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Higher education in and near Pierrefonds

Pierrefonds is home to the Institut Charles Quentin

No college sits inside the town; The Institut Charles Quentin is 0.3 km away in Pierrefonds. 47 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Pierrefonds: 3 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.

Within 25 km
16
6,576 students on these campuses
Nearest college
in Pierrefonds
Institut Charles Quentin
Students who study here
3
per 100 residents · France 4.3
Nearest BTS or prépa classes
in Pierrefonds
Institut Charles Quentin
Nearest university
25 km
Université de Picardie Jules Verne · Université d'Amiens - Antenne de Soissons
Tuition fee
€178
a year for a licence, 2026–27

What stands out about college in Pierrefonds

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Every college

Colleges and universities within 25 km of Pierrefonds

16 within 25 km: 8 other schools, 8 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.

8.3 km16.7 km25 kmInstitut Charles QuentPierre d'AillyEsc Compiegne BusinessCHARLES DE GAULLEJean MonnetPierrefonds
Other schoolBTS and prépa (lycée)
Institut Charles QuentinLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Private · in Pierrefonds47students15%women52–82%got an offerStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Pierre d'AillyLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 12 km · Compiègne221students34%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Général et Technologique Jean-Paul IILycée: BTS and prépa classes · Private · 12 km · Compiègne92students68%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Mireille GrenetLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 13 km · Compiègne157students33%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Institut de Formation en Soins Infirmiers - COMPIÈGNESchool of higher education · Public · 13 km · Compiègne354students81%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Aj-Formation CompiegneSchool of higher education · Private · 13 km · Compiègne40students48%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Esc Compiegne Business SchoolSchool of higher education · Private · 14 km · Lacroix-Saint-Ouen176students49%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Organisme Formation -Cfa la Manu la Croix Saint OuenSchool of higher education · Private · 14 km · Lacroix-Saint-Ouen53students36%women17%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Ecole supérieure de chimie organique et minéraleSchool of higher education · Private · 14 km · Compiègne501students71%women42%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Université de technologie de CompiègneSchool of higher education · Public · 14 km · Compiègne4,340students44%women56%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée CHARLES DE GAULLELycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 15 km · Compiègne189students62%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Jean MonnetLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 15 km · Crépy-en-Valois49students43%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.

And 4 smaller schools with 357 students in all.

Getting in

How hard is it to get in?

Each course in Pierrefonds on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.

CoursePlacesApplicantsGot an offer
BTS - Agricole - Gestion forestière
Institut Charles Quentin
35154 52%
BTS - Agricole - Agronomie et cultures durables
Institut Charles Quentin
40168 82%
What it costs

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 Pierrefonds

How many students are in Pierrefonds?

47 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Pierrefonds (autumn 2025): about 3 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.

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.

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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 Pierrefonds. 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.