Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 4.0La Madeleine is home to Lycée Valentine Labbe
Lycée Valentine Labbe (1,005 students) is inside La Madeleine; the nearest university campus outside it is Université de Lille, 2.4 km away in Lille.
What stands out about college in La Madeleine
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of La Madeleine
143 within 25 km: 9 universities, 96 other schools, 38 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 131 smaller schools with 129,135 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in La Madeleine on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| DTS Imagerie médicale et radiologie thérapeutique Lycée Valentine Labbe | 60 | 2,132 | 19% |
| BTS - Services - Biologie médicale Lycée Valentine Labbe | 30 | 1,084 | 35% |
| BTS - Production - Bioanalyses en laboratoire de contrôle Lycée Valentine Labbe | 30 | 728 | 41% |
| BTS - Services - Economie sociale familiale Lycée Valentine Labbe | 35 | 718 | 43% |
| BTS - Services - Services et prestations des secteurs sanitaire et social Lycée Valentine Labbe | 35 | 619 | 52% |
| BTS - Production - Biotechnologie en recherche et en production Lycée Valentine Labbe | 30 | 369 | 65% |
| CPGE - TB Lycée Valentine Labbe | 16 | 238 | 75% |
At which level?
The 1,005 students enrolled in La Madeleine, 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 La Madeleine
How many students are in La Madeleine?
1,010 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in La Madeleine (autumn 2025): about 5 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in La Madeleine?
Lycée Valentine Labbe (1,005 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 La Madeleine. 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.