Photo: Danilo Samà · www.danilosama.ph · CC BY-SA 4.0Paris 12e is a student town: 19 students study here for every 100 residents
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (14,761 students) and KEDGE Business School (3,057 students) are inside Paris 12e.
What stands out about college in Paris 12e
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities in Paris 12e
2 universities, 13 other schools, 8 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 18 smaller schools with 4,621 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Paris 12e on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| DN MADE - Espace - Spécialité : Architecture intérieure ESAA Boulle | 15 | 3,723 | 1% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée Arago | 35 | 2,645 | 8% |
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client Lycée Elisa Lemonnier | 35 | 3,869 | 10% |
| CPGE - ECG Lycée Saint Michel de Picpus | 23 | 2,462 | 19% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI Campus Picpus (AP-HP) | 124 | 11,757 | 21% |
| CPGE - MP2I Lycée Paul Valery | 48 | 2,442 | 25% |
| CPGE - ECG Lycée Saint Michel de Picpus | 65 | 3,173 | 26% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Paul Valery | 48 | 3,274 | 27% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI Diaconesses Reuilly | 77 | 8,880 | 34% |
| Formation des écoles de commerce et de management KEDGE Business School | 150 | 7,493 | 49% |
At which level?
The 25,581 students enrolled in Paris 12e, 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 Paris 12e
How many students are in Paris 12e?
25,590 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Paris 12e (autumn 2025): about 19 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Paris 12e?
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (14,761 students); KEDGE Business School (3,057 students); Reseau Ges (2,096 students); Em Lyon Business School (1,483 students); Ec Sup d'Etudes Cinematograph (587 students); ESAA Boulle (459 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 Paris 12e. 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.