Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5Dijon is a student town: 22 students study here for every 100 residents
Université Bourgogne Europe (25,868 students) and Burgundy School of Business (1,845 students) are inside Dijon.
What stands out about college in Dijon
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities in Dijon
2 universities, 15 other schools, 10 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 18 smaller schools with 3,125 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Dijon on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUT - Génie biologique parcours biologie médicale et biotechnologie Université Bourgogne Europe | 52 | 2,698 | 22% |
| BUT - Gestion administrative et commerciale des organisations Université Bourgogne Europe | 84 | 2,576 | 28% |
| CPGE - MP2I Lycée Carnot | 48 | 1,652 | 28% |
| CPGE - B/L - Lettres et sciences sociales Lycée Carnot | 48 | 2,002 | 32% |
| BUT - Gestion des entreprises et des administrations Université Bourgogne Europe | 160 | 2,994 | 33% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Carnot | 96 | 2,162 | 37% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Carnot | 96 | 2,344 | 38% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac général L'institut Agro Dijon | 27 | 4,238 | 58% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac général Université Bourgogne Europe | 120 | 9,390 | 64% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac général L'institut Agro Dijon | 27 | 4,164 | 73% |
At which level?
The 35,838 students enrolled in Dijon, 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 Dijon
How many students are in Dijon?
36,044 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Dijon (autumn 2025): about 22 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Dijon?
Université Bourgogne Europe (25,868 students); Burgundy School of Business (1,845 students); Ecole Nationale des Greffes (1,113 students); Lycée Carnot (921 students); L'institut Agro Dijon (817 students); Chu Dijon-Hopital General (688 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 Dijon. 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.