University of Lille: Statistics

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#389 of 14,131 In the World
#163 of 2,785 In Europe
#8 of 224 In France
#1 of 20 In Hauts-de-France
#1 of 8 In Lille
#198 of 1,031 For Firefighting and Fire Science
Top50% For 194 other topics
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Enrollment
69,000
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Languages
French;English
Acceptance rate
12%*

* The University of Lille is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsCompetitive admission
Academic CalendarSemesters
Enrollment69,000

Research profile

University of Lille is a world-class research university with 86,989 scientific papers published and 1,575,509 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Medicine, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Philosophy, and Quantum and Particle physics.

Publications
86,989
Citations
1,575,509

University of Lille majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
39,137 / 1,117,325
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
38,376 / 495,073
Chemistry
34,422 / 967,364
Engineering
32,978 / 714,164
Physics
31,546 / 644,262
Medicine
28,358 / 867,187
Computer Science
26,945 / 576,640
Environmental Science
25,091 / 520,463
Philosophy
23,684 / 209,867
Quantum and Particle physics
21,741 / 412,979
Genetics
17,887 / 641,668
Biochemistry
17,630 / 631,496
Materials Science
17,163 / 352,260
Organic Chemistry
16,842 / 427,837
Political Science
15,731 / 174,274
Geology
14,426 / 341,466
Pathology
13,797 / 510,000
Psychology
13,740 / 371,202
Geography and Cartography
13,244 / 258,843
Mathematics
12,788 / 265,171
Statistics
10,115 / 230,211
Optical Engineering
10,093 / 208,406
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
9,917 / 158,484
Paleontology
8,918 / 214,129
Law
8,650 / 159,243
Ecology
8,491 / 214,052
Sociology
8,336 / 163,260
Surgery
8,307 / 255,306
Business
8,227 / 156,792
History
8,194 / 136,694
Psychiatry
7,807 / 244,105
Electrical Engineering
7,489 / 112,441
Immunology
6,895 / 248,307
Archaeology
6,613 / 122,783
Metallurgical Engineering
6,335 / 159,167
Linguistics
6,009 / 109,387
Neuroscience
5,744 / 168,238
Telecommunications
5,406 / 70,633
Economics
5,370 / 103,030
Astrophysics and Astronomy
5,356 / 136,098

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 280 1539
1994 268 1697
1995 267 1913
1996 317 2147
1997 376 2631
1998 465 3093
1999 489 3665
2000 600 4749
2001 651 5499
2002 767 6990
2003 792 8783
2004 915 9933
2005 1002 12600
2006 1298 14277
2007 1415 16741
2008 1482 19589
2009 1782 22496
2010 2362 27163
2011 2480 32634
2012 2574 37412
2013 2832 42635
2014 3131 48229
2015 3462 52847
2016 4084 58807
2017 4506 67760
2018 5165 80548
2019 5520 95808
2020 5948 122450
2021 6364 146784
2022 6773 151868
2023 7038 159865
2024 5700 164813
2025 3559 153056
Academic rankings

Tuition

The tuition table for University of Lille gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.

Program Annual Tuition Cost (EUR)
Bachelor's Degree 170
Master's Degree 240
Doctoral Degree 380

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of Lille.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes
Licence Administrative Law, Banking, Business and Commerce, Economics, Law, Public Administration, Sports
Licence professionnelle Business Administration, Environmental Studies, Health Sciences, Real Estate
Diplôme d'État Dentistry, Medicine, Midwifery, Pharmacy
Diplôme d'ingénieur Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Master Accountancy, Biomedical Engineering, Business Administration, Commercial Law, Human Resources, International Business, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, Public Law, Sanitary Engineering, Sports, Sports Management
Doctorat Finance, Health Sciences, Law, Pharmacy, Political Sciences
Certificat de spécialité Medicine, Pharmacy

University of Lille alumni

  1. Gérald Darmanin

    Gérald Darmanin
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1982-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    corporate administrative and commercial executivecadrepoliticiancadres de la fonction publique
    Biography

    Gérald Moussa Jean Darmanin is a French politician who has been serving as Minister of Justice in the successive governments of Prime Ministers François Bayrou and Sébastien Lecornu since 2024. He previously served as Minister of the Interior in the governments of Prime Ministers Jean Castex, Élisabeth Borne and Gabriel Attal from 2020 to 2024.

  2. Marine Tondelier

    Marine Tondelier
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1986-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    politiciancorporate administrative and commercial executive
    Biography

    Marine Tondelier is a French politician and national secretary of The Ecologists since 2022. She was elected to this role after, winning at 90.8% of the vote in the second round of the party's congress on 10 December 2022.

  3. Barbara Pompili

    Barbara Pompili
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1975-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    civil employees and civil servantspolitician
    Biography

    Barbara Annick Pompili is a French politician who served as Minister of the Ecological Transition under Prime Minister Jean Castex from 2020 to 2022.

  4. Maëva Coucke

    Maëva Coucke
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1994-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    modelbeauty pageant contestant
    Biography

    Maëva Coucke is a French model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2018. She represented France at Miss World 2018, where she placed in the top twelve, and also represented France at Miss Universe 2019, where she placed in the top ten. Coucke is the third Miss France winner from Nord-Pas-de-Calais within the span of four years, following Iris Mittenaere (2016) and Camille Cerf (2015).

All 43 notable alumni

University of Lille faculties and divisions

Department/Division : Educational Sciences and Adult Education Adult Education, Educational Sciences
Faculty : Applied Foreign Languages Chinese, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish
Faculty : Arts and Humanities Arts and Humanities
Faculty : Dentistry Dentistry
Faculty : Engineering and Health Management Health Administration, Health Sciences, Public Health
Faculty : Finance, Banking and Accountancy Accountancy, Banking, Finance, Marketing
Faculty : Foreign Languages, Literatures and Civilizations Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English Studies, German, Hebrew, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Linguistics, Literature, Modern Languages, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian Languages, Spanish, Swedish
Faculty : Geography and Regional Planning Geography, Town Planning
Faculty : Humanities - Plastic Arts Fine Arts
Faculty : Law, Political and Social Sciences Law, Political Sciences, Social Sciences
Faculty : Mathematics, Computer Science, Management and Economics Computer Science, Economics, Management, Mathematics
Faculty : Medicine Medicine
Faculty : Pharmacy Pharmacy
Faculty : Physical Education and Sports Sciences Physical Education, Sports
Faculty : Psychology Psychology
Faculty : Social Development, Education, Culture, Communication, Information, Documentation Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Development Studies, Documentation Techniques, Education, Information Sciences, Publishing and Book Trade, Social Sciences
Faculty : Sport and Physical Education Physical Education, Sports
Institute : Administration (IAE) Pharmacology
Institute : Marketing and Distribution Management (IMMD) Marketing
Institute : Music Education Music Education
Institute : Preparatory Administrative Studies (IPAG) Administration
Institute : Technology (IUT A) Bioengineering, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Production Engineering, Technology
Institute : Technology (IUT B) Information Technology, Technology, Transport Management
Institute : Technology (IUT C) Business and Commerce, Justice Administration, Statistics, Technology
School : Polytech'Lille Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping

General information

Alternative names Université Lille
Founded 2018
Accreditation Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation

Location and contacts

Address 42, rue Paul Duez
Lille, 59000
France
City population 238,000

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