Photo: Binnette · CC BY-SA 3.0Saint-Martin-d'Hères is a student town: 93 students study here for every 100 residents
Université Grenoble Alpes (33,086 students) and Charmilles (471 students) are inside Saint-Martin-d'Hères.
What stands out about college in Saint-Martin-d'Hères
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Saint-Martin-d'Hères
53 within 25 km: 3 universities, 29 other schools, 21 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 41 smaller schools with 27,590 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Saint-Martin-d'Hères on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Grenoble Alpes | 60 | 2,987 | 15% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Grenoble Alpes | 270 | 5,291 | 25% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac général Université Grenoble Alpes | 115 | 3,540 | 28% |
| Licence - Psychologie - Parcours Psychologie - Grenoble Université Grenoble Alpes | 414 | 4,965 | 34% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives - Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives (STAPS) - Grenoble Université Grenoble Alpes | 480 | 3,440 | 47% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac général Université Grenoble Alpes | 135 | 10,959 | 49% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences de la vie - Sciences du vivant Université Grenoble Alpes | 210 | 3,166 | 50% |
| Licence - Portail Droit - Droit - Grenoble Université Grenoble Alpes | 533 | 3,465 | 68% |
| Licence - Portail Economie et gestion - Economie et Gestion - Grenoble Université Grenoble Alpes | 520 | 4,089 | 82% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Grenoble Alpes | 850 | 4,954 | 83% |
At which level?
The 34,963 students enrolled in Saint-Martin-d'Hères, 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 Saint-Martin-d'Hères
How many students are in Saint-Martin-d'Hères?
34,965 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Saint-Martin-d'Hères (autumn 2025): about 93 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Saint-Martin-d'Hères?
Université Grenoble Alpes (33,086 students); Charmilles (471 students); Groupe Idrac (470 students); Groupe Ipac (278 students); Rhone Alpes (259 students); Lycée polyvalent SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC (109 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 Saint-Martin-d'Hères. 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.