Photo: Tito Lilo · CC BY-SA 4.0Talence is a student town: 51 students study here for every 100 residents
Université de Bordeaux (10,449 students) and KEDGE Business School (7,106 students) are inside Talence.
What stands out about college in Talence
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Talence
147 within 25 km: 8 universities, 101 other schools, 38 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 135 smaller schools with 79,823 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Talence 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 Bordeaux | 50 | 6,850 | 6% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université de Bordeaux | 65 | 5,196 | 17% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université de Bordeaux | 45 | 5,188 | 19% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université de Bordeaux | 595 | 8,645 | 29% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université de Bordeaux | 165 | 5,992 | 31% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI Florence Nightingale | 71 | 5,154 | 34% |
| Licence - Portail Droit Université de Bordeaux | 1,285 | 10,913 | 42% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences et technologies Université de Bordeaux | 400 | 5,688 | 49% |
| Formation des écoles de commerce et de management KEDGE Business School | 270 | 5,200 | 52% |
| Licence - Portail Economie et gestion - Economie gestion Université de Bordeaux | 680 | 7,344 | 62% |
At which level?
The 23,450 students enrolled in Talence, 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 Talence
How many students are in Talence?
23,453 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Talence (autumn 2025): about 51 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Talence?
Université de Bordeaux (10,449 students); KEDGE Business School (7,106 students); Bordeaux INP (1,592 students); I.R.T.S. NOUVELLE - AQUITAINE (1,046 students); ENSAP - Ecole Nationale Supérieure Architecture Paysage de Bordeaux (997 students); Arts et Métiers Sciences et Technologies (751 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 Talence. 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.