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Higher education in and near Sèvres

Sèvres is home to 3 colleges and universities

Strate - Ecole de design (684 students) and Lycée Jean-Pierre Vernant (441 students) are inside Sèvres; the nearest university is Université Paris Cité in Boulogne-Billancourt, 2.7 km away.

Colleges in Sèvres
3
1,213 students on these campuses
Students who study here
5
per 100 residents · France 4.3
Nearest BTS or prépa classes
in Sèvres
Lycée Jean-Pierre Vernant
Nearest university
0.8 km
Université Paris Nanterre
Tuition fee
€178
a year for a licence, 2026–27

What stands out about college in Sèvres

Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.

Every college

Colleges and universities within 25 km of Sèvres

860 within 25 km: 89 universities, 484 other schools, 287 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.

2 km4 km6 kmJean-Pierre VernantSantos DumontÉcole supérieure des sJacques PrevertSt Philippe - MeudonSèvres
UniversityOther schoolBTS and prépa (lycée)
Lycée Jean-Pierre VernantLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · in Sèvres441students66%women11–73%got an offerStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Université Paris NanterreUniversity · Public · 0.8 km · Ville-d'Avray990students25%women22%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Strate - Ecole de designSchool of higher education · Private · in Sèvres684students49%women39%bac+4 or more63%got an offerStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Santos DumontLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 2.2 km · Saint-Cloud148students50%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
École supérieure des sciences commerciales d'AngersSchool of higher education · Private · 2.4 km · Boulogne-Billancourt2,353students41%women44%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Jacques PrevertLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 2.5 km · Boulogne-Billancourt320students55%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
IUT de Ville d'Avray - Antenne de Saint-Cloud (Université Paris Nanterre)University · Public · 2.5 km · Saint-Cloud155students88%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Université Paris CitéUniversity · Public · 2.7 km · Boulogne-Billancourt3,117students90%women31%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée St Philippe - MeudonLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Private · 2.7 km · Meudon38students32%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Institut catholique de LilleUniversity · Private · 2.9 km · Issy-les-Moulineaux1,169students74%women27%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Alexandre DumasLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 3.1 km · Saint-Cloud136students39%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
IFSI Raymond Poincaré (AP-HP)School of higher education · Public · 3.5 km · Garches323students88%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.

And 848 smaller schools with 738,820 students in all.

Getting in

How hard is it to get in?

Each course in Sèvres on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.

CoursePlacesApplicantsGot an offer
DN MADE - Graphisme - Spécialité : Médiation et narration scientifiques par le design graphique et l’illustration
Lycée Jean-Pierre Vernant
15508 11%
BTS - Services - Commerce International
Lycée Jean-Pierre Vernant
351,612 13%
Diplôme de Comptabilité et de Gestion
Lycée Jean-Pierre Vernant
351,777 30%
DN MADE - Graphisme - Spécialité : Design du livre et de l'édition
Lycée Jean-Pierre Vernant
15504 31%
BTS - Services - Gestion de la PME
Lycée Jean-Pierre Vernant
35641 34%
BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion
Lycée Jean-Pierre Vernant
351,470 40%
CPGE - Lettres
Lycée Jean-Pierre Vernant
48489 49%
DN MADE - Matériaux - Spécialité Textile mineure numérique, parcours Volume textile : Techniques, Savoir-faire et Innovations
Lycée Jean-Pierre Vernant
8116 53%
Formation des écoles supérieure d'art Bac + 5 - Designer
Strate - Ecole de design
135583 63%
DN MADE - Matériaux - Spécialité Céramique mineure numérique, parcours Volume céramique : Techniques, Savoir-faire et Innovations
Lycée Jean-Pierre Vernant
895 73%
What students study

At which level?

The 1,213 students enrolled in Sèvres, by year of study (autumn 2025).

1st year 29%2nd year 27%3rd year (licence, BUT) 18%4th year 13%5th year (master’s) 14%Doctorate and beyond 0%
What it costs

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 Sèvres

How many students are in Sèvres?

1,213 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Sèvres (autumn 2025): about 5 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.

What colleges are in Sèvres?

Strate - Ecole de design (684 students); Lycée Jean-Pierre Vernant (441 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.

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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 Sèvres. 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.