787 cheapest universities in France in 2026
The most affordable universities in France, ranked by minimum bachelor fees. Ideal for optimising your study budget.
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787 universities ranked by increasing fees
No. 1Normandy CEFEDEM
Public Norman center in music pedagogy and instrumental practice.
No. 2Toulouse Higher Institute of Arts (ISDAT)
Public Toulouse school of excellence in fine arts, design, and creation.
No. 3ENSCI – Les Ateliers
Public Paris school of excellence in industrial design and innovation.
No. 4National School of Decorative Arts (ENSAD)
Public Paris school of reference in design and decorative arts.
No. 5Lyon National School of Fine Arts
Public Lyon school of excellence in fine arts and design.
No. 6National School of Chartes (ENC)
Public Paris school of excellence in archival studies, heritage, and humanities.
No. 7Limoges National School of Art
Public Limoges school in fine arts and contemporary design.
No. 8Nice National School of Art – Villa Arson
Public Nice school in contemporary art and multidisciplinary design.
No. 9Dijon National School of Art
Public Burgundy school in fine arts and contemporary design.
No. 10National School of Theatre Arts and Techniques (ENSATT)
Public Lyon school of reference in theatre arts and performing arts.
No. 11Paris-Cergy National School of Art
Public Île-de-France school in contemporary art and artistic research.
No. 12Bretagne National School of Architecture
Public Rennes school training future architects in contemporary project, territory, and ecological transition challenges.
No. 13Nantes National School of Architecture
Nantes public school training architects through project-based, experimental excellence.
No. 14Lille National School of Architecture and Landscape
Public Lille school training demanding professionals in architecture, landscape, and sustainable planning.
No. 15Saint-Étienne National School of Architecture
Saint-Étienne public school training state-registered architects through project, creation, and ecological transition.
No. 16Lyon National School of Architecture
Lyon public school training future architects through excellence programs rooted in urban challenges and ecological transition.
No. 17Clermont-Ferrand National School of Architecture
Public school training state-registered architects focused on creation, city, ecological transition, and territorial memory.
No. 18Bordeaux National School of Architecture and Landscape
Public Bordeaux school training future professionals in architecture and landscape planning to meet territorial challenges.
No. 19Normandy National School of Architecture
Public school training future architects to address contemporary challenges in living environments, cities, and territories.
No. 20Montpellier National School of Architecture
Montpellier public school training future architects to address contemporary urban, ecological transition, and Mediterranean territory challenges.
No. 21Nancy National School of Architecture
Public Nancy school training future architects through innovative pedagogy combining art, technique, humanities, and ecological transition.
No. 22Strasbourg National School of Architecture
Strasbourg public school training excellence architects, combining creation, technique, heritage, and urbanism.
No. 23Paris-Belleville National School of Architecture
Paris-Belleville public school training demanding architects through project, theory, and heritage-focused programs.
No. 24Paris-Malaquais National School of Architecture
Paris-Malaquais public school training future architects through innovative, interdisciplinary pedagogy.