Photo: Jules.petibonnet · CC BY-SA 4.0Castelnau-le-Lez is home to 3 colleges and universities
Lycée Georges Pompidou (237 students) and IFSI- Hospit. Privée (200 students) are inside Castelnau-le-Lez; the nearest university campus outside it is Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry, 3.2 km away in Montpellier. 509 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Castelnau-le-Lez: 2 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Castelnau-le-Lez
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Castelnau-le-Lez
89 within 25 km: 3 universities, 66 other schools, 20 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 77 smaller schools with 62,953 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Castelnau-le-Lez on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.E Infirmier - Réservé aux personnes en situation de handicap IFSI CRIP - Réservé aux personnes en situation de handicap | 9 | 99 | 13% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée Georges Pompidou | 35 | 1,272 | 16% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI- Hospit. Privée | 49 | 4,807 | 28% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Georges Pompidou | 36 | 862 | 33% |
| BTS - Services - Support à l'action managériale Lycée Georges Pompidou | 35 | 542 | 42% |
At which level?
The 509 students enrolled in Castelnau-le-Lez, 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 Castelnau-le-Lez
How many students are in Castelnau-le-Lez?
509 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Castelnau-le-Lez (autumn 2025): about 2 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Castelnau-le-Lez?
Lycée Georges Pompidou (237 students); IFSI- Hospit. Privée (200 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 Castelnau-le-Lez. 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.