Photo: Marcin Białek · CC BY-SA 3.0Grenoble is home to 19 colleges and universities
Université Grenoble Alpes (8,192 students) and Grenoble Ecole de Management (4,269 students) are inside Grenoble; the nearest university campus outside it is Université Grenoble Alpes, 3.2 km away in La Tronche. 16,561 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Grenoble: 11 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Grenoble
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities in Grenoble
1 university, 9 other schools, 9 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 15 smaller schools with 2,357 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Grenoble 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 Grenoble Alpes | 84 | 4,160 | 16% |
| BUT - Gestion des entreprises et des administrations Université Grenoble Alpes | 140 | 2,495 | 18% |
| Formation des écoles de commerce et de management Grenoble Ecole de Management | 80 | 3,274 | 19% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Champollion | 144 | 4,259 | 21% |
| Formation des écoles de commerce et de management Grenoble Ecole de Management | 40 | 3,969 | 21% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Champollion | 144 | 3,369 | 26% |
| Diplôme de Comptabilité et de Gestion Université Grenoble Alpes | 75 | 2,107 | 29% |
| BUT - Carrières juridiques Université Grenoble Alpes | 140 | 3,880 | 40% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI Croix Rouge Française Grenoble | 72 | 4,570 | 41% |
| BUT - Informatique Université Grenoble Alpes | 125 | 2,328 | 41% |
At which level?
The 16,512 students enrolled in Grenoble, 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 Grenoble
How many students are in Grenoble?
16,561 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Grenoble (autumn 2025): about 11 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Grenoble?
Université Grenoble Alpes (8,192 students); Grenoble Ecole de Management (4,269 students); Lycée Champollion (1,131 students); Lycée Louise Michel (563 students); Lycée Andre Argouges (338 students); IFSI Croix Rouge Française Grenoble (331 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 Grenoble. 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.