Studying in Toulouse
Capitale vibrante du Sud-Ouest, Toulouse s’impose comme l’une des villes étudiantes les plus attractives de France, grâce à son mélange unique de dynamisme, d’excellence académique et de douceur de vivre. Chaque année, des dizaines de milliers d’étudiants choisissent la Ville rose pour la qualité de ses formations, la richesse de sa vie culturelle, son réseau de transports performant et son ambiance chaleureuse.
Toulouse, a student city
Toulouse is a young and vibrant city. With its universities, engineering schools and specialist colleges, the range of education and training available in Toulouse is both varied and highly regarded. The city is very well served by public transport, with two metro lines, buses with dedicated lanes and safe cycle paths. The many squares lined with bars and restaurants give the whole city centre a Latin Quarter feel.
La COMUE
A unique university network
The Toulouse University and Higher Education Institutions Community (La Communauté d’Universités et d’Établissements de Toulouse) is a university consortium of great academic and multidisciplinary richness. It brings together 15 higher education institutions as well as several research organisations, offering a very wide range of courses in science, health, engineering, economics, the humanities and many other fields. With 15 doctoral schools and 140 laboratories, the COMUE is a leading research hub, attractive to Master’s students, PhD candidates and researchers. It also stands out for its environment conducive to student success: a recognised quality of life, easy access to transport, accommodation and cultural activities, and structured support, notably through the Welcome Desk and the student life improvement scheme, which help students settle in and make their daily lives easier.
An attractive city
looking to the future
- An attractive city (France’s most attractive major city)
- Capital of the Occitanie region
- World capital of aeronautics
- European capital of the space industry
- World-class education
World-class education
- Best student city in France in 2025 (L’Étudiant magazine)
- France’s leading city in terms of demographic dynamism and talent
- France’s second-oldest university (founded in 1229)
- 147,748 students enrolled in the Toulouse Academy
- 117,000 students, including 12,000 international students, in Toulouse Métropole
- Professor Jean Tirole (President of the Toulouse School of Economics): Nobel Prize in Economics in 2014
- 4 universities
- 10 engineering schools
- 7 specialist schools
Welcome Desk
The COMUE Welcome Desk is a dedicated space for French and international students, bringing together a range of services to simplify administrative procedures and assist with settling in and integrating into the Toulouse Academy campus.
The Cité Internationale
The Cité Internationale is a vibrant hub, featuring a student residence, the ‘La Turbine’ third place, a co-working space, a restaurant and much more. The venue is open to French and international students, scientists, lecturers and researchers, and PhD students.
La Carte des Colocs
La Carte des Colocs is a platform dedicated to finding rental accommodation, flat-sharing and co-living. The site helps tackle the student housing crisis by offering this free service, which connects flatmates directly.
The advantages of Toulouse
- A city on a human scale
- An affordable city (housing costs, going out, leisure activities, etc.) and an accessible city (underground, dedicated bus lanes, etc.)
- A pleasant climate with 2,031 hours of sunshine per year
- A green city with 170 parks and gardens
- A city of water with the Garonne and the Canal du Midi
- A city with an exceptional heritage: over 2,000 years of history and 3 UNESCO sites (Canal du Midi, Basilica of Saint-Sernin and Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques)
- An ideal location: 1½ hours from the Mediterranean and 1½ hours from the Pyrenees
- As the capital of the Occitanie region, it offers the chance to explore exceptional nearby sites (Carcassonne, Albi, Auch…)
