Photo: Original uploader was Olivier2000 at fr.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 1.0Sceaux is a student town: 40 students study here for every 100 residents
Université Paris-Saclay (7,113 students) and Lycée Lakanal (905 students) are inside Sceaux.
What stands out about college in Sceaux
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Sceaux
895 within 25 km: 93 universities, 505 other schools, 297 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 883 smaller schools with 770,292 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Sceaux on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation Université Paris-Saclay | 265 | 14,574 | 13% |
| CPGE - B/L - Lettres et sciences sociales Lycée Lakanal | 48 | 2,785 | 13% |
| BUT - Gestion des entreprises et des administrations Université Paris-Saclay | 270 | 12,989 | 15% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Lakanal | 48 | 3,736 | 16% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Lakanal | 96 | 4,053 | 18% |
| CPGE - ENS Rennes D1 Lycée Marie Curie | 48 | 2,114 | 26% |
| CPGE - ECG - - Mathématiques approfondies + HGG Lycée Lakanal | 48 | 1,598 | 26% |
| CPGE - ENS Cachan D2 Lycée Marie Curie | 48 | 1,435 | 35% |
| CPGE - BCPST Lycée Lakanal | 96 | 2,589 | 47% |
| CPGE - Lettres Lycée Lakanal | 96 | 1,770 | 47% |
At which level?
The 8,264 students enrolled in Sceaux, 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 Sceaux
How many students are in Sceaux?
8,264 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Sceaux (autumn 2025): about 40 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Sceaux?
Université Paris-Saclay (7,113 students); Lycée Lakanal (905 students); Lycée Marie Curie (187 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 Sceaux. 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.