At university or at school, the almost 3 million French students are also returning to the classroom. But for many of them, the start of the school year also means spending money, with an ever-increasing budget. 3,157.01 euros. This is the average amount that non-scholarship students will have to spend in September, estimates Fage (Federation of General Student Associations), a student association, in its 22nd edition of the back-to-school cost indicator published on Wednesday, September 4.
Of this amount, the specific costs for the start of the school year weigh the most heavily (1,918.55 euros). Fage notes in particular an increase in registration and CVEC fees of almost 3% with 175 euros and 103 euros spent respectively on average. Registration fees increase with the level of study: they are 250 euros on average for a master’s degree and 391 euros on average for a doctorate.
For students who have left home, other expenses are added, such as health insurance (341.21 euros on average), housing insurance (82.41 euros on average), agency fees (259.77 euros on average) or the security deposit (563.25 euros on average). Finally, we must add the cost of educational materials, which rise to almost 400 euros per student on average.
Daily living expenses amount to 1,238.46 euros on average for a non-scholarship student, with the main item of expenditure being (…)
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