University in France
Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
University profile
L’Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA) is a multidisciplinary public university in Clermont-Ferrand, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France. It was formed on 1 January 2017 by the merger of the Université d’Auvergne and the Université Blaise-Pascal, and has had the status of an établissement public expérimental (EPE) since 1 January 2021. It reports about 37,000 students, around 370 programmes and 47 research structures.
Teaching is organised in 21 training components grouped mainly into thematic institutes:
The university runs on seven campuses: Aurillac, Clermont-Ferrand, Aubière, Le Puy-en-Velay, Montluçon, Moulins and Vichy. In the Clermont-Ferrand area the main teaching sites are the Campus des Cézeaux (science, technology, engineering, management and law components), Site Carnot, Site Gergovia and the INSPÉ site at Chamalières, plus eight outreach teaching sites elsewhere in Auvergne.
UCA holds the I-SITE label (« Université d’Excellence », initiative CAP 20-25), with seven graduate tracks and four international research centres, and also the SAPS label (Sciences avec et pour la société), the PUI label (Pôle Universitaire d’Innovation) and the HR Excellence in Research award (HRS4R). It belongs to the L’initiative network of six I-SITE universities and to the ARTEMIS European university alliance project.
Student life is supported by the university library, sports service (SUAPS), health service (SSU), cultural service, student entrepreneurship hub (PEPITE), the Learning Centre and the « La Fabrique » guidance and employability service. Housing and catering are provided by the Crous de Clermont-Ferrand, and the Maison Internationale Universitaire (9 rue Kessler) hosts the International Welcome Desk, which receives incoming international students by appointment, with a Digital Welcome Desk platform and a Buddy programme. French-language courses and DELF/DALF examinations are offered at the Centre FLEURA.
For 2026-2027 the registration fees for non-EU students are EUR 2,902 per year for Licence-level national diplomas and EUR 3,950 per year for Master-level national diplomas. From 2027-2028, non-EU students will pay differentiated fees set by a forthcoming ministerial order. UCA states that it will use every available means to exempt as many international students as possible, giving priority to Master candidates, especially international students coming from a first degree at UCA and those entering research-oriented programmes.
The Contribution Vie Étudiante et de Campus (CVEC) is a mandatory contribution, in force since the 2018 start of the academic year, paid by students at enrolment; it funds health access, social support, student projects, sport, culture and welcome activities on campus. It is separate from registration fees.
An indicative budget for international students is available through the International Relations department, and the Centre FLEURA charges for DELF/DALF exams (EUR 130 for A1 and A2, EUR 160 for B1, EUR 200 for B2, EUR 220 for DALF C1).
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View scholarships for Université Clermont Auvergne →Applicants must be admitted through a national or institutional platform before enrolling. First-year Licence, PASS/LAS, BUT and DEUST applications go through Parcoursup for holders of a French or European baccalauréat, and for most international applicants who hold a non-EU secondary diploma and live outside an Études en France country. International applicants without the French baccalauréat who want first-year Licence file a DAP (demande d’admission préalable): the DAP campaign for 2026 runs from 1 October to 15 December 2026, through the Études en France platform for applicants in the 74 countries using that procedure (Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroun, Senegal, India and China among them), or via the French embassy’s SCAC for other countries; applicants residing in France use the green DAP file sent to the Direction de la Formation, Scolarité Centrale, 49 bd François Mitterrand, CS 60032, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand.
First-year BUT or DEUST applicants from Études en France countries apply through Études en France; all others use Parcoursup. Entry to the 2nd or 3rd year of Licence or BUT, to a Licence Professionnelle or to the 2nd year of Master is through Études en France (for international candidates from those countries, outside the EU/EEA, Québec and Switzerland) and through eCandidat for everyone else. First-year Master applications go through Études en France or through Mon Master. PASS and LAS health programmes are accessible only through Parcoursup, so non-EU applicants cannot apply to them. Programmes at the IAE taught in English require applications on both Études en France and eCandidat; French-taught IAE programmes require an Études en France application followed, if pre-selected, by an eCandidat admission request.
The minimum French level required to join a programme is B2. Unless exempt, applicants for first-year Licence take the paid TCF DAP (EUR 75 for the 2027 session, subject to ministerial change). The Centre FLEURA runs DELF (A1 to B2) and DALF C1 examinations and French courses.
Master 1 is selective and applications go through Mon Master or Études en France. A Licence holder with no positive answer after at least five refused applications covering at least two master mentions and two institutions may refer to the Recteur de région académique within fifteen days.
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