Photo: jean-louis Zimmermann · CC BY 2.0Vichy is home to 6 colleges and universities
The Institut de Formation en Masso (384 students) and IFSI CH Vichy (336 students) are inside Vichy; the nearest university campus outside it is Université Clermont Auvergne, 48 km away in Clermont-Ferrand.
What stands out about college in Vichy
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Vichy
10 within 25 km: 1 university, 5 other schools, 4 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 2 smaller schools with 454 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Vichy on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUT - Information communication Parcours journalisme IUT Clermont Auvergne - site de Vichy | 28 | 1,562 | 4% |
| D.E Psychomotricien Institut Supérieur de Rééducation Psychomotrice Vichy | 70 | 838 | 37% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH Vichy | 89 | 2,975 | 38% |
| BUT - Métiers du multimédia et de l'internet IUT Clermont Auvergne - site de Vichy | 50 | 951 | 45% |
| BTS - Services - Tourisme ES Vichy | 42 | 197 | 63% |
| BTS - Services - Commerce International ES Vichy | 18 | 205 | 69% |
| BTS - Services - Banque ES Vichy | 18 | 113 | 76% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel ES Vichy | 24 | 180 | 83% |
| BTS - Services - Métiers de l'esthétique-cosmétique-parfumerie ES Vichy | 24 | 76 | 96% |
At which level?
The 1,471 students enrolled in Vichy, 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 Vichy
How many students are in Vichy?
1,480 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Vichy (autumn 2025): about 6 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Vichy?
Institut de Formation en Masso (384 students); IFSI CH Vichy (336 students); Institut Supérieur de Rééducation Psychomotrice Vichy (239 students); IUT Clermont Auvergne - site de Vichy (Université Clermont Auvergne) (229 students); ES Vichy (213 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 Vichy. 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.