
Paris	University of Paris	Université de Paris
Paris	University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle	Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3
Paris	Sorbonne University	Sorbonne Université
Poitiers	University of La Rochelle	Université de La Rochelle
Poitiers	University of Poitiers	Université de Poitiers
Reims	University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne	Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Rennes	University of Rennes 1	Université de Rennes 1
Rennes	University of Western Brittany	Université de Bretagne Occidentale
Rennes	University of Southern Brittany	Université de Bretagne-Sud
Rennes	University of Rennes 2 – Upper Brittany	Université Rennes 2
Réunion	University of Reunion Island	Université de La Réunion
Rouen	University of Le Havre	Université du Havre
Rouen	University of Rouen	Université de Rouen
Strasbourg	University of Upper Alsace	Université de Haute-Alsace
Strasbourg	University of Strasbourg	Université de Strasbourg
Toulouse	Paul Sabatier University	Université de Toulouse 3 – Paul Sabatier
Toulouse	University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès	Université Toulouse – Jean Jaurès
Toulouse	Toulouse 1 University Capitole	Université Toulouse 1 – Capitole
Versailles	Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University	Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Versailles	Paris-Sud University	Université Paris-Sud
Versailles	Paris Nanterre University	Université Paris Nanterre
Versailles	Cergy-Pontoise University	Université de Cergy-Pontoise
Versailles	University of Évry Val d'Essonne	Université d'Évry-Val d'Essonne

List of university associations

The following have the status of Communities of Universities and Institutions (COMUE):[1]

Association	French Name	Academy
University of Paris-Est	Université Paris-Est	Créteil
University of Champagne	Université de Champagne	Reims
Normandy University	Normandie Université	Caen
Community of universities and higher education institutions of Aquitaine	Communauté d'universités et établissements d'Aquitaine	Bordeaux
Leonardo da Vinci consolidated University	Université confédérale Léonard de Vinci
Institut polytechnique Grand Paris	Institut polytechnique Grand Paris	Versailles
Languedoc-Roussillon Universities	Languedoc-Roussillon Universités	Montpellier
University of Côte d'Azur	Université Côte d'Azur	Nice
PSL Research University	Université de recherche Paris sciences et lettres - PSL Research University	Paris
Université fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées	Université fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées	Toulouse
Sorbonne University (alliance)	Association Sorbonne Université	Paris
University of Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay	Versailles
Université Grenoble Alpes	Université Grenoble Alpes	Grenoble
Université Paris Lumières	Université Paris Lumières	Paris
Sorbonne Paris Cité	Université Sorbonne Paris Cité	Paris
University of Burgundy - Franche-Comté	Université Bourgogne - Franche-Comté	Besançon
University of Lyon	Université de Lyon	Lyon
University of Paris-Seine	Université Paris-Seine	Versailles
Community of Universities and Institutions (COMUE) Lille Nord de France	Communauté d'Universités et Établissements (COMUE) Lille Nord de France	Lille

Experimental institution

Association	French Name	Academy
CY Cergy Paris University	CY Cergy Paris Université	Cergy
University of Côte d'Azur	Université Côte d'Azur	Nice
Université Grenoble Alpes	Université Grenoble-Alpes	Grenoble
Gustave Eiffel University	Université Gustave Eiffel
Leonardo da Vinci consolidated University	Université polytechnique des Hauts-de-France	Lille
University of Paris	Université de Paris	Paris
University of Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay	Saclay
PSL Research University	Université de recherche Paris sciences et lettres	Paris
Polytechnique Institute of Paris	Institut polytechnique de Paris	Paris

Historical or other universities

University of Clermont-Ferrand
University of Paris
University of Grenoble
University of Lyon
Centre universitaire de formation et de recherche de Mayotte
University of Rennes
Université européenne de Bretagne
Louis Pasteur University (now part of the University of Strasbourg)
Marc Bloch University (now part of the University of Strasbourg)
Robert Schuman University (now part of the University of Strasbourg)
University of Toulouse
UniverSud Paris
Lille 1, Lille 2, Lille 3 (now part of the University of Lille)

Notes and references

"Principal establishments of higher education". French Ministry of Higher Education and Research. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
French public universities in some cities are commonly spoken of as being multiple campuses of a larger city university system. For instance, the University of Paris system is said to be composed of 13 campuses, Paris I through Paris XIII, and this was the case in 1970. However, this view no longer reflects the reality as of 2007, which is of largely autonomous universities that fall under the academies in ways that do not necessarily respect the old groupings. To take the Paris example, three universities that bear the University of Paris name, Paris VIII, Paris XII, and Paris XIII, are in fact in the Academy of Créteil, and two others, Paris X and Paris XI, are in the Academy of Versailles, whereas the University of Marne la Vallée, which does not have a University of Paris campus number, is governed by the Academy of Paris.

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[ministry-1] "Principal establishments of higher education". French Ministry of Higher Education and Research. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

[2] French public universities in some cities are commonly spoken of as being multiple campuses of a larger city university system. For instance, the University of Paris system is said to be composed of 13 campuses, Paris I through Paris XIII, and this was the case in 1970. However, this view no longer reflects the reality as of 2007, which is of largely autonomous universities that fall under the academies in ways that do not necessarily respect the old groupings. To take the Paris example, three universities that bear the University of Paris name, Paris VIII, Paris XII, and Paris XIII, are in fact in the Academy of Créteil, and two others, Paris X and Paris XI, are in the Academy of Versailles, whereas the University of Marne la Vallée, which does not have a University of Paris campus number, is governed by the Academy of Paris.

French scientific research facilities
University-grade institutes	Universities Autonomous institutes Écoles normales supérieures Grands établissements
Public research institutes	IRSTEA (agriculture) CNRS (fundamental sciences) INED (demography) INRA (agronomy) IFSTTAR (transports and civil engineering) INRIA (computer science and control) INSERM (medicine) IRD (development)
Public industry	BRGM (geoscience) CEA (nuclear industry and renewables) IFREMER (maritime applications) ONERA (aerospace)

Public universities and higher education institutes in France
Public Universities in France, by Academy	Aix-Marseille Aix-Marseille Avignon Amiens Verne Besançon Franche-Comté Bordeaux Bordeaux 1 Segalen Montaigne Montesquieu Pau/Adour Caen Caen Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Pascal Corsica Paoli Créteil Paris 8 Paris 12 Paris 13 Marne la Vallée Dijon Burgundy French Guiana French West Indies/Guiana French Polynesia French Polynesia Grenoble Savoie Fourier Mendès-France Stendhal Lille Lille Artois Littoral Valenciennes/Hainault-Cambrésis Limoges Limoges Lyon Bernard Lumière Moulin Monnet Montpellier Montpellier 1 Montpellier 2 Valéry Unîmes Perpignan Nancy/Metz Verlaine Poincaré Nancy 2 Nantes Angers Maine Nantes Nice Nice South Orleans/Tours Orléans Rabelais New Caledonia New Caledonia Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne Panthéon-Assas New Sorbonne Sorbonne Descartes Diderot Poitiers Poitiers La Rochelle Reims Reims Rennes Western Brittany Southern Brittany Rennes 1 Upper Brittany Réunion Réunion Rouen Le Havre Rouen Strasbourg Strasbourg Upper Alsace Toulouse Toulouse 1 Le Mirail Sabatier Champollion Versailles Cergy-Pontoise Versailles Évry Nanterre Paris-Sud
Autonomous public higher education institutes	École centrale de Lille Lyon Nantes Marseille École nationale supérieure des arts et industries textiles Institut national des sciences appliquées de Lyon Rennes Toulouse Rouen Strasbourg Institut supérieur de mécanique de Paris Universités de technologie Compiègne Belfort-Montbéliard Troyes
Écoles normales supérieures	Paris Cachan Lyon École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines
Écoles françaises à l'étranger	Casa de Velázquez École française d'archéologie d'Athènes École française d'Extrême-Orient École française de Rome Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale
Grands établissements	Collège de France Conservatoire national des arts et métiers École centrale Paris École des hautes études en sciences sociales École Nationale des Chartes Arts et Métiers ParisTech École nationale supérieure des sciences de l'information et des bibliothèques École pratique des hautes études Sciences Po Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris Institut national d'histoire de l'art Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales Institut polytechnique de Grenoble Muséum national d'histoire naturelle Observatoire de Paris Palais de la Découverte Université Paris-Dauphine