Photo: Nezdek · CC BY-SA 4.0Montbrison is home to 4 colleges and universities
IFSI CH du Forez (176 students) and Ctr Form Prof Promo Agricoles de Montbrison - Precieux (168 students) are inside Montbrison; the nearest university campus outside it is Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Etienne, 28 km away in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez.
What stands out about college in Montbrison
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Montbrison
8 within 25 km: 3 other schools, 5 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 2 smaller schools with 202 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Montbrison on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH du Forez | 50 | 2,766 | 40% |
At which level?
The 409 students enrolled in Montbrison, 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 Montbrison
How many students are in Montbrison?
470 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Montbrison (autumn 2025): about 3 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Montbrison?
IFSI CH du Forez (176 students); Ctr Form Prof Promo Agricoles de Montbrison - Precieux (168 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 Montbrison. 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.