List of public universities in France
This list of public universities in France refers to the autonomous institutions which are distinguished as being state institutes of higher education and research that practice open admissions, designated "Université" by the French ministry of Higher Education and Research.
For other types of institutions of higher education see the list of colleges and universities in France, including the national polytechnic institutes, the grandes écoles or private universities, such as the Catholic universities, the Protestant universities, the private secular universities, and the American University of Paris.
History
This list also refers to university systems related to the public universities, including the historic city university systems and the new centres for research and higher education. The Pôle de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur were organized from 2007 to 2013 as groupings of higher education and research institutions in France; these are now replaced largely by the new Communities of Universities and Institutions.List of universities, by academy
List of university associations
The following have the status of Communities of Universities and Institutions :| Association | French Name | Academy |
| University of Paris-Est | Université Paris-Est | Créteil |
| University of Champagne | Université de Champagne | Reims |
| Normandy University | Normandie Université | Caen |
| Community of universities and higher education institutions of Aquitaine | Communauté d'universités et établissements d'Aquitaine | Bordeaux |
| Leonardo da Vinci consolidated University | Université confédérale Léonard de Vinci | |
| Institut polytechnique Grand Paris | Institut polytechnique Grand Paris | Versailles |
| Languedoc-Roussillon Universities | Languedoc-Roussillon Universités | Montpellier |
| University of Côte d'Azur | Université Côte d'Azur | Nice |
| PSL Research University | Université de recherche Paris sciences et lettres - PSL Research University | Paris |
| Université fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées | Université fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées | Toulouse |
| Sorbonne University | Association Sorbonne Université | Paris |
| University of Paris-Saclay | Université Paris-Saclay | Versailles |
| Université Grenoble Alpes | Université Grenoble Alpes | Grenoble |
| Université Paris Lumières | Université Paris Lumières | Paris |
| Sorbonne Paris Cité | Université Sorbonne Paris Cité | Paris |
| University of Burgundy - Franche-Comté | Université Bourgogne - Franche-Comté | Besançon |
| University of Lyon | Université de Lyon | Lyon |
| University of Paris-Seine | Université Paris-Seine | Versailles |
| Community of Universities and Institutions Lille Nord de France | Communauté d'Universités et Établissements Lille Nord de France | Lille |
Experimental institution
| Association | French Name | Academy |
| CY Cergy Paris University | CY Cergy Paris Université | Cergy |
| University of Côte d'Azur | Université Côte d'Azur | Nice |
| Université Grenoble Alpes | Université Grenoble-Alpes | Grenoble |
| Gustave Eiffel University | Université Gustave Eiffel | |
| Leonardo da Vinci consolidated University | Université polytechnique des Hauts-de-France | Lille |
| University of Paris | Université de Paris | Paris |
| University of Paris-Saclay | Université Paris-Saclay | Saclay |
| PSL Research University | Université de recherche Paris sciences et lettres | Paris |
| Polytechnique Institute of Paris | Institut polytechnique de Paris | Paris |
Historical or other universities
- University of Clermont-Ferrand
- University of Paris
- University of Grenoble
- University of Lyon
- Centre universitaire de formation et de recherche de Mayotte
- University of Rennes
- Université européenne de Bretagne
- Louis Pasteur University
- Marc Bloch University
- Robert Schuman University
- University of Toulouse
- UniverSud Paris
- Lille 1, Lille 2, Lille 3