Photo: JackyM59 · CC BY-SA 4.0Douai is home to 10 colleges and universities
Université d'Artois (1,431 students) and Lycée Albert Chatelet (442 students) are inside Douai; the nearest university campus outside it is Université d'Artois, 19 km away in Lens. 3,158 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Douai: 8 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Douai
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Douai
60 within 25 km: 8 universities, 23 other schools, 29 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 48 smaller schools with 17,039 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Douai on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPGE - B/L - Lettres et sciences sociales Lycée Albert Chatelet | 48 | 1,490 | 24% |
| CPGE - ECG Lycée Saint-Jean | 36 | 1,275 | 25% |
| CPGE - BCPST Lycée Albert Chatelet | 48 | 1,073 | 34% |
| CPGE - ECG Lycée Saint-Jean | 36 | 1,455 | 36% |
| CPGE - Lettres Lycée Albert Chatelet | 48 | 1,034 | 36% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Albert Chatelet | 48 | 1,541 | 38% |
| Licence - Portail Droit - classique Université d'Artois | 35 | 1,316 | 41% |
| CPGE - ECG Lycée Saint-Jean | 36 | 1,063 | 41% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Albert Chatelet | 48 | 1,200 | 50% |
| Licence - Portail Droit - classique Université d'Artois | 435 | 2,677 | 83% |
At which level?
The 3,158 students enrolled in Douai, 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 Douai
How many students are in Douai?
3,158 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Douai (autumn 2025): about 8 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Douai?
Université d'Artois, Université d'Artois - Site de Douai (1,431 students); Lycée Albert Chatelet (442 students); Lycée Saint-Jean (303 students); Lycée Elisa LEMONNIER (237 students); Université de Lille (232 students); Lycée Jean-Baptiste Corot (191 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 Douai. 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.