The University of Tours is a public research university located in Tours, France. It is one of the main higher education institutions in the Centre-Val de Loire region and offers a broad academic portfolio in law, economics, management, humanities, languages, literature, psychology, sociology, education, science, technology, medicine, pharmacy, health sciences, computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, earth sciences, environmental sciences, engineering-related fields, arts, communication and doctoral research. It covers the city of Tours and its surrounding academic sites and plays a major regional role in education, research, professional training and public academic development.

The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, professional, health, technological and doctoral programmes through faculties, institutes, schools, laboratories, research centres and doctoral schools. Its academic structure consists of law, economics and social sciences, arts and humanities, languages, medicine, pharmacy, science and technology, university technology institutes, professional education units and research laboratories. This broad structure is used by the university to support both general academic study and applied professional pathways.

For many national diplomas, the University of Tours applies the model of tuition fees of the French public university. The registration fee for standard national degrees is normally €178 per year for Licence / bachelor’s level programmes, €254 per year for Master’s level programmes and €397 per year for Doctoral registration. CVEC is the contribution of €105 per year for student and campus life, unless exempt. This means the minimum university-linked payable annual cost is generally €283 for Licence, €359 for Master and €502 for Doctorate before living costs and personal expenses. There may be separate fee rules for engineering-level, health, continuing education, professional training, university diploma, exchange, international and institute-level pathways.

The university is based in Tours, a major student city with access to public institutions, hospitals, laboratories, cultural organisations, legal institutions, regional businesses, technology sectors and research networks. Tours is known for its academic environment, heritage, healthcare services, regional economic activity and student friendly environment. Graduate careers include law, public administration, health, pharmacy, research, education, economics, management, communication, technology, data science, environmental areas, psychology, social sciences, cultural organisations and doctoral research.

The University of Tours is the ideal place for students looking for a public university with affordable national-degree registration fees, diverse academic choices and a taste of the academic life, away from Paris, but with a structured environment. Its multidisciplinary structure allows for progression from Licence to Master and doctoral study in a number of fields, while its professional programmes promote career-focused education.