Université de Lyon

Université de Lyon is a public institution which gathers 18 universities and higher education schools in Lyon and in the neighbour town St-Etienne.

Today, Université de Lyon represents the most important French university site outside of the Ile-de-France (Paris) region.

With its 18 higher education institutions and 230 public and private laboratories, it makes of Lyon a key innovation and research area in France and in Europe.

Key values :

  • Students : 120 000
  • PhD students : 5 000
  • Master degree students : 15 000
  • Foreign students : 12 500
  • Teachers / Researchers : 11 500
  • Permanent employees : 9 500
  • Research laboratories : 550
  • PhD delivered each year : 800
  • The Université de Lyon is a member of World Wide Web Consortium.

W3C member The Université de Lyon is a member of World Wide Web Consortium.