Photo: Benh LIEU SONG · CC BY-SA 3.0Narbonne is home to 10 colleges and universities
Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (1,071 students) and Lycée polyvalent Louise Michel (419 students) are inside Narbonne; the nearest university is Université de Perpignan Via Domitia in Perpignan, 56 km away.
What stands out about college in Narbonne
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Narbonne
13 within 25 km: 1 university, 7 other schools, 5 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 2 smaller schools with 195 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Narbonne 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 Narbonne | 67 | 7,018 | 29% |
| BTS - Services - Commerce International Lycée polyvalent Louise Michel | 35 | 898 | 30% |
| BUT - Carrières juridiques Université de Perpignan Via Domitia | 84 | 3,449 | 35% |
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client Lycée polyvalent Louise Michel | 35 | 595 | 40% |
| BTS - Services - Biologie médicale Lycée Docteur Lacroix | 45 | 978 | 41% |
| Diplôme de Comptabilité et de Gestion Lycée polyvalent Louise Michel | 35 | 469 | 55% |
| Licence - Portail Droit Université de Perpignan Via Domitia | 20 | 218 | 59% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée polyvalent Louise Michel | 35 | 440 | 61% |
| BUT - Génie chimique génie des procédés Université de Perpignan Via Domitia | 32 | 563 | 84% |
| Licence - Portail Droit Université de Perpignan Via Domitia | 170 | 1,184 | 98% |
At which level?
The 2,361 students enrolled in Narbonne, 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 Narbonne
How many students are in Narbonne?
2,373 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Narbonne (autumn 2025): about 4 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Narbonne?
Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (1,071 students); Lycée polyvalent Louise Michel (419 students); IFSI CH Narbonne (260 students); Grpe Alternance Pyrenees Orien (160 students); Lycée Beausejour (156 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 Narbonne. 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.