Photo: JessydeVilly · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Paul is home to 8 colleges and universities
Lycée Evariste de Parny (179 students) and Lycée Louis Payen (135 students) are inside Saint-Paul; the nearest university is Université de La Réunion in Saint-Denis, 26 km away. 766 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Saint-Paul: 1 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Saint-Paul
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Saint-Paul
28 within 25 km: 1 university, 13 other schools, 14 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 16 smaller schools with 2,992 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Saint-Paul on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Services - Gestion de la PME Lycée Louis Payen | 30 | 662 | 18% |
| BTS - Services - Services et prestations des secteurs sanitaire et social Lycée Paul Vergès | 18 | 558 | 25% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée Evariste de Parny | 35 | 647 | 28% |
| BTS - Services - Tourisme Lycée Evariste de Parny | 60 | 1,434 | 31% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Louis Payen | 30 | 504 | 32% |
| BTS - Agricole - Gestion et protection de la nature Lycée agricole Emile Boyer de La Giroday | 16 | 281 | 34% |
| BTS - Production - Bioanalyses en laboratoire de contrôle Lycée Paul Vergès | 15 | 359 | 37% |
| BTS - Services - Collaborateur juriste notarial Lycée Louis Payen | 15 | 309 | 37% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée professionnel Vue Belle | 30 | 528 | 42% |
| Mise à niveau - Hôtellerie restauration Lycée Hôtelier Christian Antou | 24 | 249 | 47% |
At which level?
The 719 students enrolled in Saint-Paul, 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-Paul
How many students are in Saint-Paul?
766 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Saint-Paul (autumn 2025): about 1 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Saint-Paul?
Lycée Evariste de Parny (179 students); Lycée Louis Payen (135 students); Lycée Paul Vergès (111 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-Paul. 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.