Photo: Patdylan · CC BY-SA 3.0Roanne is home to the IUT de Roanne
The IUT de Roanne (1,573 students) and IFSI du CH de Roanne (224 students) are inside Roanne; the nearest university is Lyon-I université in Lyon 4e, 65 km away.
What stands out about college in Roanne
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Roanne
11 within 25 km: 1 university, 5 other schools, 5 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 4 smaller schools with 199 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Roanne on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Services - Gestion de la PME Lycée Albert Thomas | 12 | 305 | 30% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI du CH de Roanne | 56 | 2,791 | 39% |
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client Lycée Albert Thomas | 32 | 505 | 42% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - bac STI2D IUT de Roanne | 12 | 252 | 43% |
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation IUT de Roanne | 106 | 1,557 | 51% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac général IUT de Roanne | 12 | 10,856 | 52% |
| BUT - Gestion des entreprises et des administrations IUT de Roanne | 106 | 1,948 | 62% |
| BUT - Réseaux et télécommunications IUT de Roanne | 45 | 645 | 76% |
| BUT - Génie industriel et maintenance IUT de Roanne | 44 | 657 | 78% |
| BUT - Qualité, logistique industrielle et organisation IUT de Roanne | 46 | 334 | 90% |
At which level?
The 2,175 students enrolled in Roanne, 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 Roanne
How many students are in Roanne?
2,194 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Roanne (autumn 2025): about 6 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Roanne?
IUT de Roanne (Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Etienne) (1,573 students); IFSI du CH de Roanne (224 students); Lycée Albert Thomas (147 students); Lycée Sainte Anne (106 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 Roanne. 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.