Université catholique de Lille

The Catholic University of Lille (in French: "Université catholique de Lille"), commonly known as the "Catho" and officially the Fédération Universitaire et Pluridisciplinaire de Lille (according to its statutes), is a private university organized as an federation of colleges of Catholic inspiration, founded in 1875 and located in Lille, France.

It is associated with the Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France, research centres and a hospital group. Together, these institutions will have more than 36,700 students in 2021.

Until 2019, the Catholic University of Lille was a partner in the University of Lille Nord de France initiative of excellence led by the University of Lille. On 1 March 2022, the decree n°2022-304 associating the Catholic University of Lille with the Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France was published.