Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0Châlons-en-Champagne is home to 9 colleges and universities
IFSI Croix Rouge Française Chalons-En-Champagne (767 students) and Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (587 students) are inside Châlons-en-Champagne; the nearest university campus outside it is Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, 40 km away in Reims.
What stands out about college in Châlons-en-Champagne
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Châlons-en-Champagne
11 within 25 km: 1 university, 5 other schools, 5 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 2 smaller schools with 288 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Châlons-en-Champagne on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licence - Sciences de l'éducation et de la formation - Parcours Pluridisciplinaire Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne | 40 | 520 | 32% |
| Formation Bac + 3 - Bachelor de Technologie Arts et Métiers Arts et Métiers Sciences et Technologies | 25 | 559 | 34% |
| Diplôme de Comptabilité et de Gestion Lycée Jean TALON | 36 | 524 | 35% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Jean TALON | 36 | 269 | 54% |
| Licence - Sciences de l'éducation et de la formation - Parcours Education, Formation et Intervention Socio-Educative Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne | 40 | 411 | 55% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée Jean TALON | 36 | 294 | 63% |
| BUT - Réseaux et télécommunications Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne | 40 | 400 | 64% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI Croix Rouge Française Chalons-En-Champagne | 118 | 1,823 | 66% |
| BUT - Carrières sociales Parcours animation sociale et socioculturelle Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne | 56 | 656 | 72% |
| BUT - Génie industriel et maintenance Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne | 26 | 167 | 72% |
At which level?
The 2,571 students enrolled in Châlons-en-Champagne, 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 Châlons-en-Champagne
How many students are in Châlons-en-Champagne?
2,578 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Châlons-en-Champagne (autumn 2025): about 6 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Châlons-en-Champagne?
IFSI Croix Rouge Française Chalons-En-Champagne (767 students); Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (587 students); Arts et Métiers Sciences et Technologies (536 students); Inema Ecole Superieure de la P (242 students); Lycée Jean TALON (183 students); Lycée Fredéric OZANAM (110 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 Châlons-en-Champagne. 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.