Photo: Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0Blois is home to 13 colleges and universities
INSA Centre Val de Loire campus de Blois (835 students) and Université de Tours (716 students) are inside Blois; the nearest university is Université de Tours in Tours, 54 km away. 3,372 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Blois: 7 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Blois
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities in Blois
2 universities, 6 other schools, 5 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 10 smaller schools with 1,355 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Blois on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client Lycée F Philibert Dessaignes | 24 | 510 | 27% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée F Philibert Dessaignes | 34 | 504 | 40% |
| BUT - Métiers du multimédia et de l'internet Université de Tours | 57 | 1,056 | 42% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée F Philibert Dessaignes | 48 | 942 | 49% |
| BTS - Services - Tourisme Lycée des Métiers HOTEL.ET TOURISME VAL DE LOIRE | 60 | 897 | 58% |
| BUT - Réseaux et télécommunications Université de Tours | 55 | 512 | 66% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH Blois | 142 | 3,229 | 69% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac Général INSA Centre Val de Loire campus de Blois | 190 | 10,206 | 70% |
| Licence - Droit Université de Tours | 100 | 786 | 87% |
| BUT - Mesures physiques Université de Tours | 56 | 557 | 92% |
At which level?
The 3,347 students enrolled in Blois, 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 Blois
How many students are in Blois?
3,372 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Blois (autumn 2025): about 7 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Blois?
INSA Centre Val de Loire campus de Blois (835 students); Université de Tours (716 students); IFSI CH Blois (441 students); Lycée F Philibert Dessaignes (232 students); Lycée des Métiers HOTEL.ET TOURISME VAL DE LOIRE (231 students); Université d'Orléans (192 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 Blois. 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.