Address: 4 rue Blaise Pascal, 67081 Strasbourg, Grand Est, France
Chemistry, Life Sciences & Health, Physics & Engineering
With roots dating back to the 16th century, the University of Strasbourg is a large, multidisciplinary public research university. It has strong programs in chemistry, life sciences, physics, and engineering.
The Université de Strasbourg has about 57,000 students and 6,000 staff, and around one in five students comes from abroad. It was reunited in 2009 from three universities that had split in 1970, and it is one of the oldest institutions in the country. Its main campus lies in the historic centre and the Esplanade district, close to the old town, the cathedral and the European institutions.
The roots go back to a Protestant gymnasium of 1538 and an academy raised to university status in 1621. After the annexation of Alsace in 1871, Germany founded the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Universität, which attracted scientists such as Wilhelm Roentgen, and the university returned to French hands in 1919. Louis Pasteur taught chemistry here in the 1850s, and more recently Jean-Marie Lehn, Jules Hoffmann and Martin Karplus received Nobel Prizes for work done at Strasbourg.
Chemistry is a major strength. Lehn founded the Institute of Supramolecular Science and Engineering, and the university has strong research in life sciences and health, physics, engineering and mathematics. The Institute for Advanced Study at the university hosts visiting scholars, and medical research is linked to the university hospitals of Strasbourg. The city is the seat of the European Parliament and the Council of Europe, which also shapes law, political science and language teaching.
The university is part of Eucor, a trinational campus with partners in Freiburg, Basel, Karlsruhe and Mulhouse, which allows students to take courses on both sides of the Rhine. Registration fees follow the low national rates, under three hundred euros for bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and non-EU students may pay higher differentiated fees. Courses are mostly in French, with a growing number in English.
Strasbourg is a compact city of cyclists and trams, with a large student population and lower rents than Paris. Germany is a short tram ride away across the border. About 150,000 people have graduated from the university in modern times.
Domains taught:
AI and Machine Learning, Astroscience, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Geotechnics, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Robotics, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Part of LERU, Eucor – The European Campus. Numerous international partnerships, particularly with German and Swiss universities.
Université de Lille sits close to this university on astroscience, food science and bioinformatics; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Another national school that puts astroscience, bioinformatics and geotechnics at the centre is Sorbonne Université, and it covers sound engineering and marine science as well, and has almost the same size, at about 55,000 students.
Among national alternatives, Université Grenoble Alpes stands out for its focus on astroscience, food science and bioinformatics, and it covers sound engineering and marine science as well, and has almost the same size, at about 59,000 students.
For students who like the astroscience, food science and bioinformatics focus of this university but want another option nearby, Aix-Marseille Université fits well: it is slightly larger, at about 78,000 students against roughly 57,000 here, and is also a public institution.
A good alternative in the same country is Université Paris-Saclay, which likewise covers astroscience, food science and bioinformatics; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany) works on the same fields as this university, chiefly astroscience, bioinformatics and geotechnics; it covers marine science and signal processing as well, and has almost the same size, at about 52,000 students.
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (Germany) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly astroscience, bioinformatics and geotechnics; it is slightly smaller, at about 46,000 students against roughly 57,000 here, and is also a public institution.
On content, Nagoya University in Japan and this university are close, as both teach astroscience, food science and bioinformatics; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers aerospace and transportations as well.
Università di Pisa in Italy pursues a similar profile in astroscience, food science and bioinformatics, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
On content, Peking University in China and this university are close, as both teach astroscience, bioinformatics and geotechnics; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
Where is the Université de Strasbourg?
The administrative address is 4 rue Blaise Pascal in Strasbourg, in the Alsace region of eastern France.
How large is it?
About 57,000 students and 6,000 staff, with around 20 percent of students from abroad.
How old is the university?
Its roots go back to a Protestant gymnasium of 1538 and a university status of 1621.
What is it best known for?
Chemistry, life sciences and health, physics, engineering, mathematics and law.
Which Nobel laureates are linked to Strasbourg?
Jean-Marie Lehn, Jules Hoffmann and Martin Karplus did Nobel-winning work at the university.
What is Eucor?
It is a trinational European campus linking Strasbourg with Freiburg, Basel, Karlsruhe and Mulhouse.
What does it cost?
Registration fees are under three hundred euros for bachelor's and master's degrees. Non-EU students may pay higher differentiated fees.
In which language are courses taught?
Mostly in French, with a growing number of programmes in English.
Which European institutions are in Strasbourg?
The European Parliament and the Council of Europe have their seats there.
Is Strasbourg affordable?
Yes. Rents are lower than in Paris, and the city is compact, with trams and cycle routes.
Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Physics, Sustainable Development
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
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