Photo: Jean-Marie Juraver · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Louis is home to 2 colleges and universities
Ecole Superieure de Commerce des Trois Frontieres (187 students) and Lycée Jean Mermoz (167 students) are inside Saint-Louis; the nearest university campus outside it is Université de Haute-Alsace, 24 km away in Mulhouse. 354 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Saint-Louis: 2 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Saint-Louis
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Saint-Louis
25 within 25 km: 2 universities, 15 other schools, 8 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 13 smaller schools with 1,135 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Saint-Louis on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Production - Conception de produits industriels Lycée Jean Mermoz | 18 | 200 | 40% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Jean Mermoz | 24 | 342 | 54% |
| BTS - Services - Assurance Lycée Jean Mermoz | 24 | 241 | 59% |
| BTS - Services - Conseil et commercialisation de solutions techniques Lycée Jean Mermoz | 24 | 181 | 62% |
| BTS - Production - Traitement des matériaux Lycée Jean Mermoz | 15 | 118 | 64% |
At which level?
The 354 students enrolled in Saint-Louis, 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 Saint-Louis
How many students are in Saint-Louis?
354 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Saint-Louis (autumn 2025): about 2 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Saint-Louis?
Ecole Superieure de Commerce des Trois Frontieres (187 students); Lycée Jean Mermoz (167 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 Saint-Louis. 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.