Photo: Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. ca. 1974-5/15/1984 · Public domainArras is a student town: 22 students study here for every 100 residents
Université d'Artois (5,118 students) and Université de Lille (881 students) are inside Arras.
What stands out about college in Arras
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities in Arras
2 universities, 10 other schools, 6 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 14 smaller schools with 2,371 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Arras on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| DTS Imagerie médicale et radiologie thérapeutique Lycée Guy Mollet | 45 | 1,194 | 26% |
| Licence - Lettres - Parcours Lettres-Histoire-Droit : métiers du journalisme et des institutions politiques, administratives et culturelles Université d'Artois | 44 | 1,361 | 33% |
| Licence - Lettres - Parcours Lettres-Histoire-Droit : métiers du journalisme et des institutions politiques, administratives et culturelles Université de Lille | 44 | 1,361 | 33% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI du CH d'Arras | 132 | 4,855 | 48% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Robespierre | 48 | 1,238 | 50% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI La Croix-Rouge Française Arras | 93 | 4,082 | 55% |
| Licence - Economie et gestion Université d'Artois | 214 | 1,451 | 100% |
| Licence - Economie et gestion Université de Lille | 214 | 1,451 | 100% |
| Licence - Administration économique et sociale Université d'Artois | 239 | 1,416 | 100% |
| Licence - Administration économique et sociale Université de Lille | 239 | 1,416 | 100% |
At which level?
The 9,345 students enrolled in Arras, 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 Arras
How many students are in Arras?
9,413 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Arras (autumn 2025): about 22 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Arras?
Université d'Artois (5,118 students); Université de Lille (881 students); Lycée Guy Mollet (563 students); IFSI du CH d'Arras (412 students); GAMBETTA CARNOT (329 students); Lycée Baudimont Saint-Charles (301 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 Arras. 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.