Photo: OMichael92 · CC BY-SA 4.0Lycée Sainte Claire is 3 km from Bonson
No college sits inside the town; Lycée Sainte Claire is 3 km away in Sury-le-Comtal. 0 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Bonson: 0 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college from Bonson
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Bonson
49 within 25 km: 3 universities, 28 other schools, 18 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 37 smaller schools with 23,636 students in all.
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 Bonson
How many students are in Bonson?
0 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Bonson (autumn 2025): about 0 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are near Bonson?
Lycée Simone Weil (13 km, 108 students); Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Etienne (14 km, 3,524 students); IFSI CH du Forez (15 km, 176 students); Ctr Form Prof Promo Agricoles de Montbrison - Precieux (15 km, 168 students); Lycée Tezenas du Montcel (15 km, 250 students); Ecole supérieure d'art et design de Saint-Etienne (15 km, 357 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 Bonson. 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.