Photo: Nikolay Tarkhov · Public domainOrsay is a student town: 96 students study here for every 100 residents
Université Paris-Saclay (15,192 students) and CY Cergy Paris Université (301 students) are inside Orsay.
What stands out about college in Orsay
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Orsay
712 within 25 km: 75 universities, 423 other schools, 214 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 700 smaller schools with 646,482 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Orsay on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Blaise Pascal | 84 | 3,145 | 17% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Blaise Pascal | 48 | 2,226 | 25% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac général Université Paris-Saclay | 150 | 12,048 | 33% |
At which level?
The 15,857 students enrolled in Orsay, 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 Orsay
How many students are in Orsay?
15,857 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Orsay (autumn 2025): about 96 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Orsay?
Université Paris-Saclay (15,192 students); CY Cergy Paris Université (301 students); Lycée Blaise Pascal (256 students); Iscio (108 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 Orsay. 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.