Photo: Parsifall · CC BY-SA 3.0Nancy is a student town: 29 students study here for every 100 residents
Université de Lorraine (19,409 students) and ICN Business School (1,549 students) are inside Nancy.
What stands out about college in Nancy
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities in Nancy
1 university, 22 other schools, 10 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 25 smaller schools with 4,711 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Nancy on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Henri Poincaré | 96 | 3,030 | 17% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI SANTEST | 18 | 3,132 | 33% |
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation Université de Lorraine | 162 | 3,377 | 37% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Henri Poincaré | 96 | 2,364 | 38% |
| BUT - Gestion des entreprises et des administrations Université de Lorraine | 162 | 2,336 | 40% |
| Licence - Psychologie Université de Lorraine | 350 | 3,847 | 48% |
| Licence - Droit Université de Lorraine | 600 | 4,293 | 59% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac général Université de Lorraine | 50 | 6,708 | 66% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac général Université de Lorraine | 82 | 6,852 | 69% |
| Licence - Economie Université de Lorraine | 230 | 1,926 | 98% |
At which level?
The 29,457 students enrolled in Nancy, 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 Nancy
How many students are in Nancy?
29,550 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Nancy (autumn 2025): about 29 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Nancy?
Université de Lorraine (19,409 students); ICN Business School (1,549 students); Lycée Henri Poincaré (942 students); Lycée Henri Loritz (735 students); Compagnie de Formation-Pigier (661 students); Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Nancy (631 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 Nancy. 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.