In 1811 it formally took the name Lyon University, and in 1896 France passed a bill of higher education which put all universities in the hands of the state. Lyon became a national university and its budget is now allocated by the central government. The registration fee for students is only 500 francs (about US $ 70).
一八一一年，「里昂大學」名稱正式出現，一八九六年法國通過高等教育法，大學全部收歸國有，里昂成為國立大學，經費主要來自政府，每名學生一年註冊費僅約五百法郎（約七十美元）。