Photo: Patrick2crj · CC BY 4.0Alençon is home to 4 colleges and universities
IFRES d'Alençon (520 students) and IFSI CROIX ROUGE COMPETENCE (401 students) are inside Alençon; the nearest university is Le Mans Université in Le Mans, 46 km away.
What stands out about college in Alençon
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Alençon
8 within 25 km: 1 university, 5 other schools, 2 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 1 smaller schools with 80 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Alençon on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.E Psychomotricien IFRES d'Alençon | 40 | 743 | 16% |
| D.E Ergothérapeute IFRES d'Alençon | 44 | 531 | 25% |
| D.E Pédicure-Podologue IFRES d'Alençon | 19 | 172 | 47% |
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client Lycée Leclerc Navarre | 33 | 338 | 60% |
| BTS - Services - Services et prestations des secteurs sanitaire et social Lycée Leclerc Navarre | 18 | 216 | 64% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CROIX ROUGE COMPETENCE | 81 | 1,695 | 67% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Leclerc Navarre | 24 | 184 | 67% |
At which level?
The 1,071 students enrolled in Alençon, 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 Alençon
How many students are in Alençon?
1,145 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Alençon (autumn 2025): about 4 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Alençon?
IFRES d'Alençon (520 students); IFSI CROIX ROUGE COMPETENCE (401 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 Alençon. 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.