How higher education works in France
France follows the Licence–Master–Doctorate structure across public universities, while grandes écoles, engineering, business, art and other specialist schools use their own admissions and award structures. Teaching can be in French, English or a published combination depending on the programme.
Compare before you commit
Use the live France catalogue to compare institutions, study levels, teaching languages and tuition data where universities have published them.
What to verify before choosing
A diverse higher-education system connecting research universities, specialist schools and internationally recognised study routes. Shortlist a programme only after checking its teaching language, campus and current intake.
Information you can trust
Reviewed 2026-08-26 against Campus France, France-Visas. Programme records remain managed centrally in SIT Connect.
National references: Campus France; France-Visas.
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