Photo: Chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0Carcassonne is home to 11 colleges and universities
Université de Montpellier (315 students) and IFSI CH de Carcassonne (242 students) are inside Carcassonne; the nearest university is Université de Perpignan Via Domitia in Perpignan, 74 km away.
What stands out about college in Carcassonne
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Carcassonne
11 within 25 km: 2 universities, 5 other schools, 4 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 1 smaller schools with 44 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Carcassonne on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation IUT de Perpignan (Site de Carcassonne) | 56 | 1,741 | 31% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH de Carcassonne | 65 | 6,267 | 34% |
| BTS - Agricole - Gestion et protection de la nature Lycée agricole Charlemagne | 32 | 737 | 35% |
| BTS - Production - Cybersécurité, Informatique et réseaux, ELectronique - Option A : Informatique et réseaux Lycée Jules Fil | 30 | 342 | 37% |
| Licence - Sciences et technologies - Parcours Pluridisciplinarité et métiers de l’enseignement, de l’éducation et de la formation Université de Montpellier | 34 | 487 | 49% |
| BTS - Services - Support à l'action managériale Lycée Paul Sabatier | 36 | 247 | 62% |
| BTS - Services - Services et prestations des secteurs sanitaire et social Lycée Jules Fil | 33 | 278 | 66% |
| Classe préparatoire aux études supérieures - Arts - Art et Design Ecole des beaux-arts de Carcassonne Agglo | 45 | 257 | 74% |
| BUT - Science des données IUT de Perpignan (Site de Carcassonne) | 42 | 610 | 76% |
| BTS - Services - Services informatiques aux organisations Lycée Paul Sabatier | 32 | 255 | 88% |
At which level?
The 1,637 students enrolled in Carcassonne, 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 Carcassonne
How many students are in Carcassonne?
1,659 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Carcassonne (autumn 2025): about 4 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Carcassonne?
Université de Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, Antenne de Carcassonne (315 students); IFSI CH de Carcassonne (242 students); IUT de Perpignan (Site de Carcassonne) (Université de Perpignan Via Domitia) (241 students); Lycée Jules Fil (212 students); Purple Campus Perols (171 students); Purple Campus Carcassonne (145 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 Carcassonne. 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.