University · Montpellier, France

University of Montpellier

French university located in Montpellier (2015- )

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About

instance of	Experimental Public Establishment (France) · since 1 January 2022 university in France public university
inception	1220 · statement is subject of: University of Montpellier (1289-1969) 1289 · statement is subject of: University of Montpellier (1289-1969) 1 January 2015 2022
official name	Université de Montpellier (fr) · criterion used: company name under French law
short name	UM (fr)
legal form	public scientific, cultural or professional establishment · criterion used: legal categories in France
industry	higher education · criterion used: Nomenclature d'activités française, rév. 2
grants	honorary doctorate of the University of Montpellier

Location and contact

country	France
headquarters location	Montpellier
coordinate location	43.6145, 3.8721
official website	http://www.umontpellier.fr/ · language of work or name: French https://www.umontpellier.fr/en/ · language of work or name: English

People and numbers

count of students	46,578 · 2021 Earlier figures (7) 49,000 · September 2020 46,245 · 2020 42,453 · 2019 41,343 · 2018 39,878 · 2017 39,388 · 2016 39,082 · 2015
position held by head of the organization	président de l'université de Montpellier
chairperson	Philippe Augé · since January 2015

Rankings and recognition

ranking	448 · QS World University Rankings · 2025 Earlier figures (6) 382 · QS World University Rankings · 2024 498 · QS World University Rankings · 2020 422 · QS World University Rankings · 2019 381 · QS World University Rankings · 2018 327 · QS World University Rankings · 2017 376 · QS World University Rankings · 2016

Structure and memberships

part of	University of Montpellier
child organization or unit	Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier Centre d'écologie fonctionnelle et évolutive Biochemistry and Plant Molecular Physiology Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle Institut Européen des Membranes 24 more Institut d'Electronique et des Systèmes Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier Institute for the Separation Chemistry in Marcoule Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier Institute of Human Genetics Institute for Regenerative Medicine & Biotherapy Institut Montpelliérain Alexander Grothendieck Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs : Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle Laboratoire Charles Coulomb Géosciences Montpellier Centre for Biochemical and Macromolecular Research Centre de Biologie Structurale Rhizogenesis Lab Laboratory HydroSciences Montpellier Agropolymerpolymer Engineering and Emerging Technologies Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier LIRMM Institute of Cancer Research of Montpellier Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier · object of statement has role: medical school University Institute of Technology of Montpellier University Montpellier I. Faculty of odontology SCD de Montpellier
member of	Mediterranean Universities Union Coimbra Group Couperin Consortium European University Association Renater 6 more Coordination of French research universities Languedoc Roussillon Universities ORCID, Inc. · October 2023 Agence universitaire de la Francophonie European Open Science Cloud Association Charm EU
replaces	University of Montpellier 1 · 2015 Montpellier 2 University · 2015

Other facts

partner in business or sport	Institut Agro Montpellier

Images and media on Wikimedia Commons (1)

image	Montpellier Faculte medecine.jpg

Wikimedia and technical details (9)

Commons category	Montpellier Universités
topic's main category	Category:University of Montpellier
category for alumni of educational institution	Category:University of Montpellier alumni
category for employees of the organization	Category:Academic staff of the University of Montpellier
on focus list of Wikimedia project	Wikidata:WikiProject Academic Publisher
different from	Languedoc Roussillon Universities PRES Sud de France University of Montpellier (1289-1969)
category of associated people	Category:University of Montpellier people
archives at	Departmental archives of Hérault
social media followers	16,945 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 2294544162 · 3 February 2023 Earlier figures (3) 14,922 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 2294544162 · 26 February 2022 12,618 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 2294544162 · 1 January 2021 5,980 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 2294544162 · 10 May 2018

Identifiers in other databases (38)

ARWU university ID	University-of-Montpellier
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID	169588163 · object named as: Université de Montpellier (2015-....)
Bluesky handle	umontpellier.bsky.social · language of work or name: French · Bluesky DID: did:plc:4kcehnkijlxvv6jaxdt4qteb
Canadiana Name Authority ID	ncf13756320
Canal-U channel ID	universite_de_montpellier
CiNii Research ID	1981149384726208939 · subject named as: Université de Montpellier
edition humboldt digital ID	H0017697 · quotation: Seit Januar 2015 sind die Université de Montpellier 1 und die Université de Montpellier 2 wieder unter dem Namen Université de Montpellier zusammengeführt. (de)
ELMCIP ID	11917
Encyclopædia Universalis ID	universite-de-montpellier
EU Participant Identification Code	888104744
Facebook username	univmontpellier
FINESS ID	340023266 · quotation: Date ouverture : 01 janvier 2015 (fr)
GND ID	2025027-7 · identifier shared with: University of Montpellier (1289-1969)
Google Maps Customer ID	1517373875669273285
Google Scholar organization ID	12910636459127148143
GRID ID	grid.121334.6
IdRef ID	25843614X · subject named as: Université de Montpellier (2022-....) · object of statement has role: IdRef corporation or conference record · reason for preferred rank: currently valid value 183316401 · subject named as: Université de Montpellier (2015-2021) · object of statement has role: IdRef corporation or conference record
ISNI	0000000495207716 · object named as: Université de Montpellier (2015- )
JORFSearch organization ID	Q776223
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID	2025027-7
KISTI ID	K000198673
Library of Congress Authorities ID	no2019098001
Open Funder Registry funder ID	501100008222
OpenAlex ID	P4310311164 · subject named as: University of Montpellier I19894307 · quotation: ROR ID 051escj72 (mul)
OpenCorporates organization ID	fr/130020548
QS World University ID	universite-de-montpellier
Quora topic ID	University-of-Montpellier
Ringgold ID	27037
ROR ID	051escj72 · quotation: GRID grid.121334.6 (mul)
SIREN number	130029796 · since 22 September 2021 130020548 · 1 January 2015–31 December 2021
SNARC ID	Q48926
Times Higher Education World University ID	montpellier-university
U-Multirank university ID	university-of-montpellier
UAI code	0342321N
VIAF cluster ID	6920163939427101160006 · object named as: Université de Montpellier (2022-....) 313577210 · object named as: Université de Montpellier (2015-) · object named as: Université de Montpellier (2015-2021)
Wellcome Collection concept ID	kk8gpr7g
X (Twitter) username	umontpellier · number of subscribers: 5,980 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 2294544162 · 10 May 2018
‎Scilit organization ID	1940

Campuses and colleges

Paul-Valéry University (Montpellier, 1970-2024) · University
Montpellier 2 University · University