Study abroad at Aix-en-Provence

Aix-en-Provence is the aristocratic, sun-drenched cultural and academic capital of Provence in southern France, celebrated for its 17th-century mansions, plane-tree shaded Cours Mirabeau boulevard, thermal fountains, and deep legal and intellectual traditions as the home of painter Paul Cézanne. Aix is home to Aix-Marseille University (AMU - the largest multidisciplinary university in the Francophone world with over 80,000 students, home to world-renowned Faculties of Law, Economics, and Arts and Humanities), alongside Sciences Po Aix (Institut d'Études Politiques d'Aix - elite Grande École for Political Science and International Diplomacy), Arts et Métiers ParisTech Aix Campus (premier Grande École for Mechanical and Industrial Engineering), and IAE Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management (EQUIS/AMBA-accredited). Programs are taught in French and English with European double-degree frameworks. International students benefit from an idyllic Mediterranean lifestyle, CAF housing subsidies (up to 40% rent refund), and direct Campus France visa support.

Tuition fees in Aix-en-Provence at public state universities follow French national subsidized rates for EU and non-EU international students (many international bachelor's students pay €170–€2,850 per academic year, and Master's students pay €243–€3,879 per year). Tuition at Grandes Écoles and private business schools (IAE, Arts et Métiers) ranges from €5,500 to €12,000 per year. Subsidized CROUS student residences cost between €250 and €450 per month, while private studio apartments in the city center range from €550 to €850 per month (eligible for 30%–40% CAF housing assistance). General monthly living expenses range between €650 and €1,100.

International non-EU students require a Long-Stay Student Visa (VLS-TS - Visa de Long Séjour valant Titre de Séjour). Applicants apply through the Campus France procedure and France-Visas portal, submit proof of financial maintenance (minimum €615 per month), accommodation certificate in Aix, and validate their VLS-TS online with OFII upon arrival in France.