Photo: Jacques FORÊT : Sequajectrof · CC BY-SA 2.5Valence is home to 17 colleges and universities
Université Grenoble Alpes (4,262 students) and LPO LYCEE DES METIERS ALGOUD - LAFFEMAS (472 students) are inside Valence. 7,327 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Valence: 11 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Valence
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities in Valence
1 university, 12 other schools, 4 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 14 smaller schools with 2,118 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Valence on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| DN MADE - Animation Lycée Montplaisir | 15 | 714 | 12% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac général Université Grenoble Alpes | 32 | 3,003 | 36% |
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client LPO LYCEE DES METIERS ALGOUD - LAFFEMAS | 46 | 780 | 36% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI Croix Rouge Française Valence | 103 | 3,861 | 41% |
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation Université Grenoble Alpes | 140 | 3,178 | 42% |
| BUT - Informatique Université Grenoble Alpes | 60 | 1,724 | 50% |
| BUT - Réseaux et télécommunications Université Grenoble Alpes | 52 | 1,053 | 51% |
| BUT - Gestion des entreprises et des administrations Université Grenoble Alpes | 168 | 2,765 | 53% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée CAMILLE VERNET | 45 | 1,307 | 62% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée CAMILLE VERNET | 30 | 960 | 73% |
At which level?
The 7,288 students enrolled in Valence, 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 Valence
How many students are in Valence?
7,327 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Valence (autumn 2025): about 11 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Valence?
Université Grenoble Alpes (4,262 students); LPO LYCEE DES METIERS ALGOUD - LAFFEMAS (472 students); IFSI Croix Rouge Française Valence (436 students); Lycée Montplaisir (367 students); OCELLIA Valence (275 students); Lycée CAMILLE VERNET (216 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 Valence. 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.