Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0Compiègne is home to Université de technologie de Compiègne
Université de technologie de Compiègne (4,340 students) and Ecole supérieure de chimie organique et minérale (501 students) are inside Compiègne; the nearest university is Université Sorbonne Paris Nord in Villetaneuse, 61 km away. 5,938 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Compiègne: 15 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Compiègne
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Compiègne
16 within 25 km: 8 other schools, 8 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 4 smaller schools with 396 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Compiègne on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Série générale Université de technologie de Compiègne | 400 | 6,861 | 22% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée CHARLES DE GAULLE | 35 | 477 | 27% |
| Formation des écoles de commerce et de management Bac + 4 - International BBA Université de technologie de Compiègne | 30 | 1,063 | 29% |
| BTS - Services - Tourisme Lycée CHARLES DE GAULLE | 35 | 677 | 37% |
| CPGE - Lettres Lycée Pierre d'Ailly | 48 | 402 | 41% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Pierre d'Ailly | 48 | 934 | 56% |
| D.E Infirmier Institut de Formation en Soins Infirmiers - COMPIÈGNE | 123 | 2,474 | 57% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Pierre d'Ailly | 48 | 691 | 64% |
| BTS - Services - Commerce International Lycée Général et Technologique Jean-Paul II | 52 | 278 | 75% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bacs généraux - 2 Sciences Ecole supérieure de chimie organique et minérale | 90 | 1,896 | 91% |
At which level?
The 5,894 students enrolled in Compiègne, 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 Compiègne
How many students are in Compiègne?
5,938 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Compiègne (autumn 2025): about 15 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Compiègne?
Université de technologie de Compiègne (4,340 students); Ecole supérieure de chimie organique et minérale (501 students); Institut de Formation en Soins Infirmiers - COMPIÈGNE (354 students); Lycée Pierre d'Ailly (221 students); Lycée CHARLES DE GAULLE (189 students); Lycée Mireille Grenet (157 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 Compiègne. 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.