Université Côte d'Azur now includes 17 major academic establishments around the historic university core to create one of France's top 10 research-intensive universities.
- #501 Ranking
- 11 Masters
- 1,729 Academic Staff
- 31,368 Students
- 6,644 Students (int'l)
- 17,717 Students (female)
- Public Institution Type
Master's Programmes
Business & Management (4)
Computer Science & IT (4)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics (4)
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences (3)
Applied Sciences & Professions (2)
Arts, Design & Architecture (2)
Engineering & Technology (2)
Agriculture & Forestry (1)
Education & Training (1)
Humanities (1)
Medicine & Health (1)
Social Sciences (1)
About
History
Université Côte d'Azur has been an experimental university since 1 January 2020 replacing both the Université Nice Sophia Antipolis created in 1965 and the Communauté d'Universités et d'Etablissements Université Côte d'Azur created in 2015.
Education
Its UCAJEDI project proposes a strategy targeting the three major challenges of this century, resilience & sustainability of local authorities, economic & social transformation through Digital, well-being & ageing, through tools and programs promoting the development of research, training and innovation.
Research
Université Côte d'Azur, a world-class, research-intensive, multidisciplinary university, was awarded the prestigious ‘Initiatives of Excellence’ certification label, which highlights the quality of its research and ensures that it has a high visibility international profile.
The university's research strategy aims to create synergies between the research teams in order to explore new interdisciplinary areas while maintaining its level of excellence in academic fields. It is part of a coherent and ambitious site policy jointly developed with other players in the research, higher education and the socio-economic world.Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2021
GSSA 2021
The Global Student Satisfaction Awards empower students across the globe to determine the best universities of 2021. Universities with a score above 4.0 (out of 5) in any of the 8 award categories, receive Badges of Excellence. Congratulations!
University Ranking
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2023
501 -100
2022
401 100
2021
501
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2022
501 -100
2021
401 -100
2020
301
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2023
751 -50
2022
701 -100
2021
601
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2023
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2022
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2021
729
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Services
Student services
The Office of International Scientific Visibility was created in 2016 after the UCA was selected for an Initiative of Excellence (IDEX) award. Our mission is to enhance, in every way possible, the international visibility of UCA researchers and of all the research-related activities taking place at our university. By spreading the word about the scientific strengths and successes of UCA research, we hope to enhance the ability of UCA to attract the best faculty, student, and staff talent from around the world, and to optimize the reputation and standing of UCA with international funding and university ranking agencies.
Library services
Accessible to students, teachers, researchers, staff as well as people from outside the university, the university libraries cover all the educational and research fields on offer at Université Côte d'Azur.
Student Life
Campus life
- The campuses manage all services focused on studying, employment support schemes and guidance. They offer health and social services and provide very rich and diversified cultural, sports and voluntary activities, throughout the year.
- Université Côte d'Azur has 12 campuses throughout the Côte d'Azur.
- Nice, Cannes, Menton, Grasse, Sophia Antipolis; many of the locations on the Côte d'Azur where Université Côte d'Azur is based are iconic heritage sites.
Sports facilities
Collective sports, dances, combat sports, fitness and bodybuilding or outdoor activities ... Université Côte d'Azur offers more than 70 activities on all its campuses, that are proposed from beginners to elite level. Fifteen sports events are also planned throughout the year.
Accreditation
Initiative d'Excellence (IDEX)
Student Reviews
Learn and Rise
Anonymous rated 3 out of 5 stars
I did not work, but rather conducted research under the supervision of one of the professors
Pros and Cons
Anonymous rated 5 out of 5 stars
The staff and teachers are great, it's a great university with fantastic International MSc programs. The tuition fees are reasonable but it's an expensive city in comparison to the other cities in France.
Happily experience
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
I studied foreign languages applied to international trade and I am very happy with the experience because I have advanced both in the world of economics and learned languages that I will serve as Arabic, English and Italian
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