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Tuition fees in Europe

France

Country: France

Population (million): 68.9 (2025)

Area (km²): 632702

Official language: French

Currency: euro (since 1 January 1999)

Dialling code: +33

Internet users (million): 46.7 (2025)

Number of students: 2,879,212 (2024)

Students as % of population aged 20-24: 36.3 (2024)

Women among students (%): 55.7 (2024)

Students - bachelor's level: 1,301,281 (2024)

Students - master's level: 1,017,428 (2024)

Students - doctoral level: 69,639 (2024)

Tuition fees - bachelor's (EUR per year): EU/EEA: €178 a year at public universities + CVEC €105; non-EU: €2,902 a year + CVEC (2026/27)

Tuition fees - master's (EUR per year): EU/EEA: €255 a year at public universities + CVEC €105; non-EU: €3,950 a year + CVEC (2026/27)

At public universities EU/EEA students pay €178 a year for a licence and €255 for a master's, while non-EU students pay €2,902 and €3,950 – plus the €105 CVEC (2026/27). Campus France counts more than 3,500 higher education institutions, and since 4 May 2026 a meal in a CROUS canteen costs €1 for all students. Learn how Parcoursup and Mon Master work, what a CROUS room costs and how many hours you may work.

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Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.

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