List of public universities in France

This is a list of the eighty-three [The French Ministry of Education commonly refers to there being eighty-seven public universities. However, this is to include four institutions that are not, properly speaking, public universities. One is Paris Dauphine University, formerly Paris 9, which changed status in 2004. Three others are the national polytechnic institutes, which Article 24 of the law regarding the organization of higher education in France (law 84-52 of 26 January 1984, the "loi Savary") lumps together with the public universities. However, the national polytechnic institutes are consortia of grandes écoles rather than individual autonomous institutions with non-competitive admissions, and so are best understood as being in a separate category.] autonomous public universities in France, including the one French "university centre", [The Jean-François Champollion University Center for Teaching and Research in the Academy of Toulouse calls itself a university centre rather than a university, but the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research classes it together with the universities. The University of Nîmes in the Academy of Montpellier was also a university centre but it renamed itself as a university as of September 2007.] which are distinguished as being state institutes of higher education and research that practice open admissions. The list does not include public institutions that practice competitive admissions, such as Paris Dauphine University, which changed status in 2004, the three national polytechnic institutes, [There are three "national polytechnic institutes" that were established in 1970 (the National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse, the Grenoble Institute of Technology and the National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine). Although these are classed together with the universities under Article 24 of the law regarding the organization of higher education in France (law 84-52 of 26 January 1984, the "loi Savary"), they are quite different from the public universities in this list. They are consortia of grandes écoles rather than individual autonomous institutions with non-competitive admissions.] the grandes écoles (among which are the three universities of technology), [Although called "universities", the three universities of technology, the University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard, the University of Technology of Compiègne, and the University of Technology of Troyes are in fact non-university institutes ("écoles extérieures aux universités"), as defined by Chapter I, Section II (Articles 34 through 36) of French law 84-52 of 26 January 1984 regarding higher education (the "loi Savary").] or private universities, such as the Catholic universities, the Protestant universities, the private secular universities, and the American University of Paris. This list does make mention of university systems related to the public universities, including the historic city university systems [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.] and the new centres for research and higher education. [ Universities are grouping themselves in new ways as of 2007. The current trend is to create groups called Centres for Research and Higher Education ("Pôles de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur", or PRES), which include public universities and other institutes of higher education and research. Thus, the University of Toulouse is a PRES that was created only as recently as March 2007, and that includes the former Universities of Toulouse I, II, and III, as well as three other institutions in Toulouse. Some of the new centres call themselves "universities", but it is probably too early to consider them as collegiate universities. They are better understood as loose groupings, or consortia, of universities and other institutions of higher education and research.]

The list is organized by academy because this is how the French educational system is organized. [ [http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid20269/liste-des-universites.html Web page of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research showing a map of France divided into academies, with links – some broken – to pages that list the universities for each academy.] (in French) Retrieved 2007-10-21.] France is divided into thirty-five academies, of which thirty-one host the principal administrative seats of universities. Although the rectors or vice-rectors who head the academies do not have administrative control over the universities, the division into academies is nonetheless important because it governs admissions. Students in France have the right to be admitted to a university in the academy in which they passed the baccalauréat, [ [http://www.nouvelleuniversite.gouv.fr/-principales-dispositions-de-la-loi-.html?artpage=3#outil_sommaire_2 Web site of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research describing the proposed new law for universities, with reference to the present rules.] (in French) Retrieved 2007-10-21.] and in some cases to a university in another specified academy.

[http://www.ac-aix-marseille.fr/ Academy of Aix and Marseille]

* University of Provence (Aix-Marseille I, "Université de Provence : Aix-Marseille I")
* University of the Mediterranean (Aix-Marseille II, "Université de la Méditerranée : Aix-Marseille II")
* Paul Cézanne University (Aix-Marseille III, "Université Paul Cézanne : Aix-Marseille III")
* University of Avignon (University of Avignon and the Vaucluse, "Université d'Avignon et des pays du Vaucluse");See also
* Aix-Marseille University

[http://www.ac-amiens.fr/ Academy of Amiens]

* University of Picardie Jules Verne ("Université de Picardie Jules Verne")

[http://www.ac-besancon.fr/ Academy of Besançon]

* University of Franche-Comté ("Université de Franche-Comté")

[http://www.ac-bordeaux.fr/ Academy of Bordeaux]

* University of Bordeaux 1 ("Université Bordeaux 1 Sciences Technologies" or Bordeaux 1)
* Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 University ("Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2")
* Michel de Montaigne University Bordeaux 3 ("Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3")
* Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV ("Université Montesquieu - Bordeaux IV")
* University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour ("Université de Pau et des pays de l'Adour");See also
* University of Bordeaux
* [http://www.poleuniv.u-bordeaux.fr/index.php Pôle universitaire de Bordeaux]

[http://www.ac-caen.fr/ Academy of Caen]

* University of Caen Lower Normandy ("Université de Caen Basse-Normandie")

[http://www.ac-clermont.fr/ Academy of Clermont-Ferrand]

* University of Auvergne ("Université d'Auvergne", formerly Clermont 1)
* Blaise Pascal University ("Université Blaise Pascal", formerly Clermont-Ferrand II);See also
* University of Clermont-Ferrand

[http://www.ac-corse.fr/ Academy of Corsica]

* University of Corsica Pascal Paoli (Corsican: "Università di Corsica Pasquale Paoli", French: "Université de Corse Pascal Paoli")

[http://www.ac-creteil.fr/ Academy of Créteil]

* Paris 8 University ("Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis")
* Paris 12 Val de Marne University ("Université Paris 12 Val de Marne")
* Paris 13 University - Paris North ("Université Paris 13 - Paris Nord", "UP13")
* University of Marne la Vallée ("Université de Marne la Vallée", UMLV);See also
* University of Paris
* [http://www.univ-paris-est.fr/ Université Paris-Est]

[http://www.ac-dijon.fr/ Academy of Dijon]

* University of Burgundy ("Université de Bourgogne")

[http://www.ac-guyane.fr/ Academy of French Guiana]

* University of the French West Indies and Guiana ("Université des Antilles et de la Guyane", UAG)

[http://www.ac-polynesie.pf/ Academy of French Polynesia]

* University of French Polynesia ("Université de la Polynésie Française")

[http://www.ac-grenoble.fr/ Academy of Grenoble]

* University of Savoie ("Université de Savoie")
* Joseph Fourier University ("Université Joseph Fourier", formerly Grenoble I)
* Pierre Mendès-France University ("Université Pierre-Mendès-France" or UPMF, formerly Grenoble 2)
* Stendhal University ("Université Stendhal - Grenoble 3");See also
* University of Grenoble
* [http://www.grenoble-universites.fr/ Grenoble Universités]

[http://www.ac-guadeloupe.fr/ Academy of Guadeloupe]

This rectorate is home to the Guadeloupe campus of the University of the French West Indies and Guiana, which is under the Academy of French Guiana.

[http://www.ac-lille.fr/ Academy of Lille]

* Artois University ("Université d'Artois")
* Lille University of Science and Technology ("Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille" or USTL, also known as Lille 1)
* Lille 2 University of Health and Law ("Université Lille 2 Droit et Santé")
* Charles de Gaulle University - Lille III ("Université Charles-de-Gaulle - Lille 3")
* University of the Littoral Opal Coast ("Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale", "ULCO")
* University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambresis ("Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis", "UVHC");See also
* University of Lille
* Université Lille Nord de France.

[http://www.ac-limoges.fr/ Academy of Limoges]

* University of Limoges ("Université de Limoges")

[http://www.ac-lyon.fr/ Academy of Lyon]

* Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 ("Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1")
* Lumière University Lyon 2 ("Université Lumière Lyon 2")
* Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 ("Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3")
* Jean Monnet University ("Université Jean Monnet");See also
* University of Lyon

[http://www.ac-martinique.fr/ Academy of Martinique]

This rectorate is home to the Schoelcher campus of the University of the French West Indies and Guiana, which is under the Academy of French Guiana.

[http://www.ac-mayotte.fr/ Academy of Mayotte]

There are no public universities in this vice-rectorate.

[http://www.ac-montpellier.fr/ Academy of Montpellier]

* University of Montpellier 1 ("Université de Montpellier 1")
* Montpellier 2 University ("Université Montpellier 2")
* Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III ("Université Paul-Valéry, Montpellier III")
* University of Nîmes ("Université de Nîmes" or "Unîmes", until recently the Nîmes University Centre for Training and Research or "Centre universitaire de Formation et de Recherche de Nîmes")
* University of Perpignan Via Domitia ("Université de Perpignan Via Domitia");See also
* University of Montpellier

[http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/ Academy of Nancy and Metz]

* Paul Verlaine University - Metz ("Université Paul Verlaine - Metz")
* Henri Poincaré University ("Université Henri Poincaré", UHP, also known as Nancy 1)
* Nancy 2 University ("Université Nancy 2");See also
* University of Nancy
* European University Center of Lorraine
* Nancy-Université

[http://www.ac-nantes.fr/ Academy of Nantes]

* University of Angers ("Université d'Angers")
* University of Maine (France) ("Université du Maine")
* University of Nantes ("Université de Nantes")

[http://www.ac-nice.fr/ Academy of Nice]

* University of Nice Sophia Antipolis ("Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis", UNice)
* University of the South, Toulon-Var ("Université du Sud - Toulon-Var", USTV)

[http://www.ac-orleans-tours.fr/ Academy of Orléans and Tours]

* University of Orléans ("Université d'Orléans")
* François Rabelais University ("Université François-Rabelais")

[http://www.ac-noumea.nc/ Academy of New Caledonia]

* University of New Caledonia ("Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie")

[http://www.ac-paris.fr/ Academy of Paris]

* University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne ("Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne")
* Pantheon-Assas Paris II University ("Université Panthéon-Assas Paris II")
* ("Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle", also known as Paris III)
* Paris-Sorbonne University ("Université Paris Sorbonne - Paris IV")
* Paris Descartes University ("Université Paris Descartes", formerly Paris 5)
* Pierre and Marie Curie University ("Université Pierre et Marie Curie" (UPMC), Paris 6)
* Paris 7 - Denis Diderot University ("Université Paris 7 - Denis Diderot");See also
* University of Paris
* Alliance Paris Universitas
* Paris Centre Universités
* [http://www.univ-paris-est.fr/ Université Paris-Est]
* [http://www.polytechnicum.org/ Polytechnicum de Marne-la-Vallée]

[http://www.ac-poitiers.fr/ Academy of Poitiers]

* University of Poitiers ("Université de Poitiers")
* University of La Rochelle ("Université de La Rochelle")

[http://www.ac-reims.fr/ Academy of Reims]

* University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne ("Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne")

[http://www.ac-rennes.fr/ Academy of Rennes]

* University of Western Brittany ("Université de Bretagne Occidentale")
* University of Southern Brittany ("Université de Bretagne Sud")
* University of Rennes 1 ("Université de Rennes 1")
* University of Rennes 2 - Upper Brittany ("Université Rennes 2 - Haute Bretagne");See also
* University of Rennes
* Université européenne de Bretagne

[http://www.ac-reunion.fr/ Academy of Réunion]

* University of La Réunion ("Université de la Réunion")

[http://www.ac-rouen.fr/ Academy of Rouen]

* University of Le Havre ("Université du Havre")
* University of Rouen ("Université de Rouen")

[http://www.ac-st-pierre-miquelon.education.fr/ Academy of Saint Pierre and Miquelon]

There are no universities in this rectorate.

[http://www.ac-strasbourg.fr/ Academy of Strasbourg]

* Upper Alsace University ("Université de Haute Alsace")
* Louis Pasteur University ("Université Louis Pasteur", ULP or Strasbourg 1)
* Marc Bloch University ("Université Marc Bloch", formerly Strasbourg II)
* Robert Schuman University ("Université Robert Schuman", formerly Strasbourg III);See also
* University of Strasbourg

[http://www.ac-toulouse.fr/ Academy of Toulouse]

* Toulouse 1 University Social Sciences ("Université Toulouse 1 Sciences Sociales")
* University of Toulouse II - Le Mirail ("Université de Toulouse II - Le Mirail")
* Paul Sabatier University ("Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III")
* Jean-François Champollion University Center for Teaching and Research ("Centre universitaire de Formation et de Recherche Jean-François Champollion") ;See also
* University of Toulouse

[http://www.ac-versailles.fr/default.asp Academy of Versailles]

* Cergy-Pontoise University ("Université de Cergy-Pontoise")
* Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University ("Université de Versailles St-Quentin-en-Yvelines", UVSQ)
* University of Évry Val d'Essonne ("Université d'Évry - Val d'Essonne")
* Paris X University Nanterre ("Université Paris X Nanterre", UPX)
* Paris-Sud 11 University ("Université Paris-Sud 11");See also
* University of Paris
* UniverSud Paris

[http://www.wallis.co.nc/vrwf/ Academy of Wallis and Futuna]

There are no public universities in this vice-rectorate.

ee also

* List of colleges and universities in France
* List of public university systems and consortiums in France
* Grandes écoles
*
* List of colleges and universities by country
* List of colleges and universities
* Education in France

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