University in France
Toulouse, Occitanie, France
University profile
The Université de Toulouse, historically known as Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, is a public experimental institution (établissement public expérimental, EPE) created on 1 January 2025. It consists of the former Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier and one component institution, the École d'ingénieurs de PURPAN. The university specialises in science, health, sport, technology and engineering and is among the largest French universities in these fields. Its stated academic signature covers well-being and healthy living, space and aeronautics, and agricultural and agri-food sectors.
It enrolls more than 36,000 students (37,700 registered students on its English homepage) and hosts 74 research units. Its campuses are spread over nine places in Occitanie: Toulouse, Castres, Tarbes, Auch, Castanet-Tolosan, Bagnères-de-Luchon, Lannemezan, Bagnères-de-Bigorre and Moulis. The main Rangueil campus covers 264 hectares in the south-east of Toulouse and is served by metro line B, the Téléo cable car, buses and cycle routes.
Teaching is organised in five components: the Faculté de santé (medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, midwifery and paramedical training, a single faculty in France bringing these together), the Faculté sciences et ingénierie (mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, Earth sciences and engineering), the Faculté des sciences du sport et du mouvement humain (F2SMH), the IUT Toulouse - Auch - Castres, and the Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), a research federation in Earth, climate, atmospheric, planetary and space sciences. Degrees run from BUT and Licence through Master to doctorate, with continuing education, work-study (alternance) and distance learning.
Student life centres on the Rangueil campus: a Maison des étudiants et des personnels, sport facilities, a student social grocery, a crèche, health and social services, and student associations including ESN Toulouse and AEGEE. CVEC funds support student association projects in culture, sport, environment and solidarity. Student housing is provided through CROUS residences and partner platforms, and university catering is run by CROUS.
International students can join through Erasmus+ (KA131 and KA171), the TASSEP exchange, Erasmus Mundus joint masters, the research graduate schools (EUR), a Licence in Materials Science and Engineering with Northeastern University (China) set up in 2017, or individually as free movers. The Direction Mobilités et Formations Internationales handles incoming mobility. A one-year intensive French course (DU FUSEE) prepares international students for Master studies in science. The university holds an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education and the PURPAN engineering school confers a Master-grade engineering degree under CTI accreditation.
Eiffel scholarships for international students at Master (including engineering degrees) and doctoral level are submitted by the university; students cannot apply directly to Campus France. Master level: pre-application by 15 November 2026 for the 2027-2028 call, review 16-29 November, university submission to Campus France by 6 January 2027, results the week of 12 April 2027. Candidates must be foreign nationals (not dual French nationals), aged 29 or under at selection and not already studying in France. The Master award is a monthly allowance of 1,200 euros plus return international travel, social protection and health insurance, housing support and cultural and sport offers, for up to 24 months from M1, 12 months from M2 or 36 months for an engineering diploma. Doctoral level: pre-application by 29 November 2026, candidates aged 35 or under with the support of a University of Toulouse supervisor and main registration at the university. Eiffel does not cover tuition, but laureates in a national diploma or engineering title at a public institution are exempt from registration fees.
Students apply for CROUS grants and housing on messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr (national procedure). Students awaiting a conditional grant award can tick deferred payment at enrolment. Exemption from registration fees on social criteria requires an appointment with a social worker of the Student Health Service (from 24 August 2026; phone 05 61 55 73 67). Emergency back-to-school aid is available in September and October, and financial aid on social criteria is examined monthly by a university commission. A merit aid applies to newly graduated bachelor holders with a very good mention (mention très bien) who hold social-criteria grants. Over-26 students may request a Tisséo transport aid. Contacts: [email protected], +33 (0)5 61 55 77 22; PASAE [email protected].
The contribution de vie étudiante et de campus (CVEC), collected annually before enrolment, was 100 euros in 2023 and 103 euros for the 2024 academic year start. It funds student projects and campus life.
Erasmus+ grants are managed by the student's home institution.
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View scholarships for Université de Toulouse (Paul Sabatier) →Application is compulsory before enrolment and the procedure depends on the programme and profile. Separate routes exist for first-year entry, 2nd or 3rd year of Licence and 1st or 2nd year of Master, Licence professionnelle, BUT at the IUT Toulouse - Auch - Castres, UPSSITECH, MEEF and Agrégation preparation, health programmes (2nd year and later, paramedical, third-cycle medicine) and diplomas such as DU, DIU and DAEU. Administrative enrolment is done online (Firefox or Chrome on a computer) once admitted, by faculty.
International students outside exchange agreements may apply individually as free movers; the procedure varies with nationality, country of residence and level. Students from partner institutions come through Erasmus+ or bilateral exchange agreements and do not register individually. The Direction Mobilités et Formations Internationales can be reached at [email protected]; the registrar's office at [email protected].
The DU FUSEE (Français Universitaire et Scientifique pour Étudiants Étrangers) is a one-year intensive French course run by the Département des Langues, designed for international students who wish to join a science Master at the university. French as a foreign language courses are also offered to exchange students.
Master programmes in the Faculté sciences et ingénierie include programmes labelled under the research graduate schools (EUR) CARE, MINT, NanoX, TESS and TULIP-GSR, which offer a master-doctorate continuum. Erasmus Mundus joint masters are open to Master-level students.
Every doctorate is prepared within a doctoral school (ED), in a recognised research laboratory under a thesis supervisor attached to that school. Registration at the university follows validation of the file by the ED. The École des docteurs de Toulouse coordinates doctoral training and international cotutelle theses are encouraged.
More than 37,000 students and 74 research units across nine places in Occitanie.
Rangueil sports facilities include a sports hall (1,037.73 m2), tennis hall (2,088.14 m2), large and small gymnasiums, dojos, climbing wall, weight room, dance and gymnastics rooms, archery range, beach volleyball, pelota, floodlit football and rugby pitches. Other facilities: a botanical garden, libraries, language resource centre and a campus fab lab.
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