Photo: Myst · CC BY-SA 3.0Vitrolles is home to 6 colleges and universities
Lycée Pierre Mendès France (163 students) and M2s Formation (132 students) are inside Vitrolles; the nearest university is Aix-Marseille Université in Marseille 13e, 17 km away. 671 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Vitrolles: 2 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Vitrolles
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Vitrolles
152 within 25 km: 9 universities, 82 other schools, 61 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 140 smaller schools with 93,149 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Vitrolles on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Production - Aéronautique Lycée Pierre Mendès France | 30 | 1,310 | 18% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée Jean Monnet | 35 | 910 | 28% |
| Certificat de Spécialisation - Aéronautique option avions à moteurs à turbines Lycée Pierre Mendès France | 8 | 81 | 32% |
| Certificat de Spécialisation - Aéronautique option hélicoptères à moteurs à turbines Lycée Pierre Mendès France | 8 | 76 | 33% |
| BTS - Services - Gestion des transports et logistique associée Lycée CAUCADIS | 15 | 132 | 53% |
| BTS - Production - Contrôle industriel et régulation automatique Lycée Pierre Mendès France | 24 | 220 | 55% |
| BTS - Production - Conception et industrialisation en microtechniques Lycée Pierre Mendès France | 24 | 185 | 68% |
At which level?
The 650 students enrolled in Vitrolles, 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 Vitrolles
How many students are in Vitrolles?
671 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Vitrolles (autumn 2025): about 2 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Vitrolles?
Lycée Pierre Mendès France (163 students); M2s Formation (132 students); Lycée Jean Monnet (118 students); Profil Manager (117 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 Vitrolles. 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.