Photo: Clémenceau Lauret · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Pierre is home to Université de La Réunion
Université de La Réunion (4,101 students) and Lycée Catholique St Charles (261 students) are inside Saint-Pierre; the nearest university campus outside it is Université de La Réunion, 5.8 km away in Le Tampon.
What stands out about college in Saint-Pierre
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Saint-Pierre
20 within 25 km: 2 universities, 4 other schools, 14 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 8 smaller schools with 569 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Saint-Pierre on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUT - Carrières sociales Parcours assistance sociale Université de La Réunion | 27 | 524 | 15% |
| BUT - Gestion des entreprises et des administrations Université de La Réunion | 108 | 1,686 | 28% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée François de Mahy | 24 | 658 | 31% |
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation Université de La Réunion | 56 | 1,409 | 33% |
| BUT - Réseaux et télécommunications Université de La Réunion | 54 | 579 | 33% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Ambroise Vollard | 35 | 568 | 36% |
| BUT - Génie civil - Construction durable Université de La Réunion | 54 | 627 | 37% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bacs généraux - 2 Sciences Lycée Catholique St Charles | 17 | 1,621 | 90% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bacs généraux - 2 Sciences Lycée Catholique St Charles | 17 | 1,016 | 90% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bacs généraux - 2 Sciences Lycée Catholique St Charles | 10 | 951 | 90% |
At which level?
The 4,901 students enrolled in Saint-Pierre, 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-Pierre
How many students are in Saint-Pierre?
4,946 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Saint-Pierre (autumn 2025): about 6 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Saint-Pierre?
Université de La Réunion (4,101 students); Lycée Catholique St Charles (261 students); Lycée Ambroise Vollard (137 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-Pierre. 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.