Photo: Kakoula10 · CC BY-SA 4.0Aubenas is home to 4 colleges and universities
IFSI CH Ardèche Méridionale (139 students) and Lycée Marcel Gimond (100 students) are inside Aubenas; the nearest university campus outside it is Université Grenoble Alpes, 53 km away in Valence.
What stands out about college in Aubenas
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Aubenas
6 within 25 km: 2 other schools, 4 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Aubenas on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH Ardèche Méridionale | 35 | 3,175 | 45% |
| BTS - Agricole - Gestion et protection de la nature Lycée agricole Olivier De Serres | 32 | 582 | 52% |
| BTS - Services - Gestion de la PME Lycée Marcel Gimond | 12 | 205 | 56% |
| BTS - Production - Cybersécurité, Informatique et réseaux, ELectronique - Option A : Informatique et réseaux Lycée Astier | 24 | 278 | 57% |
| BTS - Services - Métiers des Services à l'environnement Lycée agricole Olivier De Serres | 16 | 55 | 58% |
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client Lycée Marcel Gimond | 24 | 186 | 62% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Marcel Gimond | 12 | 79 | 78% |
| BTS - Agricole - Analyse, conduite et stratégie de l'entreprise agricole, option Territoires métropolitains Lycée agricole Olivier De Serres | 20 | 74 | 96% |
At which level?
The 365 students enrolled in Aubenas, 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 Aubenas
How many students are in Aubenas?
415 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Aubenas (autumn 2025): about 3 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Aubenas?
IFSI CH Ardèche Méridionale (139 students); Lycée Marcel Gimond (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 Aubenas. 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.