Photo: Gzen92 · CC BY-SA 4.0Arles is home to 8 colleges and universities
Aix-Marseille Université (600 students) and Ecole MOPA (344 students) are inside Arles; the nearest university campus outside it is Université de Montpellier, 31 km away in Nîmes.
What stands out about college in Arles
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Arles
9 within 25 km: 1 university, 4 other schools, 4 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Arles 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 d'Arles | 38 | 6,301 | 28% |
| BTS - Production - Maintenance des systèmes - option A Systèmes de production Lycée Pasquet | 15 | 174 | 28% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Montmajour | 26 | 366 | 30% |
| Formation des écoles supérieure d'art Bac + 5 - Expert en conception, réalisation et animation 3D Ecole MOPA | 52 | 174 | 32% |
| BUT - Métiers du multimédia et de l'internet Aix-Marseille Université | 56 | 1,627 | 37% |
| BUT - Informatique Aix-Marseille Université | 56 | 1,491 | 44% |
| Licence - Portail Droit Aix-Marseille Université | 90 | 1,245 | 57% |
| Licence - Portail Droit Aix-Marseille Université | 20 | 253 | 66% |
| BTS - Production - Conception et Réalisation de Systèmes Automatiques Lycée Pasquet | 24 | 139 | 70% |
At which level?
The 1,449 students enrolled in Arles, 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 Arles
How many students are in Arles?
1,457 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Arles (autumn 2025): about 3 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Arles?
Aix-Marseille Université (600 students); Ecole MOPA (344 students); IFSI CH d'Arles (168 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 Arles. 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.