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Directory · FranceUniversities and schools in France for Algerian students
Three steps from your bac to a school in France, with our team beside you.
Three steps from your bac to a school in France, with our team beside you.
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Bac only, or a first year done? Your answer decides the procedure and your deadline.
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4,332 institutions in France offer first-year programmes to students from abroad, 2,285 public and 2,047 private: 82 universities, 1,734 high schools teaching BTS and prépa classes, and schools of health, art, engineering and architecture. Each one is listed in the Campus France catalogue, and our team can tell you which application route fits yours. Browse programmes on Campus France
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Engineering schoolPrivateLimoges, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
UniversityMarseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
UniversityAvignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Engineering schoolPrivateEpron, Normandie
Engineering schoolPrivateVaulx-en-Velin, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Engineering schoolSaint-Etienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Engineering schoolMarseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
UniversityDembéni, Mayotte
Engineering schoolPrivateAix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Engineering schoolPrivateLa Couronne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Engineering schoolPrivateArras, Hauts-de-France
Engineering schoolPrivateOrléans, Centre-Val de Loire
Engineering schoolPrivateBordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Engineering schoolPrivateGuipavas, Bretagne
Engineering schoolPrivateHérouville-Saint-Clair, Normandie
Engineering schoolPrivateQuetigny, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Engineering schoolPrivateMeylan, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Engineering schoolPrivateLagord, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Engineering schoolPrivateVilleneuve-d'Ascq, Hauts-de-France
Engineering schoolPrivateVilleurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Engineering schoolPrivateMauguio, Occitanie
Engineering schoolPrivateVandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, Grand Est
Engineering schoolPrivateNantes, Pays de la Loire
Engineering schoolPrivateNice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Engineering schoolPrivateNanterre, Ile-de-France
Engineering schoolPrivatePau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Engineering schoolPrivateReims, Grand Est
Engineering schoolPrivateSaint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandie
Engineering schoolPrivateLingolsheim, Grand Est
Engineering schoolPrivateLabège, Occitanie
Before you apply
What to know before you apply from Algeria
Students lose a year by picking the wrong route or missing a date. Start here.
Your route
Your level decides your route. You don't get to pick it.
Bac only, first year of a licence at a public university
You apply through the “demande d’admission préalable” (DAP), to up to 3 universities.
Bac only, a national school of architecture
Also through the DAP, to up to 2 schools.
You already have a first year or more
For L2, L3, BUT, master, engineering or business school, you apply through Études en France without the DAP.
Grandes écoles and art schools
Many add their own entrance exam or portfolio on top of the Études en France file. Check the school’s own admission page too.
Dates
The dates for a September 2027 start.
Passed
Études en France opens
Next
Last day to submit for L2, L3, master, engineering and business schools
Last day to submit for a first-year licence, architecture schools, a BUT and a licence professionnelle
Last day for your Campus France interview
The Campus France opinion is one step. The school decides on your admission, and the consulate decides on your visa.
French level
Campus France Algérie accepts the TCF DAP, the TCF TP with written expression, the DELF B2, and the DALF C1 or C2.
B1 is the floor for the procedure itself, but most schools ask for B2, and many humanities and social science courses expect C1. Book your test early: the result has to be in your file before the deadline.
Visa
Since 8 April 2025, Capago collects French visa applications in Algeria, with centres in Algiers, Oran, Annaba and Constantine.
TLScontact and VFS Global no longer handle French visas in Algeria.
The visa type and the document list
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The proof of funds rule, with the official page
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The online validation after you arrive
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Costs
In 2026-2027, a public university charges students from outside the EU €2,902 a year for a licence and €3,950 a year for a master.
Waivers
A university may waive this for some of its foreign students: at most 30% of them in 2026-2027 and 25% in 2027-2028. With a waiver you pay the national fee, €178 for a licence or €255 for a master. Each university decides case by case, so budget for the full amount.
CVEC: €105
The student life levy, paid online before you enrol at a university. BTS students do not pay it.
BTS and prépa in a public lycée: free
By law, a public lycée charges no tuition for its BTS and prépa classes (Code de l'éducation, article L132-2). A prépa student also registers at a partner university and pays the CVEC there.
Health, art, architecture and engineering schools
These schools follow their own rules. Check the school's own site before you budget, or ask us.
Private schools
None of the rules above applies to a private school. Each one sets its own fees and publishes them on its own site. Check what its diploma is recognised as before you pay anything.
What the partner university charges a prépa student in 2026-2027
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Scholarships
France Excellence Eiffel 2027: who applies and when
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Work
How many hours you may work in a year while you study
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From our team
Three things we tell every student
Pick your route before your schools
First-year licence and architecture go through the DAP, everything above goes through Études en France without it. Getting this wrong puts your file in the wrong procedure.
Work back from your deadline
Your French test result, translated documents and choice of courses all have to be in the file by 30 November or 15 December, and the platform only opens on 1 October.
Prepare the interview like an exam
The Campus France interview is mandatory and the last slot is 15 March 2027. Be ready to explain why this course, why this city, and what comes after.
Questions
Questions students ask us
Can I study at a public institution in France with an Algerian bac?
Yes. With the bac alone you can enter the first year of a licence at a public university, applying through the DAP to up to 3 universities, or a national school of architecture, up to 2. Every institution on this page is public and listed in the Campus France catalogue.
DAP or no DAP: which procedure is mine?
It depends on your level. A first year of a licence or an architecture school with the bac only goes through the DAP. If you already have a first year or more, for L2, L3, BUT, master, engineering or business school, you apply through Études en France without the DAP.
What are the Campus France dates for a September 2027 start?
Études en France opened on 1 October 2026. Files for L2, L3, master, engineering and business schools close on 30 November 2026, first-year licence, architecture, BUT and licence professionnelle files on 15 December 2026, and the last Campus France interview is on 15 March 2027.
Which French test does Campus France Algérie accept?
The TCF DAP, the TCF TP with written expression, the DELF B2, and the DALF C1 or C2. B1 is the minimum for the procedure, but most schools ask for B2 and many humanities and social science courses expect C1.
Who handles French student visas in Algeria?
Capago, since 8 April 2025, with centres in Algiers, Oran, Annaba and Constantine. TLScontact and VFS Global no longer handle French visas in Algeria.
Does this directory include private schools?
Yes. It lists every establishment in the Campus France licence catalogue, public and private, from ONISEP open data: universities, high schools teaching BTS and prépa, and schools of health, art, architecture and engineering. Being in that catalogue is what puts a school on the list.
Get ready
Six things your file will need
- Your French testWhich TCF version you need, how to register in Algeria, and practice paper by paper.Prepare the TCF
- Your motivation letterWrite it with our free cover letter tool, then shape it for each school.Write my letter
- Your CVA clean CV in the European format, free and in your browser.Build my CV
- Translated documentsOfficial translation of your bac, transcripts and civil papers by certified translators.Translate my papers
- Diploma equivalenceHow an Algerian diploma is recognised abroad, and how to file with the MESRS.Get my equivalence
- Study in France with usÉtudes en France, the Campus France interview and the visa, prepared with you from Tizi Ouzou or Algiers.See how we help
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