Photo: Tim Tim (VD fr) · CC BY-SA 4.0Laval is home to 17 colleges and universities
ESTACA Laval (976 students) and IUT. Laval (817 students) are inside Laval; the nearest university is Université de Rennes in Rennes, 64 km away. 4,507 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Laval: 9 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Laval
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities in Laval
2 universities, 8 other schools, 7 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 14 smaller schools with 2,240 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Laval on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.E Ergothérapeute Institut de formation d'ergotherapie centre hospitalier de Laval | 20 | 1,115 | 4% |
| BUT - Métiers du multimédia et de l'internet IUT. Laval | 76 | 1,398 | 22% |
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation IUT. Laval | 109 | 2,726 | 30% |
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client Lycée Ambroise Pare | 35 | 811 | 35% |
| BUT - Informatique IUT. Laval | 52 | 1,362 | 39% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac série générale avec la spécialité Maths en Terminale + une spécialité scientifique ESTACA Laval | 120 | 5,518 | 42% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CROIX ROUGE FRANCAISE LAVAL | 75 | 1,734 | 54% |
| BUT - Génie biologique parcours biologie médicale et biotechnologie IUT. Laval | 78 | 2,007 | 57% |
| BTS - Services - Economie sociale familiale LGT Réaumur - Lycée des métiers | 32 | 448 | 67% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bacs généraux - 2 Sciences École supérieure d'informatique électronique automatique | 62 | 2,205 | 90% |
At which level?
The 4,454 students enrolled in Laval, 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 Laval
How many students are in Laval?
4,507 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Laval (autumn 2025): about 9 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Laval?
ESTACA Laval (976 students); IUT. Laval (Le Mans Université) (817 students); École supérieure d'informatique électronique automatique (421 students); Facultés libres de l'Ouest (356 students); Lycée HAUTE-FOLLIS (273 students); LGT Réaumur - Lycée des métiers (259 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 Laval. 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.