> I think the fee was 300€/year, most of it was headed toward paying mandatory access to the university library. In Bordeaux it's ~200€ for licence and ~300€ f

> I think the fee was 300€/year, most of it was headed toward paying mandatory access to the university library. In Bordeaux it's ~200€ for licence and ~300€ for master, but yeah, lowballed that a little bit. But ! Note that in France almost 40% of university students get the state grant (https://www.campusmatin.com/vie-campus/experience-etudiante/le-chiffre-36-8-d-etudiants-boursiers-en-2019-2020.html https://www.campusmatin.com/vie-campus/experience-etudiante/...) - and thus don't even have to pay the inscription fee. > Lets not forget that all this is paid with tax money though. You will sort of pay back these studies when paying your taxes once working :) People in the US pay income tax, too - https://www.companow.com/us-vs-france-where-do-you-pay-the-most-taxes/ https://www.companow.com/us-vs-france-where-do-you-pay-the-m...