Université des Antilles

Key Highlights

• Public French multidisciplinary university and EPSCP
• Present institution created by legislation in 2015
• Organized into autonomous Guadeloupe and Martinique regional poles
• Administrative headquarters located in Pointe-à-Pitre

Student Life & Environment

Student experience is distributed across several campuses rather than concentrated in one university town. Official services include university libraries, preventive health support, sport, cultural activities, disability assistance, orientation and career guidance. Student associations operate in both regional poles, and the university’s student-life office supports association projects; eligible initiatives can seek funding through the student-project fund. CROUS Antilles-Guyane manages university dining and residence options. Listed residence locations include Fouillole and Bergevin near Pointe-à-Pitre, Desmarais and Camp Jacob in Saint-Claude, Schœlcher and Fort-de-France. Restaurants or cafeterias serve the principal Fouillole, Camp Jacob and Schœlcher campuses. Availability should be confirmed directly with CROUS, especially by international students: the university’s international office warns that affordable accommodation near campuses can be limited and that international students may receive only a small share of CROUS rooms. The multiservice student card supports identification, library borrowing and payment in CROUS dining facilities through Izly. Campus sport is organized through SUAPS, while libraries provide subject collections and digital resources. Because services and associations differ by island, students should consult the relevant Guadeloupe or Martinique contacts before arrival.

Location & Surroundings

The university occupies sites on two French Caribbean islands. Its Pointe-à-Pitre address is the institutional headquarters, while the nearby Fouillole campus lies at the edge of the Pointe-à-Pitre urban area in Guadeloupe. That campus has a public-transport stop and is near services around the marina. Camp Jacob is in the greener upland city of Saint-Claude, farther from the Pointe-à-Pitre area, and Morne Ferret in Les Abymes houses the Guadeloupe teacher-education institute. In Martinique, the principal campus is at Schœlcher, close to that city’s center and served by local public transport. Other university facilities are in Fort-de-France. Travel between Guadeloupe and Martinique requires inter-island transport; the two poles should therefore be treated as separate living and study destinations rather than neighboring campuses. Students should evaluate location at program level. Urban access, nearby commerce, transport frequency and housing supply are different at Fouillole, Camp Jacob, Morne Ferret and Schœlcher. The Caribbean setting provides direct relevance for environmental, health and cultural study, but relocation planning should account for island geography and potentially constrained low-cost housing.

Costs & Career Outcomes

Université des Antilles charges regulated public-university registration fees that vary by qualification and student category. Its 2026–2027 registration guidance also states that differentiated fees may apply according to nationality, with exemptions available in defined circumstances. Because the accessible official page does not present one complete current fee table in text, students should obtain the 2026–2027 amount for their exact degree and status before budgeting rather than rely on the previous year’s figures. The university confirms a Contribution de vie étudiante et de campus of €105 for 2026–2027 for students who are liable. CROUS scholarship holders and certain other categories may qualify for exemptions. Registration fees can be paid online by card or bank transfer; payment in three instalments is permitted under stated conditions when the amount due is at least €300. Apprenticeship training is tuition-free for the apprentice under the cited French rule. Living costs depend strongly on island, campus and housing type. CROUS provides residences and subsidized dining, but the international office cautions that inexpensive accommodation near campuses can be scarce. Career support is provided through orientation and professional-integration services, including guidance on study choices, internships and employment. Some professionally oriented programs incorporate placements, projects or apprenticeship, but arrangements must be checked in the individual curriculum. No current institution-wide salary or graduate-employment figure was verified.