France

The choice in France is huge – Campus France, the state agency that promotes studying in France, counts more than 3,500 public and private higher education institutions. The main types:

• public universities (universités) – Campus France lists 78 universities and university groupings; 63% of international students study here,
• grandes écoles – selective engineering schools, business schools and institutes of political studies (20% of international students); 227 schools can award the engineering degree, and there are 220 business and management schools,
• specialised schools – almost 3,000 public and private schools that train students for specific sectors, e.g. health, journalism or design,
• schools of art and architecture – almost 50 public schools of art and design under the Ministry of Culture and a network of 20 public schools of architecture (ENSA).

In total 2.9 million people study in France, and 14% of them are international students.

Universities in France – profiles