Photo: Unknown photographer (Collection Compagnie Delmas-Vieljeux) · Public domainLa Rochelle is a student town: 17 students study here for every 100 residents
La Rochelle Université (7,605 students) and Excelia Group (2,461 students) are inside La Rochelle.
What stands out about college in La Rochelle
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities in La Rochelle
2 universities, 4 other schools, 8 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 11 smaller schools with 2,070 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in La Rochelle on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation La Rochelle Université | 162 | 4,732 | 15% |
| Formation des écoles de commerce et de management Excelia Group | 50 | 3,914 | 20% |
| BUT - Génie biologique parcours biologie médicale et biotechnologie La Rochelle Université | 58 | 2,123 | 20% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH La Rochelle | 104 | 3,673 | 37% |
| BUT - Génie civil - Construction durable La Rochelle Université | 104 | 1,983 | 39% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Jean Dautet | 48 | 1,405 | 40% |
| Licence - Sciences de la vie La Rochelle Université | 150 | 2,021 | 41% |
| Licence - Droit La Rochelle Université | 243 | 2,762 | 47% |
| Licence - Gestion La Rochelle Université | 200 | 1,700 | 57% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac série générale avec la spécialité Maths en Terminale + une spécialité scientifique EIGSI La Rochelle | 125 | 4,211 | 94% |
At which level?
The 13,100 students enrolled in La Rochelle, 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 La Rochelle
How many students are in La Rochelle?
13,203 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in La Rochelle (autumn 2025): about 17 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in La Rochelle?
La Rochelle Université (7,605 students); Excelia Group (2,461 students); EIGSI La Rochelle (964 students); IFSI CH La Rochelle (337 students); Université de Poitiers (326 students); Lycée des Métiers - Hotelier (271 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 La Rochelle. 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.