Photo: dronepicr · CC BY 2.0Bastia is home to 6 colleges and universities
Lycée Paul Vincensini (273 students) and IFSI Bastia (204 students) are inside Bastia; the nearest university campus outside it is Université de Corse Pasquale Paoli, 49 km away in Corte. 827 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Bastia: 2 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Bastia
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Bastia
8 within 25 km: 4 other schools, 4 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 1 smaller schools with 130 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Bastia on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.E Infirmier IFSI Bastia | 52 | 1,014 | 18% |
| Diplôme de Comptabilité et de Gestion Lycée Paul Vincensini | 25 | 314 | 33% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Paul Vincensini | 25 | 225 | 33% |
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client Lycée professionnel Jean Nicoli | 18 | 193 | 37% |
| CPGE - Lettres Lycée Giocante De Casabianca | 34 | 269 | 44% |
| BTS - Services - Tourisme Lycée Giocante De Casabianca | 34 | 498 | 53% |
| BTS - Production - Cybersécurité, Informatique et réseaux, ELectronique - Option A : Informatique et réseaux Lycée Paul Vincensini | 13 | 135 | 57% |
| BTS - Services - Management en hôtellerie restauration Lycée professionnel Scamaroni | 24 | 152 | 65% |
| BTS - Services - Support à l'action managériale Lycée Paul Vincensini | 24 | 136 | 68% |
| Mise à niveau - Hôtellerie restauration Lycée professionnel Scamaroni | 15 | 114 | 74% |
At which level?
The 777 students enrolled in Bastia, 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 Bastia
How many students are in Bastia?
827 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Bastia (autumn 2025): about 2 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Bastia?
Lycée Paul Vincensini (273 students); IFSI Bastia (204 students); Of-Cfa U Ligame Bastia (130 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 Bastia. 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.