Photo: dynamosquito from France · CC BY 2.0Niort is home to 10 colleges and universities
Université de Poitiers (943 students) and Facultés libres de l'Ouest (582 students) are inside Niort; the nearest university is La Rochelle Université in La Rochelle, 57 km away.
What stands out about college in Niort
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Niort
12 within 25 km: 2 universities, 6 other schools, 4 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 2 smaller schools with 103 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Niort on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client Lycée de la Venise Verte | 32 | 522 | 32% |
| BTS - Services - Professions immobilières Lycée Jean Mace | 24 | 469 | 48% |
| BUT - Gestion des entreprises et des administrations Université de Poitiers | 82 | 1,389 | 50% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH Niort | 145 | 2,933 | 57% |
| BUT - Hygiène Sécurité Environnement Université de Poitiers | 62 | 681 | 69% |
| BUT - Science des données Université de Poitiers | 52 | 792 | 70% |
| BTS - Services - Biologie médicale Lycée de la Venise Verte | 24 | 468 | 71% |
| Licence - Portail Psychologie Facultés libres de l'Ouest | 120 | 1,270 | 100% |
| Licence - Science politique Facultés libres de l'Ouest | 120 | 897 | 100% |
| Licence - Sciences de l'éducation et de la formation Facultés libres de l'Ouest | 75 | 511 | 100% |
At which level?
The 2,814 students enrolled in Niort, 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 Niort
How many students are in Niort?
2,896 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Niort (autumn 2025): about 5 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Niort?
Université de Poitiers (943 students); Facultés libres de l'Ouest (582 students); IFSI CH Niort (444 students); Lycée de la Venise Verte (379 students); Institut Catholique Supérieur Saint André (140 students); Lycée Paul Guerin (139 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 Niort. 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.