Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0Bourg-en-Bresse is home to 15 colleges and universities
Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 (1,046 students) and Lycée Joseph-Marie Carriat (387 students) are inside Bourg-en-Bresse; the nearest university is Lyon-I université in Villeurbanne, 55 km away. 3,127 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Bourg-en-Bresse: 7 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Bourg-en-Bresse
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities in Bourg-en-Bresse
1 university, 8 other schools, 6 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 14 smaller schools with 2,032 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Bourg-en-Bresse on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUT - Carrières juridiques Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 | 60 | 2,420 | 24% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée Joseph-Marie Carriat | 35 | 551 | 43% |
| Licence - Portail Droit - Droit. Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 | 130 | 2,017 | 46% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH Fleyriat | 111 | 4,466 | 48% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI Orsac - Cpa | 60 | 4,624 | 49% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Lalande | 48 | 1,254 | 49% |
| Licence - Gestion - Parcours Gestion et management Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 | 90 | 1,964 | 51% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Joseph-Marie Carriat | 40 | 550 | 51% |
| BTS - Services - Gestion de la PME Lycée Edgar Quinet | 30 | 512 | 51% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Lalande | 48 | 957 | 60% |
At which level?
The 3,078 students enrolled in Bourg-en-Bresse, by year of study (autumn 2025).
What would you pay?
Public universities charge one national fee: €178 a year for a licence or BUT and €255 for a master’s in 2026–27, plus the €105 student life contribution (CVEC); scholarship holders pay neither. Students from outside the EU pay more unless their university waives it. BTS and prépa classes in public lycées are free. Private schools and some grandes écoles set their own fees.
Questions about college near Bourg-en-Bresse
How many students are in Bourg-en-Bresse?
3,127 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Bourg-en-Bresse (autumn 2025): about 7 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Bourg-en-Bresse?
Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 (1,046 students); Lycée Joseph-Marie Carriat (387 students); IFSI CH Fleyriat (371 students); ENSEIS - Etablissement de l'Ain - Ecole de formation sanitaire et sociale (229 students); Lycée Edgar Quinet (212 students); IFSI Orsac - Cpa (190 students).
What does university cost here?
Public universities charge one national fee: €178 a year for a licence or BUT and €255 for a master’s in 2026–27, plus the €105 student life contribution (CVEC); scholarship holders pay neither. Students from outside the EU pay more unless their university waives it. BTS and prépa classes in public lycées are free. Private schools and some grandes écoles set their own fees.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Higher education: the Ministry of Higher Education’s Atlas régional des effectifs étudiants (students enrolled at each institution in each commune, autumn 2025, the BTS and prépa classes in lycées included), Principaux établissements and Parcoursup 2025 (Licence Ouverte 2.0). Students are counted where they study, not where they live. Straight-line distances from the center of Bourg-en-Bresse. Colleges are described, not graded; the Student town label marks communes where 15 or more students study for every 100 residents. Fees: the national arrêté, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.