Photo: Clémenceau Lauret · CC BY-SA 4.0Sainte-Marie is home to Lycée Le Verger
Lycée Le Verger (166 students) is inside Sainte-Marie; the nearest university campus outside it is Université de La Réunion, 5.8 km away in Saint-Denis. 230 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Sainte-Marie: 1 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Sainte-Marie
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Sainte-Marie
38 within 25 km: 2 universities, 14 other schools, 22 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 26 smaller schools with 4,627 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Sainte-Marie on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Services - Gestion des transports et logistique associée Lycée professionnel Isnelle Amelin | 15 | 365 | 15% |
| BTS - Services - Métiers de l'esthétique-cosmétique-parfumerie Lycée professionnel Isnelle Amelin | 12 | 378 | 31% |
| BTS - Services - Banque Lycée Le Verger | 30 | 670 | 32% |
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client Lycée Le Verger | 35 | 784 | 34% |
| BTS - Services - Assurance Lycée Le Verger | 30 | 542 | 42% |
At which level?
The 230 students enrolled in Sainte-Marie, 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 Sainte-Marie
How many students are in Sainte-Marie?
230 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Sainte-Marie (autumn 2025): about 1 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Sainte-Marie?
Lycée Le Verger (166 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 Sainte-Marie. 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.