University application dates for 2025
Depending on the institution that you are applying to, you must follow the corresponding application procedure.
Depending on your nationality, your residence country, your High school certificate and the level of studies you want to join, the process may differ to apply to a Higher education institution in France.
Feel free to check out the Website of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation to know more.
If you want to join the French higher education system for 2025-2026, here are the important dates :
HDAP – “Hors Demande d’Admission Préalable”
(students applying for Masters, Licence 2 and Licence 3)
- Registrations open on 1st October 2024
- Registrations close on 15 December 2024
- Application interviews in January and February 2025 (via Zoom)
Your application will be examined simultaneously by the 7 universities you have applied to.
- University response and offers of acceptance: before 30 April 2025
Universities will be able to inform you of any proposed fee-exemptions that may be available to you.
- Student response: before 15 May 2025
If you have received several acceptance offers, you will have to choose one.
Careful, if you do not answer before 15 May, the absence of an answer will be considered as a refusal of the institution's offer.
DAP – “Demande d’Admission Préalable”
(students applying for the first year of undergraduate studies, and all levels of architecture studies)
- Registrations open on 1st October 2024
- Registrations close on 15 December 2024
- Payment deadline: 28 February 2025
- Application interviews in January-February 2025 (via Zoom)
Your application will be examined simultaneously by the 3 universities (2 universities for architecture) you have applied to.
- University response and offers of acceptance: before 30 April 2025
Universities will be able to inform you of any proposed fee-exemptions that may be available to you.
- Student response: before 31 May 2025
If you have received several acceptance offers, you will have to choose one.
CAREFUL, if you do not answer before 31 May, the absence of an answer will be considered as a refusal of the institutions' offers.
*The application dates for all levels of study (undergraduate and Masters) are the same, even if the procedures are slightly different.
Parcoursup (*official dates for 2025 are yet to be released)
(French citizens and applications in an IUT)
- Platform opens in December 2023
- Start of registrations: 18 January 2024
- Complete your list of academic choices before: 8 March 2024 included
- Complete your file before: 6 April 2024 included
*The application dates for all levels of study (undergraduate and Masters) are the same, even if the procedures are slightly different.
CampusArt
Registrations open on 1st October 2024 and close on 15 December 2024.
*** Remember that your EEF application MUST be submitted before 15 December 2024!
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