Photo: Jebulon · CC0Paris 2e is home to 6 colleges and universities
École des hautes études commerciales du nord (540 students) and Université Paris sciences et lettres (205 students) are inside Paris 2e; the nearest university campus outside it is Université Paris sciences et lettres, 1.5 km away in Paris 5e.
What stands out about college in Paris 2e
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Paris 2e
881 within 25 km: 88 universities, 499 other schools, 294 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 869 smaller schools with 753,554 students in all.
At which level?
The 1,146 students enrolled in Paris 2e, 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 2e
How many students are in Paris 2e?
1,168 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Paris 2e (autumn 2025): about 6 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Paris 2e?
École des hautes études commerciales du nord (540 students); Université Paris sciences et lettres (205 students); Ecole de Droit et d'Intelligen (151 students); Insta (149 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 2e. 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.