Photo: Chaitanya · CC BY-SA 4.0Caen is a student town: 35 students study here for every 100 residents
Université de Caen Normandie (30,394 students) and E2se Business School (1,435 students) are inside Caen.
What stands out about college in Caen
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities in Caen
1 university, 14 other schools, 13 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 20 smaller schools with 2,688 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Caen on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Malherbe | 96 | 2,329 | 28% |
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation Université de Caen Normandie | 160 | 3,551 | 29% |
| BUT - Gestion des entreprises et des administrations Université de Caen Normandie | 130 | 3,096 | 29% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences pour la santé Université de Caen Normandie | 240 | 2,280 | 40% |
| Licence - Portail Psychologie Université de Caen Normandie | 320 | 3,938 | 43% |
| Formation des écoles de commerce et de management EM Normandie Business School | 30 | 3,744 | 43% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives Université de Caen Normandie | 350 | 2,785 | 43% |
| Formation des écoles de commerce et de management EM Normandie Business School | 70 | 4,783 | 56% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences de la vie Université de Caen Normandie | 150 | 2,175 | 63% |
| Licence - Portail Droit Université de Caen Normandie | 650 | 2,990 | 81% |
At which level?
The 38,048 students enrolled in Caen, 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 Caen
How many students are in Caen?
38,128 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Caen (autumn 2025): about 35 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Caen?
Université de Caen Normandie (30,394 students); E2se Business School (1,435 students); École nationale supérieure d'ingénieurs de Caen (920 students); EM Normandie Business School (692 students); Lycée Malherbe (680 students); Lycée Dumont d'Urville Laplace (421 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 Caen. 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.