Avignon Université

Key Highlights

• Public French university with current EPSCP status
• Approximately 7,000 students reported in official 2026 materials
• Two campuses and four academic components
• International students represent 12 percent of enrollment in the university’s 2026 profile

Student Life & Environment

Student life is divided between the Hannah Arendt campus near central Avignon and the Jean-Henri Fabre campus in Agroparc. Official 2026 institutional material reports 39 student associations registered with the university, providing routes into academic, cultural, civic, social, and recreational activities. Licence students also choose opening units during their studies, allowing interests outside the main subject to contribute to the curriculum where the catalogue and timetable permit. Housing is not automatically included with admission. CROUS university residences are open to regularly enrolled students, with priority generally given to scholarship recipients and allocation subject to availability. Applications for a CROUS grant or residence use the national Dossier social étudiant process. The university also directs students toward private-market resources and guarantor support. Because housing prices and application windows change, candidates should verify the current residence listing before committing financially. Campus support includes CROUS social assistance and university or CROUS psychological services. The university’s student-health service provides free and confidential prevention, health guidance, and disability-related support. Students needing accommodations should contact the health service and disability office early enough for arrangements to be assessed before classes or examinations.

Location & Surroundings

Avignon Université operates in Avignon, in the Vaucluse department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. Its two-campus layout creates meaningfully different daily settings. Hannah Arendt is the city-centre campus, based partly in the restored former Sainte-Marthe hospital. This places students close to Avignon’s historic urban core and cultural institutions. The Jean-Henri Fabre campus is in Agroparc, southeast of central Avignon. It houses science, agroscience, and computing activity and is designed around links with the area’s socioeconomic and research environment. Students should check the assigned campus for each program before choosing accommodation, since commuting needs differ between the centre and Agroparc. Avignon’s heritage and cultural economy are particularly relevant to programs connected with culture, heritage, communication, tourism, humanities, and digital society. Agroparc provides a different context for students in science, food systems, agriculture, environment, health, and computing. Applicants comparing housing should assess transport to the actual teaching site rather than relying only on an Avignon postal address.

Costs & Career Outcomes

Avignon Université’s consolidated 2026–2027 tariff schedule states that initial enrollment in national licences and other national qualifications is charged at the applicable national registration rate. It also lists separate prices for continuing education, employer-funded study, validation procedures, and certain university credentials. Because the national rates and the treatment of non-EU students can depend on annual rules and individual status, applicants should obtain a personalized 2026–2027 calculation before budgeting. The Contribution de vie étudiante et de campus may also apply unless the student qualifies for an exemption. Living costs are separate from registration fees. CROUS housing is limited and allocated through the student-services process, with scholarship students generally prioritized. Private accommodation, deposits, insurance, transport, food, and study materials should therefore be included in the budget. Eligible students can explore French social scholarships, specific emergency assistance, housing aid, and international funding, but eligibility should not be assumed. Career support is provided through SAFIRE, which offers individual guidance on study and professional plans, access to careers documentation, help with internship and job searches, and entrepreneurship support. The university also collects graduate-employment information and distributes relevant internship and employment opportunities. Outcomes differ substantially by subject and credential, so students should consult program-level curriculum and graduate information rather than infer a university-wide salary or placement rate.