Photo: Gzen92 · CC BY-SA 4.0Colmar is home to 9 colleges and universities
Université de Haute-Alsace (1,772 students) and Centre de formation IFSI-IFAS Hopitaux civils de Colmar (505 students) are inside Colmar; the nearest university is Université de Haute-Alsace in Mulhouse, 38 km away.
What stands out about college in Colmar
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Colmar
21 within 25 km: 1 university, 8 other schools, 12 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 9 smaller schools with 710 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Colmar on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.E manipulateur/trice en électroradiologie médicale Institut de formation manipulateur en électroradiologie médicale | 24 | 722 | 23% |
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation Université de Haute-Alsace | 84 | 1,454 | 29% |
| Diplôme de Comptabilité et de Gestion Lycée Camille See | 42 | 755 | 35% |
| BTS - Services - Services informatiques aux organisations Lycée Camille See | 34 | 465 | 39% |
| BUT - Carrières juridiques Université de Haute-Alsace | 130 | 2,247 | 44% |
| D.E Infirmier Centre de formation IFSI-IFAS Hopitaux civils de Colmar | 138 | 3,414 | 49% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée Camille See | 35 | 607 | 51% |
| BUT - Réseaux et télécommunications Université de Haute-Alsace | 70 | 528 | 52% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Camille See | 30 | 493 | 55% |
| BTS - Services - Professions immobilières Lycée Martin Schongauer | 30 | 584 | 57% |
At which level?
The 3,038 students enrolled in Colmar, 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 Colmar
How many students are in Colmar?
3,150 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Colmar (autumn 2025): about 5 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Colmar?
Université de Haute-Alsace (1,772 students); Centre de formation IFSI-IFAS Hopitaux civils de Colmar (505 students); Lycée Camille See (338 students); Lycée Blaise Pascal (143 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 Colmar. 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.