{"id":17833,"date":"2019-06-19T15:41:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T13:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/?page_id=17833"},"modified":"2026-07-06T15:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T13:10:43","slug":"la-rochelle-universite-in-numbers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/en\/university\/discover-the-university\/la-rochelle-universite-in-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"La Rochelle Universit\u00e9 in numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>OVERVIEW<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A multidisciplinary university on a human scale<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Law, Economics, and Management (IAE)<\/li>\n<li>Science, Technology, and Health<\/li>\n<li>Arts, Humanities, and Languages<\/li>\n<li>Humanities and Social Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1<\/strong> University Institute of Technology (IUT)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1<\/strong> University Foundation<\/li>\n<li><strong>8,125<\/strong> students enrolled in undergraduate and continuing education programs, including <strong>748<\/strong> in work-study programs<\/li>\n<li><strong>484<\/strong> faculty members and faculty-researchers, including <strong>239<\/strong> faculty-researchers<\/li>\n<li><strong>583<\/strong> BIATSS staff members (Library, Engineers, Administrative, Technical, Service, and Health personnel) and contract research staff<\/li>\n<li><strong>879<\/strong> temporary staff members<\/li>\n<li><strong>85,121<\/strong> m\u00b2 of floor space (gross floor area)\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1<\/strong> science and society center open to the general public<\/li>\n<li><strong>1<\/strong> House of Science<\/li>\n<li><strong>25<\/strong> Smart Rooms (innovative learning spaces)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2<\/strong> sports arenas (total area of 6,632 m\u00b2) and <strong>2<\/strong> synthetic fields<\/li>\n<li><strong>1<\/strong> university innovation hub with <strong>3<\/strong> co-innovation platforms in <strong>3<\/strong> key sectors (biotechnology\/health, materials, and digital technology)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW173551196 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173551196 BCX0\">Budget: \u20ac122 million<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW173551196 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Research<\/h2>\n<p>Research based on the challenges of sustainable development in coastal areas<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3<\/strong> joint research units (UMR)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1<\/strong> research support unit (UAR)<\/li>\n<li><strong>7<\/strong> research units<\/li>\n<li><strong>8<\/strong> federative structures and research networks<\/li>\n<li><strong>7<\/strong> public\/private joint laboratories, <strong>4<\/strong> international laboratories, <strong>2<\/strong> technology transfer units (ADERA)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1 multidisciplinary doctoral school<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>241<\/strong>\u00a0doctoral students, including <strong>42,3 %<\/strong> of international students<\/li>\n<li><strong>43<\/strong> theses defended in 2024-2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Budget: \u20ac35,5 million<\/strong> (including payroll)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SECTORS<\/h2>\n<p>After more than <strong>30 years<\/strong> of collaboration, the University has established itself as a strategic partner for socio-economic stakeholders. To address the region\u2019s challenges, the University enables them to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recruit interns, apprentices, or graduates<\/li>\n<li>Provide training through continuing education and the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) program<\/li>\n<li>Innovate by collaborating with the 11 research units<\/li>\n<li>Get involved by supporting the Fondation La Rochelle Universit\u00e9 or paying the apprenticeship tax<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>EU-CONEXUS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>9 members universities :\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univ-larochelle.fr\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La Rochelle Universit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0(France) \u2013\u00a0Coordinatrice<\/li>\n<li>La\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucv.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Valencia<\/a> (Spain)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unizd.hr\/eng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of\u00a0 Zadar<\/a> (Croatia)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.aua.gr\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Agricultural University of Athens<\/a> (Greece)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/utcb.ro\/francais\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technical University of Civil Engineerng Bucharest<\/a> (Romania)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ku.lt\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Klaipeda University<\/a> (Lithuania)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/frederick.ac.cy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frederick University<\/a> (Cyprus)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-rostock.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Rostock<\/a> (Germany)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wit.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South East Technological University<\/a> (Ireland)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>More than <strong>70\u202f000<\/strong> students<\/li>\n<li>More than <strong>10\u202f000 <\/strong>employees<\/li>\n<li><strong>321<\/strong> research groups<\/li>\n<li><strong>1 020<\/strong>\u00a0study programmes (all levels)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Education<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>62 national diplomas<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1<\/strong> Access to University Degree (DAEU)<\/li>\n<li><strong>5<\/strong> University Bachelors of Technology (BUT)<\/li>\n<li><strong>13<\/strong> bachelor\u2019s degrees including <strong>3<\/strong> joint degree programmes and <strong>2<\/strong> degrees in health sciences<\/li>\n<li><strong>5<\/strong> vocational degrees including <strong>4<\/strong> apprenticeship programmes<\/li>\n<li><strong>37<\/strong> master\u2019s degree programmes including <strong>20<\/strong> apprenticeship programmes<\/li>\n<li><strong>1<\/strong> Engineer&#8217;s degree<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>1<\/strong> preparatory course for prestigious higher education institutions (CPGE economics and business general track)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1<\/strong> preparation for competitive examination (Justice and Administration Careers)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1<\/strong> university diploma in French studies (DUEF)<\/li>\n<li><strong>9<\/strong>\u00a0university diplomas (DU) and inter-university diplomas (DIU)<\/li>\n<li><strong>5<\/strong> national diplomas in French as a Foreign Language (DALF, DELF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Occupational integration<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>91<\/strong>% of graduates are currently employed (vocational degrees and master\u2019s degrees), according to a study carried out 30 months after graduation in 2022, excluding those pursuing their studies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Success Rates<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>85.5% for the first year of a bachelor&#8217;s degree<\/li>\n<li>88.4% for the first year of a Bachelor of Technology (BUT)<\/li>\n<li>81.9% for a professional bachelor&#8217;s degree<\/li>\n<li>95.5% for the second year of a master&#8217;s degree<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Students<\/h2>\n<p><strong>31.1%<\/strong> of students receive grants<\/p>\n<p><strong>Geographical origin of students:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>41,3%<\/strong> are from Charente-Maritime<\/li>\n<li><strong>68,6%<\/strong> of undergraduate students are from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region<\/li>\n<li><strong>70.2%<\/strong> of graduate students are from other departments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>International<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">11,2%<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of international students<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">106<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0nationalities represented<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">179<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0international partner institutions<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">100 <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">students took French courses (FLE)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As part of an exchange programme<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">292 <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">students from La Rochelle studied abroad<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">103 <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">international students enrolled at La Rochelle Universit\u00e9<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Student Services<\/h2>\n<h3>Guidance-Integration and Lifelong learning<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>690 <\/b>individual interviews and <b>48 <\/b>group workshops or events on guidance and integration<\/li>\n<li><b>1 360 <\/b>high school students participated in immersion programs on campus<\/li>\n<li><strong>10<\/strong>\u00a0students enrolled in the D2E program (Student-Entrepreneur Diploma)<\/li>\n<li><b>104 <\/b>students awarded SNEE (national status of student-entrepreneurs) status<\/li>\n<li><b>303 <\/b>trainees in continuing education or resuming their studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Student disability<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW24893051 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24893051 BCX0\"><b>412 <\/b>accompanied students with temporary or permanent disabilities<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW24893051 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Health<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2<\/strong> doctors, <strong>2<\/strong> nurses, <strong>2<\/strong> psychologists,<strong> 1<\/strong> psychiatrist, <strong>3<\/strong> social workers<\/li>\n<li><strong>4<\/strong> student health representatives, <strong>5 238<\/strong> consultations\/year for 1 930 students,<\/li>\n<li><strong>63<\/strong> prevention and awareness campaigns on public health issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Digital<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1 <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Virtual Workplace for each student<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>1<\/strong> mobile app for students<\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1\u202f800<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0loaned computers and 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including <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">64<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> laptops on loan<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More than 108 \u202f400<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> printed books, <strong>76 965 <\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">periodicals including <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">75 989<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0online<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Language Teaching<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">7 languages<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: German, English, Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Spanish and Portuguese<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> agreement for the TOEIC Listening &amp; Reading, TOEFL ITP, DELE, Linguaskill, TOPIK, HSK and 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Technology, and Health Arts, Humanities, and Languages Humanities and Social Sciences 1 University Institute of Technology (IUT) 1 University Foundation 8,125 students enrolled in undergraduate and continuing education programs, including 748 in work-study programs 484 faculty members and faculty-researchers, 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