Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 4.0Armentières is home to 6 colleges and universities
Lycée Gustave Eiffel (272 students) and IFSI CH d'Armentières (271 students) are inside Armentières; the nearest university campus outside it is the Institut catholique de Lille, 13 km away in Lille.
What stands out about college in Armentières
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Armentières
151 within 25 km: 10 universities, 98 other schools, 43 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 139 smaller schools with 135,787 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Armentières on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Production - Cybersécurité, Informatique et réseaux, ELectronique - Option B : Electronique et réseaux Lycée Gustave Eiffel | 15 | 400 | 43% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH d'Armentières | 90 | 4,254 | 48% |
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client Lycée Paul Hazard | 35 | 420 | 48% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Paul Hazard | 24 | 266 | 51% |
| CPGE - PTSI Lycée Gustave Eiffel | 48 | 562 | 55% |
| BTS - Production - Cybersécurité, Informatique et réseaux, ELectronique - Option A : Informatique et réseaux Lycée Gustave Eiffel | 30 | 404 | 57% |
| BTS - Services - Gestion de la PME Lycée Paul Hazard | 35 | 273 | 57% |
| BTS - Services - Commerce International Institution Saint Jude | 26 | 236 | 66% |
| BTS - Production - Métiers de la chimie Lycée Gustave Eiffel | 30 | 315 | 73% |
| BTS - Services - Management opérationnel de la sécurité Institut Nicolas Barré | 38 | 155 | 81% |
At which level?
The 928 students enrolled in Armentières, 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 Armentières
How many students are in Armentières?
982 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Armentières (autumn 2025): about 4 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Armentières?
Lycée Gustave Eiffel (272 students); IFSI CH d'Armentières (271 students); Jean Bosco - Institut Nicolas (142 students); Lycée Paul Hazard (125 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 Armentières. 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.