Photo: Micka13 · CC BY-SA 4.0Istres is home to Industrie de Provence (de l')
Industrie de Provence (de l') (250 students) is inside Istres; the nearest university is Aix-Marseille Université in Aix-en-Provence, 38 km away. 358 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Istres: 1 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Istres
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Istres
24 within 25 km: 1 university, 11 other schools, 12 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 12 smaller schools with 1,348 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Istres on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Arthur Rimbaud | 35 | 423 | 40% |
| BTS - Production - Electrotechnique Lycée professionnel Pierre Latecoere | 15 | 138 | 43% |
At which level?
The 358 students enrolled in Istres, 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 Istres
How many students are in Istres?
358 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Istres (autumn 2025): about 1 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Istres?
Industrie de Provence (de l') (250 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 Istres. 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.