Photo: Tangopaso · Public domainMenton is home to 4 colleges and universities
IFSI CH La Palmosa de Menton (146 students) and the IUT de Nice - Antenne de Menton (133 students) are inside Menton; the nearest university campus outside it is Université Côte d'Azur, 19 km away in Nice. 374 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Menton: 1 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Menton
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Menton
49 within 25 km: 2 universities, 32 other schools, 15 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 37 smaller schools with 35,177 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Menton on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUT - Carrières sociales Parcours éducation spécialisée IUT de Nice - Antenne de Menton | 30 | 625 | 11% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH La Palmosa de Menton | 36 | 3,844 | 37% |
| BUT - Carrières sociales Parcours animation sociale et socioculturelle IUT de Nice - Antenne de Menton | 30 | 377 | 39% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée professionnel Paul Valéry | 20 | 315 | 52% |
| BTS - Services - Support à l'action managériale Lycée Pierre Et Marie Curie | 30 | 215 | 66% |
| Certificat de Spécialisation - Métiers du bar Lycée professionnel Paul Valéry | 13 | 64 | 98% |
At which level?
The 374 students enrolled in Menton, 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 Menton
How many students are in Menton?
374 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Menton (autumn 2025): about 1 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Menton?
IFSI CH La Palmosa de Menton (146 students); IUT de Nice - Antenne de Menton (Université Côte d'Azur) (133 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 Menton. 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.