Photo: Jacques MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0Cannes is home to 15 colleges and universities
Université Côte d'Azur (737 students) and Lycée Stanislas (461 students) are inside Cannes; the nearest university is Université Côte d'Azur in Nice, 28 km away.
What stands out about college in Cannes
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities in Cannes
1 university, 4 other schools, 10 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 12 smaller schools with 1,257 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Cannes on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Services - Métiers de l'audio-visuel opt : métiers de l'image Lycée Carnot | 8 | 1,115 | 3% |
| BTS - Services - Métiers de l'audio-visuel opt : montage et post-production Lycée Carnot | 8 | 824 | 4% |
| DN MADE - Mode - Spécialité : Innovation mode et matériaux Lycée professionnel des Coteaux | 15 | 782 | 9% |
| BTS - Services - Commerce International Lycée Bristol | 35 | 1,675 | 16% |
| CPGE - ECG Lycée Stanislas | 24 | 1,041 | 33% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH de Cannes Simone Veil | 177 | 5,125 | 36% |
| BTS - Services - Biologie médicale Lycée Jules Ferry | 24 | 823 | 38% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Stanislas | 36 | 1,208 | 39% |
| CPGE - ECG Lycée Stanislas | 24 | 697 | 54% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Stanislas | 36 | 885 | 59% |
At which level?
The 2,916 students enrolled in Cannes, 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 Cannes
How many students are in Cannes?
2,978 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Cannes (autumn 2025): about 4 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Cannes?
Université Côte d'Azur (737 students); Lycée Stanislas (461 students); IFSI CH de Cannes Simone Veil (461 students); Lycée Jules Ferry (329 students); Lycée professionnel des Coteaux (130 students); Lycée Bristol (119 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 Cannes. 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.