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Public universities in France are administered at the national level, by the Ministry of Education. The ministry divides France into thirty-five academies, which are responsible for educational governance at the regional level, as shown on the ministry's map. Each academy is headed by a rector or a vice-rector, and is thus either a rectorate or a vice-rectorate.

The term ‘university’ in France is taken to include, in addition to institutions that refer to themselves as universities: University Centers (in the academies of Montpellier, Nancy and Metz, and Toulouse), and National Polytechnic Institutes (in the academies of Grenoble and Nancy and Metz).

Public universities in France are distinct from other forms of public higher education institution, such as the grandes ecoles. National Polytechnic Institutes are not to be confused with the Ecole Polytechnique, which is one of the grandes ecoles.

French public universities in some cities are occasionally understood to be multiple campuses of a larger city university system. For instance, one hears references to the University of Paris system, said to be composed of 13 campuses, Paris I through Paris XIII. However, while this may have been the case historically, the academies of today do not necessarily hew to this conception. Two universities that bear the University of Paris name, Paris X and Paris XI, are in fact in the Academy of Versailles, wheras the University of Marne la Vallee, which does not have a University of Paris campus number, is governed by the Academy of Paris. Other academies, similarly, include universities that are outside their principal cities.

Here are the ninety-one universities of France, as listed by the Ministry of Education, organized by academy:

Contents 1 Academy of Aix and Marseille 2 Academy of Amiens 3 Academy of Besançon 4 Academy of Bordeaux 5 Academy of Caen 6 Academy of Clermont-Ferrand 7 Academy of Corsica 8 Academy of Creteil 9 Academy of Dijon 10 Academy of French Guiana 11 Academy of French Polynesia 12 Academy of Grenoble 13 Academy of Guadeloupe 14 Academy of Lille 15 Academy of Limoges 16 Academy of Lyon 17 Academy of Martinique 18 Academy of Mayotte 19 Academy of Montpellier 20 Academy of Nancy and Metz 21 Acadedmy of Nantes 22 Academy of Nice 23 Academy of Orleans and Tours 24 Academy of New Caledonia 25 Academy of Paris 26 Academy of Poitiers 27 Academy of Reims 28 Academy of Rennes 29 Academy of La Reunion 30 Academy of Rouen 31 Academy of Saint Pierre and Miquelon 32 Academy of Strasbourg 33 Academy of Toulouse 34 Academy of Versailles 35 Academy of Wallis and Fortuna 36 See also

(l'académie d'Aix-Marseille)

University of Provence, Aix-Marseille I (Université de Provence : Aix-Marseille I)

University of the Mediterranean, Aix-Marseille II (Université de la Méditerranée : Aix-Marseille II)

Paul Cezanne University, Aix-Marseille III (Université Paul Cézanne : Aix-Marseille III)

University of Avignon and the Vaucluse (Université d'Avignon et des pays du Vaucluse)

(l'académie d'Amiens)

University of Picardy, Jules Verne (Université de Picardie Jules Verne)

University of Technology of Compiegne (Université de Technologie de Compiegne)

• University of Franche-Comté (Université de Franche-Comté)
• Universite of Technologie of Belfort-Montbeliard (Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard)
• (l'académie de Besançon)

(l'académie de Bordeaux)

University of Bordeaux 1, Science and Technology (Université Bordeaux 1 Sciences Technologies)

Victor Segalen University, Bordeaux 2 (Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2)

Michel de Montaigne University, Bordeaux 3 (Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3)

Montesquieu University, Bordeaux IV (Université Montesquieu - Bordeaux IV)

University of Pau and the Ardour (Université de Pau et des pays de l'Adour)

(l'académie de Caen)

University of Caen, Lower Normandy (Université de Caen Basse-Normandie)

(l'académie de Clermont-Ferrand)

University of the Auvergne, Clermont 1 (Université d'Auvergne - Clermont 1)

Blaise Pascal University, Clermond-Ferrand II (Université Blaise Pascal - Clermont-Ferrand II)

(l'académie de Corse)

University of Corsica, Pascal Paoli (Università di Corsica Pasquale Paoli, French name: Université Pascal Paoli)

(l'académie de Créteil)

No universities in this rectorate.

(l'académie de Dijon)

University of Burgundy (Université de Bourgogne)

(l'académie de la Guyane)

University of the Antilles and French Guiana (Université des Antilles et de la Guyane)

(le vice-rectorat de Polynésie Française)

University of French Polynesia (Université de la Polynésie Française)

(l'académie de Grenoble)

University of Savoy (Université de Savoie)

Joseph Fourier University (formerly Grenoble I) (Université Joseph Fourier)

Pierre Mendes-France University, Grenoble 2 (Université Pierre Mendes-France - Grenoble 2)

Stendhal University (Université Stendhal Grenoble 3)

National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble (Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, INP Grenoble)

(l'académie de la Guadeloupe)

No universities in this rectorate.

(l'académie de Lille)

Artois University (Université d'Artois)

Science and Technology University of Lille, Lille I (Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille - Lille I, USTL)

Lille 2, University of Law and Public Health of Lille (Lille 2 - Université du Droit et de la Santé de Lille)

Charles de Gaulle University, Lille 3 (Université Charles-de-Gaulle - Lille 3)

University of the Littoral, Opal Coast (Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, ULCO)

University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambresis (Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis, UVHC)

(l'académie de Limoges)

University of Limoges (Université de Limoges)

(l'académie de Lyon)

Claude Bernard University, Lyon 1 (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)

Lumiere University, Lyon 2 (Université Lumière Lyon 2)

Jean Moulin University, Lyon 3 (Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3)

Jean Monnet University, Saint Etienne (Université Jean Monnet - Saint Etienne)

(l'académie de la Martinique)

There are no universities in this rectorate.

le vice-rectorat de Mayotte

There are no universities in this vice-rectorate.

(l'académie de Montpellier)

University of Montpellier 1 (Université de Montpellier 1)

University of Montpellier II (Université Montpellier II)

Paul Valery University, Montpellier III (Université Paul Valéry - Montpellier III)

Nimes University Center for Teaching and Research (Centre universitaire de Formation et de Recherche de Nîmes, Unîmes)

Perpignan University (Université de Perpignan)

(l'académie de Nancy-Metz)

University of Metz (| Université de Metz)

European University Center of Lorraine (Pôle Universitaire Européen de Lorraine)

Henri Poincare University, Nancy 1 (| Université Henri Poincaré - Nancy 1)

Nancy University 2 (| Université Nancy 2)

National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (| Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, INPL)

(l'académie de Nantes)

Univeristy of Angers (Université d'Angers)

University of Maine (France) (Université du Maine)

University of Nantes (Université de Nantes)

(l'académie de Nice)

University of Nice, Sophia Antipolis (Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis)

University of the South, Toulon-Var (Université du Sud - Toulon-Var)

(l'académie d'Orléans-Tours)

University of Orleans (Université d'Orléans)

Francois Rabelais University, Tours (Université François-Rabelais, Tours)

(le vice-rectorat de Nouvelle-Calédonie)

University of New Caledonia (Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie)

(l'académie de Paris)

University of Paris 1, Pantheon-Sorbonne (Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne)

Pantheon-Assas University, Paris II (Université Panthéon-Assas Paris II)

University of the New Sorbonne, Paris III (Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris III)

Paris-Sorbonne University, Paris IV (Université Paris Sorbonne - Paris IV)

Rene Descartes University, Paris 5 (Université Rene Descartes - Paris 5)

Pierre and Marie Curie University (Université Pierre et Marie Curie, UPMC, formerly Paris VI)

University of Paris 7, Denis Diderot (Université Paris 7 - Denis-Diderot)

Paris Dauphine University (Université Paris Dauphine, formerly Paris IX)

University of Marne la Vallee (Université de Marne la Vallée, UMLV)

University of Paris 8, Vincennes-Saint-Denis (Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis)

University of Paris 12, Val de Marne (Université Paris 12 - Val de Marne)

University of Paris 13, North (Université Paris 13 Nord, UP13)

(l'académie de Poitiers)

University of Poitiers (Université de Poitiers)

University of La Rochelle (Université de La Rochelle)

(l'académie de Reims)

Universite of Reims, Champagne-Ardenne (Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne)

University of Technology of Troyes (Université de technologie de Troyes)

(l'académie de Rennes)

University of Western Brittany (Université de Bretagne Occidentale)

University of Southern Brittany (Université de Bretagne Sud)

University of Rennes 1 (Université de Rennes 1)

University of Rennes 2, Upper Brittany (Université Rennes 2 - Haute Bretagne)

(l'académie de la Réunion)

University of Reunion (Université de la Réunion)

(l'académie de Rouen)

University of Le Havre (Université du Havre)

University of Rouen (Université de Rouen)

(l'académie de Saint Pierre et Miquelon)

There are no universities in this rectorate.

(l'académie de Strasbourg)

University of Upper Alsace Université de Haute Alsace

Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg 1 (Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg 1)

Marc Bloch University (Université Marc Bloch, formerly Strasbourg II)

Robert Schuman University (Université Robert Schuman, formerly Strasbourg III)

(l'académie de Toulouse)

University of Toulouse I (Université Toulouse 1 Sciences Sociales)

University of Toulouse - Le Mirail, Toulouse II (Université de Toulouse - Le Mirail : Toulouse II)

University of Paul Sabatier, Toulouse 3 (Université de Paul Sabatier - Toulouse 3)

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse (Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse)

Jean-Francois Champollion University Center for Teaching and Research (Centre universitaire de Formation et de Recherche Jean-François Champollion)

(l'académie de Versailles)

University of Cergy-Pontoise Université de Cergy-Pontoise

University of Versailles, Saint Quentin en Yvelines (Université de Versailles St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, UVSQ)

University of Evry - Val d'Essonne (Université d'Évry - Val d'Essonne)

University of Paris X, Nanterre (Université Paris X - Nanterre, UPX)

University Paris-South 11 (Université Paris-Sud 11)

le vice-rectorat de Wallis et Fortuna

There are no universities in this vice-rectorate.

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