Photo: Marc Ryckaert ( MJJR ) · CC BY 3.0Dunkerque is home to 16 colleges and universities
Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale (2,891 students) and IFSI CH Dunkerque (341 students) are inside Dunkerque.
What stands out about college in Dunkerque
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities in Dunkerque
2 universities, 7 other schools, 7 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 15 smaller schools with 1,873 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Dunkerque on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPGE - PTSI Lycée De L'Europe | 48 | 874 | 20% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH Dunkerque | 99 | 4,202 | 33% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale | 10 | 803 | 39% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives Université de Lille | 10 | 803 | 39% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale | 70 | 1,499 | 66% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives Université de Lille | 70 | 1,499 | 66% |
| Licence - Economie et gestion Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale | 180 | 1,100 | 100% |
| Licence - Economie et gestion Université de Lille | 180 | 1,100 | 100% |
| Licence - Portail Droit Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale | 180 | 1,000 | 100% |
| Licence - Portail Droit Université de Lille | 180 | 1,000 | 100% |
At which level?
The 4,764 students enrolled in Dunkerque, 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 Dunkerque
How many students are in Dunkerque?
4,829 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Dunkerque (autumn 2025): about 6 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Dunkerque?
Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale (2,891 students); IFSI CH Dunkerque (341 students); Lycée Jean Bart (234 students); Lycée De L'Europe (175 students); Jean Bosco - Epid Dunkerque (170 students); Université de Lille, Université du littoral - Site de Dunkerque (162 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 Dunkerque. 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.