Photo: Ravenclaw · CC BY-SA 3.0Nîmes is home to 23 colleges and universities
Nîmes université (6,079 students) and Université de Montpellier (2,710 students) are inside Nîmes. 14,317 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Nîmes: 9 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Nîmes
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities in Nîmes
2 universities, 11 other schools, 10 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 15 smaller schools with 2,242 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Nîmes on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université de Montpellier | 45 | 3,804 | 19% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université de Montpellier | 43 | 3,563 | 20% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CHU Nîmes | 141 | 8,410 | 28% |
| BUT - Gestion des entreprises et des administrations Université de Montpellier | 80 | 3,162 | 28% |
| BUT - Génie civil - Construction durable Université de Montpellier | 120 | 3,023 | 31% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI Croix Rouge Française Nîmes | 75 | 6,640 | 35% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université de Montpellier | 38 | 2,857 | 36% |
| Licence - Psychologie Nîmes université | 340 | 4,431 | 41% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université de Montpellier | 96 | 3,133 | 47% |
| Licence - Droit Nîmes université | 500 | 2,873 | 99% |
At which level?
The 14,273 students enrolled in Nîmes, 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 Nîmes
How many students are in Nîmes?
14,317 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Nîmes (autumn 2025): about 9 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Nîmes?
Nîmes université (6,079 students); Université de Montpellier (2,710 students); Ec Hoteliere Europ Privee (605 students); IFSI CHU Nîmes (596 students); Lycée Dhuoda (555 students); Lycée Emmanuel d'Alzon (539 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 Nîmes. 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.