France

Country: France

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.

Study in Europe estimates that a student in France spends on average €800–1,200 a month. Housing costs the most, especially in Paris. According to Campus France:

a room in a CROUS student residence – around €450 in Paris and on average around €350 in the rest of the country,
a studio on the private market – at least €800 in Paris, on average about half that in other cities,
food – French people spend on average around €300 a month; since 4 May 2026 a meal in a CROUS canteen costs €1 for all students (you need an active Izly account),
transport – an annual student pass costs €374.40 in Paris and €250–300 elsewhere.

You book a room in a CROUS residence on trouverunlogement.lescrous.fr – in 2026 from 7 July. The deposit cannot be higher than one month's rent. Housing benefit (APL or ALS) is paid by the CAF, and the Visale scheme can act as your rent guarantor.

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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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