Photo: Sylvain Machefert · CC BY-SA 4.0Pessac is a student town: 43 students study here for every 100 residents
Université de Bordeaux (14,945 students) and Université Bordeaux Montaigne (12,811 students) are inside Pessac.
What stands out about college in Pessac
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Pessac
146 within 25 km: 8 universities, 101 other schools, 37 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 134 smaller schools with 70,018 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Pessac on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sciences Po / Instituts d'études politiques - Sciences Humaines et Sociales - Grade Master - Cursus général Université de Bordeaux | 275 | 3,777 | 15% |
| Double licence - Information et communication / Langues, littératures et civilisations étrangères et régionales - Licence 1 Anglais-information communication Université Bordeaux Montaigne | 38 | 1,199 | 20% |
| Licence - Arts du spectacle - Parcours Licence 1 Cinéma et audiovisuel Université Bordeaux Montaigne | 80 | 2,571 | 29% |
| Licence - Information et communication - Parcours Licence 1 Sciences de l'information et de la communication Université Bordeaux Montaigne | 118 | 2,044 | 37% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CHU de Bordeaux | 267 | 8,253 | 44% |
| Licence - Histoire de l'art et archéologie - Parcours Licence 1 Histoire de l'art Université Bordeaux Montaigne | 320 | 1,972 | 99% |
| Licence - Langues, littératures et civilisations étrangères et régionales - Parcours Licence 1 - Anglais Université Bordeaux Montaigne | 500 | 2,779 | 100% |
| Licence - Histoire - Parcours Licence 1 Histoire Université Bordeaux Montaigne | 580 | 2,606 | 100% |
| Licence - Langues étrangères appliquées - Parcours Licence 1 LEA - Anglais-Espagnol Université Bordeaux Montaigne | 400 | 2,205 | 100% |
| Licence - Lettres - Parcours Licence 1 Lettres Université Bordeaux Montaigne | 280 | 1,275 | 100% |
At which level?
The 28,820 students enrolled in Pessac, 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 Pessac
How many students are in Pessac?
28,829 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Pessac (autumn 2025): about 43 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Pessac?
Université de Bordeaux (14,945 students); Université Bordeaux Montaigne (12,811 students); Bordeaux INP (749 students); IFSI CHU de Bordeaux (195 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 Pessac. 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.