Student city guide
Study in Paris
This guide explains student life in Paris, France, including an estimated monthly student budget of $1,051, Temperate climate with mild, damp winters and warm, pleasant summers., VLS-TS (Visa Long Séjour valant Titre de Séjour) guidance, 43 universities. Explore verified details for France below.
Student living overview
- Estimated monthly total
- $1,051
- Climate
- Temperate climate with mild, damp winters and warm, pleasant summers.
- Safety score
- 75/100
- English friendliness
- 60%
- Student visa
- VLS-TS (Visa Long Séjour valant Titre de Séjour)
- Work while studying
- Up to 964 hours per year (roughly 20 hours per week) for non-EU students.
Estimated monthly costs in USD
- Rent$473
- Food$315
- Transport$33
- Leisure$230
Rent is for aroom in a public CROUS student residence.
Costs are estimates and should be verified before making financial decisions.
Potential advantages
- Rich cultural, artistic, and historical heritage
- Extensive and affordable public transport network
- Access to heavily subsidized CROUS student housing and meals
Considerations
- High overall cost of living compared to the rest of France
- Extremely competitive student housing market
- French administrative bureaucracy can be complex to navigate
Student housing in Paris
Explore published residence details, room options and provider information for Paris, France. Confirm prices and availability directly with each provider.
Browse student housing in ParisUniversities in Paris
- Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Centre de formation des journalistes (CFJ)
- Collège de France
- Conservatoire national des arts et métiers
- Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris
- ENSCI - Les Ateliers
- Higher National School of Architecture of Paris-La Villette
- Higher National School of Architecture of Paris-Val de Seine
- IAE Paris-Sorbonne Business School
- IPAG Business School
- Institut Agro
- Institut catholique de Paris (ICP)
- Institut de management et de communication interculturels (Isit)
- Institut de philosophie comparée (IPC)
- Institut français de la mode (IFM)
- Institut national d'histoire de l'art
- Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
- Institut national du patrimoine
- Institut national du sport, de l’expertise et de la performance
- Institut supérieur d'électronique de Paris (Isep)
- Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle
- Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University
- School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences
- Sciences Po
- Sorbonne Paris Cité University
- Sorbonne University
- Université PSL (Paris Sciences & Lettres)
- Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
- Université Paris Cité
- Université Paris Cité
- Université Paris Dauphine-PSL
- Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas
- Université Paris-Saclay
- Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3
- Université de Paris
- Université de Paris-Cité
- École Spéciale d'Architecture
- École du Louvre
- École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-Belleville
- École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-Malaquais
- École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs
- École normale supérieure - PSL