Photo: Marek Ślusarczyk ( Tupungato ) Photo portfolio · CC BY 3.0Tarbes is home to 14 colleges and universities
Université de technologie Tarbes Occitanie Pyrénées (2,789 students) and Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (716 students) are inside Tarbes; the nearest university is Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour in Pau, 36 km away. 5,492 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Tarbes: 12 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Tarbes
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities in Tarbes
3 universities, 7 other schools, 4 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 11 smaller schools with 1,489 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Tarbes on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licence - Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour | 240 | 2,452 | 27% |
| Licence - Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives Université de Bordeaux | 240 | 2,452 | 27% |
| BUT - Génie civil - Construction durable Université de technologie Tarbes Occitanie Pyrénées | 48 | 1,580 | 27% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH de Bigorre | 83 | 4,526 | 34% |
| BUT - Métiers du multimédia et de l'internet Université de technologie Tarbes Occitanie Pyrénées | 56 | 1,089 | 39% |
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation Université de technologie Tarbes Occitanie Pyrénées | 140 | 2,743 | 41% |
| BUT - Génie mécanique et productique Université de technologie Tarbes Occitanie Pyrénées | 88 | 1,832 | 51% |
| BUT - Gestion des entreprises et des administrations Université de technologie Tarbes Occitanie Pyrénées | 140 | 2,235 | 54% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac général Université de technologie Tarbes Occitanie Pyrénées | 170 | 6,837 | 62% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Théophile Gautier | 34 | 929 | 70% |
At which level?
The 5,410 students enrolled in Tarbes, 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 Tarbes
How many students are in Tarbes?
5,492 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Tarbes (autumn 2025): about 12 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Tarbes?
Université de technologie Tarbes Occitanie Pyrénées (2,789 students); Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (716 students); Lycée Marie Curie (416 students); Lycée Pradeau la Sède-St Pierre (291 students); IFSI CH de Bigorre (286 students); Lycée Jean Dupuy (257 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 Tarbes. 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.