Photo: Eiku · CC BY-SA 3.0Béziers is home to 13 colleges and universities
Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry (790 students) and the IUT de Béziers (554 students) are inside Béziers; the nearest university is Université de Montpellier in Montpellier, 60 km away.
What stands out about college in Béziers
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities in Béziers
2 universities, 8 other schools, 3 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 11 smaller schools with 1,567 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Béziers on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUT - Métiers du multimédia et de l'internet Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry | 48 | 840 | 22% |
| BUT - Métiers du multimédia et de l'internet IUT de Béziers | 48 | 840 | 22% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH Béziers | 88 | 7,105 | 26% |
| CPGE - B/L - Lettres et sciences sociales Lycée HENRI IV | 48 | 1,401 | 30% |
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry | 84 | 2,449 | 31% |
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation IUT de Béziers | 84 | 2,449 | 31% |
| Licence - Psychologie Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry | 125 | 1,931 | 35% |
| BUT - Réseaux et télécommunications Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry | 52 | 914 | 58% |
| BUT - Réseaux et télécommunications IUT de Béziers | 52 | 914 | 58% |
| Licence - Information et communication Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry | 85 | 860 | 84% |
At which level?
The 2,911 students enrolled in Béziers, 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 Béziers
How many students are in Béziers?
2,968 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Béziers (autumn 2025): about 4 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Béziers?
Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry (790 students); IUT de Béziers (Université de Montpellier) (554 students); IFSI CH Béziers (330 students); Lycée polyvalent Jean Moulin (194 students); Purple Campus Beziers (166 students); Purple Campus Perols (161 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 Béziers. 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.