Photo: Patafisik · CC BY-SA 4.0Échirolles is home to 4 colleges and universities
OCELLIA Echirolles (493 students) and Inst Form Soins Kinesithrapie du Ctre Hospitalier Universit (253 students) are inside Échirolles; the nearest university campus outside it is Université Grenoble Alpes, 1.9 km away in Grenoble. 960 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Échirolles: 3 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Échirolles
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Échirolles
52 within 25 km: 3 universities, 29 other schools, 20 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 40 smaller schools with 52,653 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Échirolles on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.E Ergothérapeute OCELLIA Echirolles | 27 | 289 | 20% |
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client Lycée Marie Curie | 52 | 1,193 | 27% |
| D.E Educateur Spécialisé OCELLIA Echirolles | 39 | 183 | 41% |
| D.E Educateur de Jeunes Enfants OCELLIA Echirolles | 36 | 169 | 71% |
| D.E Assistant de Service Social OCELLIA Echirolles | 22 | 111 | 82% |
At which level?
The 923 students enrolled in Échirolles, 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 Échirolles
How many students are in Échirolles?
960 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Échirolles (autumn 2025): about 3 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Échirolles?
OCELLIA Echirolles (493 students); Inst Form Soins Kinesithrapie du Ctre Hospitalier Universit (253 students); Lycée Marie Curie (104 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 Échirolles. 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.