France 2023/24 - values of student fees

National student fee

In France students at public universities pay registration fees, but they are low and set nationally. In 2023/24, home and EU students paid EUR 170 a year for a Bachelor's (licence) and EUR 243 a year for a Master's. On top of that, most students pay the Student Life and Campus Contribution (CVEC), which was EUR 100 in 2023/24.

Some programmes cost more: first-cycle paramedical programmes cost more than other Bachelor's programmes, and engineering diplomas cost more than a Master's. Your grades and how long you study do not change the fee. Short-cycle STS programmes in public upper secondary schools are free.

Students from outside the EU/EEA who do not live permanently in France and enrol for the first time pay higher fees. The total yearly registration fee for them is EUR 2,770 at Bachelor's level and EUR 3,770 at Master's level, which still covers only about one third of the real cost.

Holders of need-based grants do not pay registration fees or the CVEC, and refugees and asylum seekers are also exempt from the CVEC. Fees at private institutions and for university-specific diplomas are set separately.