Photo: Gitouche · CC BY-SA 4.0Gradignan is home to Université de Bordeaux
Université de Bordeaux (1,724 students) and École nationale supérieure des sciences agronomiques de Bordeaux Aquitaine (654 students) are inside Gradignan; the nearest university campus outside it is Université de Bordeaux, 2.7 km away in Pessac. 2,473 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Gradignan: 9 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Gradignan
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Gradignan
146 within 25 km: 8 universities, 101 other schools, 37 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 134 smaller schools with 62,632 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Gradignan on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUT - Génie mécanique et productique Université de Bordeaux | 72 | 2,961 | 19% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - bac général École nationale supérieure des sciences agronomiques de Bordeaux Aquitaine | 10 | 287 | 22% |
| BUT - Informatique Université de Bordeaux | 96 | 2,720 | 24% |
| BUT - Génie civil - Construction durable Université de Bordeaux | 104 | 3,409 | 30% |
| BUT - Science et génie des matériaux Université de Bordeaux | 32 | 722 | 32% |
| BUT - Génie électrique et informatique industrielle Université de Bordeaux | 104 | 1,673 | 57% |
| BUT - Hygiène Sécurité Environnement Université de Bordeaux | 81 | 721 | 66% |
| BUT - Mesures physiques Université de Bordeaux | 112 | 2,176 | 67% |
At which level?
The 2,473 students enrolled in Gradignan, 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 Gradignan
How many students are in Gradignan?
2,473 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Gradignan (autumn 2025): about 9 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Gradignan?
Université de Bordeaux (1,724 students); École nationale supérieure des sciences agronomiques de Bordeaux Aquitaine (654 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 Gradignan. 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.