Photo: Pom' · CC BY-SA 2.0Saint-Brieuc is home to 13 colleges and universities
Université de Rennes (1,152 students) and Université Rennes 2 (950 students) are inside Saint-Brieuc; the nearest university is Université Rennes 2 in Rennes, 89 km away. 4,233 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Saint-Brieuc: 10 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Saint-Brieuc
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities in Saint-Brieuc
3 universities, 3 other schools, 7 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 11 smaller schools with 1,971 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Saint-Brieuc on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation Université de Rennes | 84 | 1,745 | 14% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives - STAPS Université Rennes 2 | 25 | 968 | 30% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH St Brieuc | 92 | 4,020 | 33% |
| BTS - Services - Tourisme Lycée Ernest Renan | 35 | 891 | 40% |
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client Lycée Ernest Renan | 34 | 1,018 | 42% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives - STAPS Université Rennes 2 | 200 | 2,445 | 51% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Francois Rabelais | 48 | 1,257 | 60% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Francois Rabelais | 48 | 915 | 69% |
| Licence - Droit - Parcours Droit (ST BRIEUC) Université de Rennes | 220 | 1,428 | 100% |
| Licence - Administration économique et sociale Université Rennes 2 | 100 | 887 | 100% |
At which level?
The 4,073 students enrolled in Saint-Brieuc, 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 Saint-Brieuc
How many students are in Saint-Brieuc?
4,233 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Saint-Brieuc (autumn 2025): about 10 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Saint-Brieuc?
Université de Rennes (1,152 students); Université Rennes 2 (950 students); Lycée/Pôle supérieur Saint BRIEUC (339 students); IFSI CH St Brieuc (327 students); ASKORIA - Site de Saint-Brieuc (288 students); Lycée Ernest Renan (235 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 Saint-Brieuc. 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.