Is it cheaper to study in UK or France?

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Kanishk Chatterjee | Contributor-Level 8

11 months ago

It is cheaper to study in France as compared to UK, as the public universities in France charge negligible tuition fees. In France, there are several universities that offer education at no cost or less than 1 L for one year of study, making it super affordable for international students. Although there are universities in UK that offer free education, studying there costs INR 12 L - 40 L on average.

Some of the cheapest universities in France, along with their tuition fee are listed below:

University in France	First-year Tuition Fee
Sorbonne University	No fees
Ecole Normale Superieure	No fees
Paris-Saclay University	INR 22 K
PSL University	INR 22 K

Some of the cheapest universities in UK, along with their tuition fee are listed below:

University in UK	First-year Tuition Fee
University of East London	No fees
University of Birmingham	INR 0 - 9 L
Coventry University	INR 0 - 7 L
Ravensbourne University London	INR 2 L
University of Derby	INR 3 L
University of Dundee	INR 4 L

<p>It is <strong>cheaper to study in France</strong> as compared to UK, as the public universities in France charge negligible tuition fees. In France, there are several universities that offer education at no cost or less than 1 L for one year of study, making it super affordable for international students. Although there are universities in UK that offer free education, studying there costs INR 12 L - 40 L on average.</p><p>Some of the cheapest universities in France, along with their tuition fee are listed below:</p><table border="1"><tbody><tr><th>University in France</th><th>First-year Tuition Fee</th></tr><tr><td>Sorbonne University</td><td>No fees</td></tr><tr><td>Ecole Normale Superieure</td><td>No fees</td></tr><tr><td>Paris-Saclay University</td><td>INR 22 K </td></tr><tr><td>PSL University</td><td>INR 22 K</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Some of the cheapest universities in UK, along with their tuition fee are listed below:</p><table style="width: 76.7364%; height: 135.375px;" border="1"><tbody><tr style="height: 44.7917px;"><th style="width: 52.9914%; height: 44.7917px;">University in UK</th><th style="width: 46.9195%; height: 44.7917px;">First-year Tuition Fee</th></tr><tr><td style="width: 52.9914%;"><a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/uk/universities/university-of-east-london">University of East London</a></td><td style="width: 46.9195%;">No fees</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 52.9914%; height: 22.3958px;"><a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/uk/universities/university-of-birmingham">University of Birmingham</a></td><td style="width: 46.9195%; height: 22.3958px;">INR 0 - 9 L</td></tr><tr style="height: 23.3958px;"><td style="width: 52.9914%; height: 23.3958px;"><a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/uk/universities/coventry-university">Coventry University</a></td><td style="width: 46.9195%; height: 23.3958px;">INR 0 - 7 L</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 52.9914%;"><a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/uk/universities/ravensbourne-university-london">Ravensbourne University London</a></td><td style="width: 46.9195%;">INR 2 L</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 52.9914%;"><a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/uk/universities/university-of-derby">University of Derby</a></td><td style="width: 46.9195%;">INR 3 L</td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 52.9914%; height: 22.3958px;"><a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/uk/universities/university-of-dundee">University of Dundee</a></td><td style="width: 46.9195%; height: 22.3958px;">INR 4 L</td></tr></tbody></table>

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