Photo: VVVCFFrance · CC BY-SA 4.0Palaiseau is a student town: 33 students study here for every 100 residents
The Institut polytechnique de Paris (9,244 students) and Université Paris-Saclay (3,044 students) are inside Palaiseau; the nearest university is Université Paris-Saclay in Orsay, 5 km away.
What stands out about college in Palaiseau
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Palaiseau
787 within 25 km: 81 universities, 464 other schools, 242 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 775 smaller schools with 675,107 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Palaiseau on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation valant grade de licence - Bachelor of Science Institut polytechnique de Paris | 25 | 371 | 14% |
| BTS - Services - Services et prestations des secteurs sanitaire et social Lycée Henri Poincare | 32 | 849 | 26% |
| BTS - Production - Photonique : technologies et sciences de la lumière Lycée International-Palaiseau-Paris-Saclay | 24 | 314 | 47% |
At which level?
The 12,510 students enrolled in Palaiseau, 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 Palaiseau
How many students are in Palaiseau?
12,539 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Palaiseau (autumn 2025): about 33 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Palaiseau?
Institut polytechnique de Paris (9,244 students); Université Paris-Saclay (3,044 students); Lycée International-Palaiseau-Paris-Saclay (137 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 Palaiseau. 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.