Photo: Bajou · CC BY-SA 4.0Loos is a student town: 57 students study here for every 100 residents
Université de Lille (11,027 students) and IRTS HDF - Site Métropole Lilloise (493 students) are inside Loos.
What stands out about college in Loos
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Loos
158 within 25 km: 10 universities, 103 other schools, 45 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 146 smaller schools with 125,772 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Loos on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificat de capacité d'Orthoptiste Université de Lille | 22 | 459 | 8% |
| Certificat de capacité d'Orthophoniste Université de Lille | 90 | 1,651 | 9% |
| D.E Audioprothésiste Université de Lille | 28 | 354 | 18% |
| D.E Psychomotricien Institut de Formation de Psychomotriciens Raymond Leclercq | 80 | 782 | 23% |
| D.E Educateur Spécialisé IRTS HDF - Site Métropole Lilloise | 45 | 263 | 37% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI Santélys Formation | 99 | 4,832 | 55% |
| D.E Assistant de Service Social IRTS HDF - Site Métropole Lilloise | 43 | 158 | 70% |
| DN MADE - Graphisme - Spécialité : Création culturelle Institut Saint Vincent De Paul | 18 | 144 | 70% |
| BTS - Services - Economie sociale familiale Institut Saint Vincent De Paul | 45 | 266 | 75% |
| BTS - Services - Métiers de l'esthétique-cosmétique-parfumerie Lycée professionnel Notre-Dame du Sacré Coeur | 45 | 163 | 85% |
At which level?
The 12,738 students enrolled in Loos, 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 Loos
How many students are in Loos?
12,759 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Loos (autumn 2025): about 57 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Loos?
Université de Lille (11,027 students); IRTS HDF - Site Métropole Lilloise (493 students); Inst Form Masso-Kinesitherapie du Nord de la France (395 students); IFSI Santélys Formation (293 students); Institut Saint Vincent De Paul (240 students); Institut de Formation de Psychomotriciens Raymond Leclercq (235 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 Loos. 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.