Photo: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0Gif-sur-Yvette is a student town: 38 students study here for every 100 residents
Université Paris-Saclay (8,345 students) and the Institut national des sciences et techniques nucléaires (202 students) are inside Gif-sur-Yvette.
What stands out about college in Gif-sur-Yvette
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Gif-sur-Yvette
506 within 25 km: 65 universities, 291 other schools, 150 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 494 smaller schools with 515,488 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Gif-sur-Yvette on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation Bac + 3 - Bachelor en sciences et ingénierie - Ingénierie généraliste, en partenariat avec l'université Mc Gill Université Paris-Saclay | 10 | 707 | 6% |
| BUT - Informatique Université Paris-Saclay | 176 | 5,029 | 23% |
| FCIL - Métiers de Laboratoire Lycée Vallee De Chevreuse | 12 | 179 | 31% |
| BTS - Production - Biotechnologie en recherche et en production Lycée Vallee De Chevreuse | 28 | 338 | 55% |
| BUT - Chimie Université Paris-Saclay | 125 | 1,566 | 60% |
| BUT - Mesures physiques Université Paris-Saclay | 150 | 1,812 | 67% |
At which level?
The 8,603 students enrolled in Gif-sur-Yvette, 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 Gif-sur-Yvette
How many students are in Gif-sur-Yvette?
8,603 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Gif-sur-Yvette (autumn 2025): about 38 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Gif-sur-Yvette?
Université Paris-Saclay (8,345 students); Institut national des sciences et techniques nucléaires (202 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 Gif-sur-Yvette. 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.