Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3

Key Highlights

• Public French university and EPSCP
• Established as Lyon 3 in 1973
• 28,433 students in 2025-2026
• 4,375 international students from 115 countries in 2025-2026

Student Life & Environment

Student experience is distributed across the Manufacture des Tabacs and Campus des Quais in Lyon, plus the smaller Campus de Bourg-en-Bresse. Consequently, daily routines and available facilities depend on the faculty, study level, and assigned teaching site. Students may need to travel between buildings or campuses for classes, administration, library work, or events. The university’s digital application brings together timetables, schedule-change notifications, a digital student card, registration information, CROUS restaurant menus, transport information, student email, and other practical services. University libraries operate at the Manufacture des Tabacs, the Palais, and the Maison Internationale des Langues et des Cultures, providing study spaces, borrowing, research guidance, and document services. The institution reports a diverse population: international students represented 15% of enrollment in 2025-2026, while 29% of eligible students received means-tested social grants. Campus life includes student associations, cultural activities and sport, although participation and facilities differ by location. Applicants requiring accessibility arrangements should contact the university early, ideally during registration or by the start of term, because study support and examination accommodations are assessed individually. Housing is not included in the published registration charges. Students should treat accommodation, food, local transport, insurance, and personal expenses as separate parts of their budget and verify housing arrangements before arrival.

Location & Surroundings

The university has two main campus areas in Lyon and a third campus in Bourg-en-Bresse. The Manufacture des Tabacs is in Lyon’s 8th arrondissement, while the Campus des Quais comprises several buildings in the 7th arrondissement near the Rhône, including the historic Palais de l’Université, IUT Jean Moulin and research and teaching facilities. The Bourg-en-Bresse campus is approximately a separate regional study location, not another building within Lyon. Official campus information describes all three as accessible by public transport. Lyon Part-Dieu and Lyon Perrache railway stations serve the Lyon sites, while Bourg-en-Bresse has its own railway station. Students should confirm where their program is taught before choosing accommodation: teaching locations can vary by faculty and level, and a program based in Bourg-en-Bresse entails a materially different commute and living arrangement from one based in central Lyon. Lyon’s sites place students within a large urban and university environment, with access to city transport and regional rail. Prospective students should budget separately for commuting and consider proximity to their assigned campus rather than relying only on the institution’s general Lyon address.

Costs & Career Outcomes

The university’s 2026-2027 registration portal lists standard national registration charges of €178 for Licence, €255 for Master and €398 for Doctorat. These figures are administrative tuition charges, not a complete cost of attendance. Students may also need to pay the national student-life contribution where applicable and should budget independently for housing, food, transport, insurance, study materials and personal expenses. Program-specific university diplomas, continuing education and other special formats may use different pricing. International applicants should not assume that nationality alone determines the amount payable. France’s differentiated-fee framework and the university’s exemption decisions can affect some non-EU students, while exchange arrangements and particular programs follow separate rules. The final payable amount should therefore be confirmed during admission and registration for the specific 2026-2027 course. Career preparation varies by academic component. The university offers selected work-study programs using apprenticeship or professionalization contracts in areas including law, finance, accounting, human resources, marketing, communication, purchasing and management. Its orientation and professional-insertion service provides a central contact for study planning and employment preparation. Official institutional figures report 9,017 diplomas awarded in 2024-2025, but applicants should consult program-level graduate surveys when comparing outcomes: university-wide figures do not establish the employment rate, salary or typical destination of a particular degree. No single institution-wide salary or employer list was verified.