Photo: Édit. : Cailteux - Maison Gorlier, Succrs [Edmond Cailteux] - Lille · Public domainValenciennes is a student town: 28 students study here for every 100 residents
Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (8,580 students) and Rubika (969 students) are inside Valenciennes.
What stands out about college in Valenciennes
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities in Valenciennes
2 universities, 5 other schools, 6 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 9 smaller schools with 1,168 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Valenciennes on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licence - Portail Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives - STAPS - Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France | 60 | 1,300 | 34% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives - STAPS - Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives Université de Lille | 60 | 1,300 | 34% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH Valenciennes | 173 | 5,201 | 38% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Henri Wallon | 72 | 1,918 | 38% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Henri Wallon | 96 | 1,482 | 57% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives - STAPS - Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France | 356 | 2,116 | 72% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives - STAPS - Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives Université de Lille | 356 | 2,116 | 72% |
| Licence - Administration économique et sociale Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France | 200 | 1,202 | 97% |
| Licence - Portail Droit Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France | 330 | 1,734 | 99% |
| Licence - Portail Droit Université de Lille | 330 | 1,734 | 99% |
At which level?
The 12,002 students enrolled in Valenciennes, 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 Valenciennes
How many students are in Valenciennes?
12,031 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Valenciennes (autumn 2025): about 28 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Valenciennes?
Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (8,580 students); Rubika (969 students); Lycée Henri Wallon (756 students); IFSI CH Valenciennes (529 students); Lycée de L'Escaut (256 students); Lycée Du Hainaut (214 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 Valenciennes. 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.