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Higher education in and near Cognac

Cognac is home to 2 colleges and universities

No college sits inside the town; Lycée Jean Monnet is 1.3 km away in Cognac. 83 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Cognac: 0 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.

Within 25 km
10
785 students on these campuses
Nearest college
in Cognac
Lycée Jean Monnet
Students who study here
0
per 100 residents · France 4.3
Nearest BTS or prépa classes
in Cognac
Lycée Jean Monnet
Nearest university
12 km
Université de Poitiers
Tuition fee
€178
a year for a licence, 2026–27

What stands out about college in Cognac

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Every college

Colleges and universities within 25 km of Cognac

10 within 25 km: 1 university, 3 other schools, 6 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.

8.3 km16.7 km25 kmJean MonnetMFR Education Orientatde PoitiersEmile CombesBernard PalissyCognac
UniversityOther schoolBTS and prépa (lycée)
Lycée Jean MonnetLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · in Cognac49students53%women82–85%got an offerStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée professionnel Louis DelageLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · in Cognac34students3%women67%got an offerStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
MFR Education Orientation des CharentesLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Private · 6.1 km · Val-de-Cognac140students51%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Université de PoitiersUniversity · Public · 12 km · Segonzac35students54%women100%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Emile CombesLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 21 km · Pons95students15%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Bernard PalissyLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 23 km · Saintes148students25%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
ActoriaSchool of higher education · Private · 24 km · Saintes123students54%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Pichonnerie-ChadignacSchool of higher education · Public · 24 km · Saintes70students11%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée BellevueLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 25 km · Saintes53students72%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.

And 1 smaller schools with 38 students in all.

Getting in

How hard is it to get in?

Each course in Cognac on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.

CoursePlacesApplicantsGot an offer
BTS - Production - Conception et Réalisation de Systèmes Automatiques
Lycée professionnel Louis Delage
1273 67%
BTS - Services - Support à l'action managériale
Lycée Jean Monnet
15105 82%
BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel
Lycée Jean Monnet
24221 85%
What it costs

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 Cognac

How many students are in Cognac?

83 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Cognac (autumn 2025): about 0 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.

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.

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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 Cognac. 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.