Photo: Sylvain Machefert · CC BY-SA 4.0Bègles is home to 4 colleges and universities
3is (702 students) and IFSI Croix Rouge Française Bègles (547 students) are inside Bègles; the nearest university is Université de Bordeaux in Talence, 3.3 km away.
What stands out about college in Bègles
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Bègles
147 within 25 km: 8 universities, 101 other schools, 38 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 135 smaller schools with 99,720 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Bègles on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Production - Métiers de la mode-vêtements Lycée polyvalent Vaclav Havel | 30 | 824 | 18% |
| BTS - Services - Management opérationnel de la sécurité Lycée professionnel Emile Combes | 24 | 470 | 27% |
| BTS - Services - Services et prestations des secteurs sanitaire et social Lycée polyvalent Vaclav Havel | 35 | 598 | 43% |
| BTS - Services - Gestion des transports et logistique associée Lycée professionnel Emile Combes | 35 | 477 | 44% |
| BTS - Services - Economie sociale familiale Lycée polyvalent Vaclav Havel | 35 | 723 | 47% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI Croix Rouge Française Bègles | 133 | 5,167 | 50% |
At which level?
The 1,502 students enrolled in Bègles, 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 Bègles
How many students are in Bègles?
1,502 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Bègles (autumn 2025): about 5 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Bègles?
3is (702 students); IFSI Croix Rouge Française Bègles (547 students); Lycée polyvalent Vaclav Havel (166 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 Bègles. 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.