Tuition & Fees

CEFAM offers a 5% discount of your first semester tuition fee.
To be eligible for the discount, the total deposit fee (3,000 euros) must be transferred to the CEFAM bank account before November 1st, 2025 for January 2026 intake & before March 30, 2026 for September 2026 intake

 

Tuition fees & Financing

CEFAM’s academic program, based on the American model, allows students a large amount of flexibility in organizing their program. Students may take anywhere from 4 to 7 courses per semester and adapt the semester costs accordingly. A 3-credit course is billed at €735.

Undergraduate Program

On average, tuition fees per academic year for the first three years at CEFAM in Lyon cost approximately €9,224 per year.

Business track

The exact cost per year for the 2026-2027 academic year is provided below:

  • Freshman Year – 1st year: €12,115
  • Sophomore Year – 2nd Year: €9,860
  • Junior Year – 3rd year €5,695
  • Senior Year – 4th year (CEFAM) €13,970
  • Senior Year – 4th year (USA partner): See below. Students pay their tuition fees directly to the partner university only for the 4th year.
  • Senior Year – 4th and 5th years (Canadian partner) Approximately €21,000 total

Spend 16 months studying at Université Laval to obtain an MBA after graduation at CEFAM

The tuition fees appear in the study contract sent to each student before each registration and/or re-registration. They can be revised during the course from one year to the next.

Liberal arts track

  • First Year: €10,975
  • Second Year: €14,360
  • Third Year in the USA: $48,400
  • Scholarship: from €16,000 to €24,000

The tuition fees below are those of our partner universities. CEFAM is not responsible for any price variations.

Scholarships and Financing

Several solutions exist to help you finance your education at CEFAM:

  • Adapting your schedule and course load to be able to work part-time
  • Partnerships with banks for loans at preferential rates and many other advantages
  • Personalized financing plans available with installments
  • Honor scholarships awarded each year
  • Erasmus grants for European internships
  • Student jobs

Scholarships and Financing for the United States

Merit scholarships are awarded to CEFAM students based on their academic results when they transfer to select partner universities, ranging from $2,500 to $33,000

Partner BBA Universities – Tuition & Scholarships 2026–2027

(Next year’s tuition fees are not yet available)
Academic requirement: minimum GPA of 2.5 to go to the USA in the final year

1. Northeastern University

  • Duration: 3 mandatory semesters
  • Tuition: $101,985
  • Scholarships: None

2. Temple University

  • Duration: 2 semesters
  • Tuition: $45,456
  • Scholarships:
    • GPA 3.33 – 3.64: $2,500
    • GPA 3.64 – 4.00: $5,000

3. Pace University

  • Duration: 2 semesters
  • Tuition: $52,924
  • Scholarships:
    • GPA 2.50: $16,500
    • GPA 2.51 – 4.00: $20,500

4. Siena University

  • Duration: 2 semesters
  • Tuition: $48,900
  • Scholarships:
    • GPA 2.50 – 2.99: $16,000
    • GPA 3.00 – 3.49: $20,000
    • GPA 3.50 – 4.00: $24,000

5. Rider University

  • Duration: 2 semesters
  • Tuition: $41,700
  • Scholarships:
    • GPA 2.50 – 2.74: $11,000
    • GPA 2.75 – 2.99: $13,000
    • GPA 3.00 – 3.49: $16,000
    • GPA 3.50 – 4.00: $19,000

6. Menlo College

  • Duration: 2 semesters
  • Tuition: $55,340
  • Scholarships:
    • GPA 2.50 – 4.00 (all students eligible): $33,204

7. University of New Brunswick (UNB) – MBA Program

  • Tuition: CAN $31,860 (approx. €21,000)
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