Photo: Sea Ane · CC BY-SA 4.0Laon is home to 6 colleges and universities
Université de Picardie Jules Verne (768 students) and the Institut de Formation en Soins Infirmiers - LAON (236 students) are inside Laon; the nearest university is Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne in Reims, 46 km away.
What stands out about college in Laon
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Laon
7 within 25 km: 1 university, 4 other schools, 2 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Laon on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Paul Claudel | 24 | 178 | 34% |
| BTS - Services - Commerce International Lycée Paul Claudel | 35 | 498 | 49% |
| D.E Educateur Spécialisé APRADIS - Site Laon | 15 | 90 | 56% |
| BTS - Production - Cybersécurité, Informatique et réseaux, ELectronique - Option A : Informatique et réseaux Lycée Pierre Méchain | 30 | 206 | 57% |
| BTS - Services - Services informatiques aux organisations Lycée Paul Claudel | 24 | 199 | 58% |
| D.E Infirmier Institut de Formation en Soins Infirmiers - LAON | 92 | 2,088 | 62% |
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation Université de Picardie Jules Verne | 112 | 797 | 69% |
| BTS - Production - Conception de produits industriels Lycée Pierre Méchain | 30 | 120 | 71% |
| BTS - Services - Support à l'action managériale Lycée Paul Claudel | 35 | 181 | 78% |
| BUT - Carrières juridiques Université de Picardie Jules Verne | 140 | 1,974 | 79% |
At which level?
The 1,384 students enrolled in Laon, 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 Laon
How many students are in Laon?
1,447 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Laon (autumn 2025): about 6 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Laon?
Université de Picardie Jules Verne (768 students); Institut de Formation en Soins Infirmiers - LAON (236 students); Lycée Paul Claudel (141 students); APRADIS - Site Laon (100 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 Laon. 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.