Photo: Fandepanda · CC BY-SA 4.0Villefontaine is home to Lycée des Métiers - Léonard de Vinci
Lycée des Métiers - Léonard de Vinci (259 students) is inside Villefontaine; the nearest university campus outside it is Université Lumière - Lyon 2, 23 km away in Bron. 348 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Villefontaine: 2 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Villefontaine
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Villefontaine
30 within 25 km: 2 universities, 12 other schools, 16 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 18 smaller schools with 2,351 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Villefontaine on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Services - Métiers de l'audio-visuel opt : métiers de l'image Lycée des Métiers - Léonard de Vinci | 10 | 1,167 | 3% |
| BTS - Services - Métiers de l'audio-visuel opt : montage et post-production Lycée des Métiers - Léonard de Vinci | 9 | 897 | 3% |
| BTS - Services - Métiers de l'audio-visuel opt : gestion de la production Lycée des Métiers - Léonard de Vinci | 10 | 529 | 5% |
| BTS - Services - Métiers de l'audio-visuel opt : métiers du son Lycée des Métiers - Léonard de Vinci | 10 | 659 | 7% |
| DN MADE - Graphisme - Spécialité : Design d'interface graphisme Lycée des Métiers - Léonard de Vinci | 15 | 620 | 12% |
| BTS - Services - Métiers de l'audio-visuel opt : techn. d'ingeniérie et exploit. équipements Lycée des Métiers - Léonard de Vinci | 10 | 266 | 17% |
| DN MADE - Numérique - Spécialité : Designer-Maker : interaction et expérimentation Lycée des Métiers - Léonard de Vinci | 15 | 224 | 38% |
| Certificat de Spécialisation - Maquettes et prototypes Lycée des Métiers - Léonard de Vinci | 24 | 66 | 38% |
| DN MADE - Objet - Spécialité : Design de produit industriel Lycée des Métiers - Léonard de Vinci | 15 | 285 | 41% |
At which level?
The 348 students enrolled in Villefontaine, 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 Villefontaine
How many students are in Villefontaine?
348 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Villefontaine (autumn 2025): about 2 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Villefontaine?
Lycée des Métiers - Léonard de Vinci (259 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 Villefontaine. 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.