Photo: Clémenceau Lauret · CC BY-SA 4.0Le Tampon is home to Université de La Réunion
Université de La Réunion (3,010 students) and Lycée Roland Garros (443 students) are inside Le Tampon; the nearest university campus outside it is Université de La Réunion, 9.9 km away in Saint-Pierre.
What stands out about college in Le Tampon
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Le Tampon
20 within 25 km: 2 universities, 4 other schools, 14 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 8 smaller schools with 574 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Le Tampon on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Services - Economie sociale familiale Lycée Roland Garros | 35 | 716 | 31% |
| Diplôme d'Université - PAREO - CPESIP (Cycle préparatoire aux Etudes Supérieures et à l'Insertion Professionnelle) Université de La Réunion | 200 | 791 | 65% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives Université de La Réunion | 90 | 868 | 67% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université de La Réunion | 210 | 1,482 | 69% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences pour la santé Université de La Réunion | 80 | 1,115 | 96% |
| Licence - Administration économique et sociale Université de La Réunion | 700 | 1,754 | 100% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives Université de La Réunion | 580 | 1,734 | 100% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences pour la santé Université de La Réunion | 270 | 1,402 | 100% |
| Licence - Portail Droit Université de La Réunion | 410 | 1,382 | 100% |
| Licence - Portail Economie et gestion Université de La Réunion | 180 | 1,365 | 100% |
At which level?
The 3,582 students enrolled in Le Tampon, 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 Le Tampon
How many students are in Le Tampon?
3,584 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Le Tampon (autumn 2025): about 4 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Le Tampon?
Université de La Réunion (3,010 students); Lycée Roland Garros (443 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 Le Tampon. 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.