University in France
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
University profile
Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 is a public university in Lyon specialising in the humanities and social sciences, with strengths in law, management and the humanities. It offers programmes from Bac+3 to Bac+8 and was created by ministerial decree of 26 July 1973 following the split of the former University of Lyon after 1968. It took the name of the Resistance leader Jean Moulin on 21 September 1973 and is a founding member of the ComUE Université de Lyon.
The university has three campuses: the Manufacture des Tabacs and the Campus des Quais in Lyon, and a campus in Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain). In 2025-26 it welcomed 28,433 students, and at 31 December 2025 it employed 1,505 staff (excluding teaching vacataires and student contracts). It describes about 650 teacher-researchers supported by more than 2,000 professional teaching contributors.
Teaching is organised in six faculties and institutes: the Faculté de Droit (founded 1875), the Faculté de Philosophie, the Faculté des Humanités, Lettres et Sociétés, the Faculté des Langues, iaelyon School of Management and the IUT Jean Moulin. Degrees follow the Licence-Master-Doctorat structure, alongside the B.U.T., professional licences, university diplomas (D.U.), and preparation for competitive examinations and the DCG/DSCG accountancy diplomas. Study fields include law, political science and international relations, Francophonie, management, accounting, philosophy, languages, literature, history, geography and planning, and information and communication.
Research is carried out in 16 research units and the Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (MSH), and the university co-accredits seven doctoral schools. The Direction de la Recherche et des Études Doctorales (DRED) provides research support, and the university holds the HR Excellence in Research label.
Student life includes nearly 50 sporting and artistic activities run by the Service des sports, university libraries, student associations, cultural activities, health services, a disability support unit (Pôle Handicap Étudiant) and a student-business incubator on the Manufacture des Tabacs campus. Housing is mainly through Crous university residences, with a 'résidence pour la réussite' scheme pairing Crous housing with tutoring for scholarship-holding first-year students, and shared flats run with AFEV.
The university holds the 'Bienvenue en France' label. It had 4,608 international students from 126 nationalities and about 700 of its own students going abroad to 48 countries. International students can join mainstream degrees or specific programmes taught in French or English such as the DEUF, SELF and the LL.M. in International and European Business Law, and a D.U. Passerelle exists for students in exile.
Registration fees for initial training are set by the ministry: Licence EUR 178, Master EUR 255, Doctorate EUR 398. The CVEC (contribution vie étudiante et de campus) is a separate charge of EUR 105. Students holding a social-criteria scholarship are exempt from registration fees and the CVEC.
Awarded for one academic year and managed by the Crous de Lyon, with applications each year from 15 January to 15 May at messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr. Students of other nationalities need a valid residence permit and must have been resident in France for at least two years, with their tax household in France for the same period. First-time applicants must be under 28 on 1 September. Students must be in initial training and study full-time.
Students in financial difficulty can apply for the social part of the FSDIE by booking an appointment with a social worker at the Pôle Vie Étudiante (Manufacture des Tabacs); the commission meets five to six times a year. Contact: [email protected].
Specific Crous allowances (one-off emergency aid, annual allowance for students without parental support), merit aid, State-guaranteed student loans, doctoral research allowances via the doctoral school, and mobility grants for study or work placements abroad (contact [email protected]). Housing aid is available through Crous and the CAF. Official page and fees page.
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View scholarships for Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 →Applicants to the first year of a Licence, the B.U.T. or the DCG preparation apply through Parcoursup, even if already enrolled in French higher education. For 2026 the dates were: wishes from 19 January to 12 March 2026, with files confirmed by 1 April 2026; the main admission phase ran from 2 June to 11 July 2026, and the complementary phase from 11 June to 10 September 2026. Selective programmes include the B.U.T., DUCG, double licences and the trilingual LLCER licence. Enrolment is not possible without an admission proposal. International applicants from countries covered by the Études en France / Campus France procedure follow that procedure instead.
Applications for second and third years of Licence and B.U.T., Master 1 in continuing education, Master 2 and university diplomas are made on the university's eCandidat platform; the 2026-27 campaign opened on 9 January 2026, with deadlines varying by programme. Applicants are reviewed by a pedagogical commission and admission requires the agreement of the university president.
First-year Master applications for initial training (standard or work-study) go through the national MonMaster platform, with applications from 17 February to 16 March 2026. Programmes aimed only at continuing education or with an international focus, applicants without a French national Licence, and international students under the Études en France procedure apply through eCandidat. Students from outside the European Economic Area living in a country without the Études en France procedure also apply via eCandidat for Master 2.
A level of French is required for all applications: B2 for Licence (TCF DAP for first-year Licence only, TCF, or DELF B2) and C1 for Master and DUT (DALF C1). The TCF DAP is taken at the Manufacture des Tabacs campus, one session a year, at EUR 75. Holders of a French baccalauréat are exempt from the test.
Exchange students (Erasmus+ or partner agreements) and individual fee-paying students apply through the international relations office, which also handles the DEUF, SELF and LL.M. in International and European Law programmes. Contact: [email protected].
Doctoral candidates apply to the doctoral school covering their field, ideally after identifying one or two thesis supervisors. A Master or equivalent is required. After acceptance, enrolment is completed on the university portal; for 2026-27 it runs 2 to 23 July and 21 August to 1 December 2026. Annual re-enrolment is mandatory and requires a meeting with the individual monitoring committee (CSI). International cotutelle is possible with approval of the Research Commission.
After admission, applicants receive a student number by email, enrol online on the enrolment portal, upload supporting documents and pay registration fees. For 2026-27 enrolment windows are 2 to 23 July and 20 August to 10 September 2026.
The university libraries operate three sites: BDP, Manufacture and MILC.
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