Photo: Sylvain Machefert · CC BY-SA 4.0Bruges is home to 2 colleges and universities
EPITECH - Campus de Bordeaux (247 students) and Organisme Formation-Cfa de l'Industrie Aquitaine (156 students) are inside Bruges; the nearest university is Université de Bordeaux in Bordeaux, 6.1 km away. 403 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Bruges: 2 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Bruges
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Bruges
147 within 25 km: 8 universities, 101 other schools, 38 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 135 smaller schools with 101,800 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Bruges on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diplôme d'Etablissement - Expert(e) en Technologies de l’information - Formation Bac + 5 EPITECH - Campus de Bordeaux | 40 | 316 | 71% |
At which level?
The 403 students enrolled in Bruges, 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 Bruges
How many students are in Bruges?
403 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Bruges (autumn 2025): about 2 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Bruges?
EPITECH - Campus de Bordeaux (247 students); Organisme Formation-Cfa de l'Industrie Aquitaine (156 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 Bruges. 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.