Avignon University is situated on two campuses: the Hannah Arendt Campus, located in the city centre of Avignon, and the Jean-Henri Fabre Campus, which is on the outskirts of town and includes the Agroparc facility for STEM teaching and research, as well as the Avignon University Institute of Technology.

[3] The university was founded in 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII, and closed in 1792 during the French Revolution.

[10] The Hannah Arendt Campus is principally used for arts, humanities, and law courses.

[1] The Jean-Henri Fabre Campus is located 9 km (5 miles) southeast of Hannah Arendt.

[11][12][13] Avignon University is the place of study for students from 96 different countries, as of the 2018–2019 academic year.