
La Rochelle Université in numbers
Panorama
4 coponents :
- The License Collegium
- The Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability Institute (SmUCS)
- Faculty of Law, Political Science and Management in which belongs IAE La Rochelle University School of Management
- University Institute of Technology
1 University Foundation
8 655 enrolled students, 745 students in sandwich courses
470 teachers, 233 lecturers-researchers
468 employees in different departments:Health, Library, Technicians, Administration, Engineers
871 part-time lecturers
81 947 m2 built-up area
Budget : 106.9 million d’€
Expenditure breakdown (in %)
Revenue Share (in %)
Research
11 laboratories
- 10 research units (3 joints University-CNRS research units)
- 1 CNRS support and research unit
5 Research Federations with CNRS (1 lead by the University of La Rochelle)
33.2 Million € budget (wage bill included)
1 research specialisation “Smart Sustainable Urban Coastal Environment”
1 Doctoral School
222 Students enrolled in a PhD programme, 40.8% international students
41 thesis defences in 2020-2021
Distribution of enrolled students per field of study
Geographical breakdown of Foreign PhD Students
Socio-economic world
6 socio-economic fields represented at La Rochelle Université
- Biotechnology, Agro-business and Health : 700 students and 4 research laboratories
- Building engineering, Energy and Eco-Industry : 900 students, 5 laboratories, and 1 Research Federation
- Environment, Coastline Management : 1 200 students, 5 laboratories and 1 Research Federation
- Digital Technology : 1 300 students, 5 laboratories, 2 Research federations
- Sailing, Port Industry and Transportation : 350 to 680 students and 4 research laboratories
- Tourism and Leisure : 500 students and 5 research laboratories
EU-CONEXUS
6 members universities :
- La Rochelle Université (France) – Coordinatrice
- La Universidad Católica de Valencia (Spain)
- University of Zadar (Croatia)
- Agricultural University of Athens (Greece)
- Technical University of Civil Engineerng Bucharest (Romania)
- Klaipeda University (Lithuania)
3 partner universities :
- Frederick University (Cyprus)
- University of Rostock (Germany)
- South East Technological University (Ireland)
More than 68 000 students
Nearly 9 000 staff members
49 faculties
98 research group
International
12.7% ofinternational students
90 nationalities
164 partner universities
Exchange programme
105 students from La Rochelle studying abroad
24 international students welcomed at La Rochelle Université
301 students taking a FLE degree (French as a foreign language)
Study
4 fields of study
- Literature, Arts, Languages
- Law, Economy, Management
- Social Sciences and Humanities
- Science, Technology, Health
76 national degrees
- 1 Diplomas granting access to university (DAEU)
- 5 University Institute of Technology bachelors (BUT)
- 13 General Bachelor Degrees including 2 doubles bachelors degrees
- 19 Vocational Bachelor Degrees (16 as a sandwichcourse)
- 35 Master’s degrees (12 as a sandwichcourse)
- 1 Engineering Degree
16 University Degrees (DU)
1 Preparation for a competitive exam (careers in Law and Administration)
2 national degrees in French as a Foreign Language (DELF, DALF)
Careers
79.7% of graduates are in employment (vocational bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree) according to a study carried out 30 months after graduation (not including further education).
Students
37% of students have scholarships
Origin of students :
- 43% from Charente-Maritime
- 62.1% from the Academic of Poitiers (Bachelor’s degree)
- 69.1% from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region (Bachelor’s degree)
Spread of students across the faculties in 2021-2022 (%)
Spread of students by level in 2021-2022 (%)
Student Services
Academic counselling – Career counselling and Day Release
- 814 individual meetings and 7 workshops or academic counselling and career advice events
- 131 high school students welcomed in a long immersion
- 93 students trained in entrepreneurship
- 345 trainees in continuing education and mature students
Library resources
- 1 University Library
- Open 62 hours a week and 32000 loans every year
- 124 computer stations, 60 laptop loans
- More than 96000 printed books
Language Teaching
- 7 languages : German, English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Indonesian, Portuguese
- 1 Department certified by FEI for a nationaldegree in French as a Foreign Language
- 1 Centre certified by ETS Global France for TOEIC and TOEFL tests
Digital
- 1 Digital Working Environment (ENT) for all students and employees
- 428 laptop loans and 1650 free access computers
- 304 Wi-Fi Hotspots
Culture
- 22 student association projects with a budget of 15 900€
- 854 student have a ‘Culture Pass’ (222 performances )
- 9 exhibitions, 9 cultural and artistic workshops
- 1 festival “Les Etudiants à l’Affiche”, 1 “Fête de la Science”
Sport
- 2374 students and 62 employees enrolled insports activities
- 128 weekly slots supervised by sport professionals
- 44 sportsactivities, more than 30 top-levelathletes
- 2 SportsHalls of 2900 m2 and 4000 m2 and 2 synthetic pitches
Disability
- 237 students with temporary or permanent disability given support
Health
- 2 doctors, 2 nurses, 2 social workers, 1 psychologists, 1 psychiatrist
- 3706 consultations per year for 1905 students