Photo: JackyM59 · CC BY-SA 4.0Béthune is home to 7 colleges and universities
Université d'Artois (1,915 students) and Lycée Andre Malraux (439 students) are inside Béthune; the nearest university is Université d'Artois in Lens, 17 km away. 3,022 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Béthune: 12 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Béthune
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Béthune
43 within 25 km: 3 universities, 15 other schools, 25 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 31 smaller schools with 6,845 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Béthune on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée Andre Malraux | 37 | 538 | 26% |
| Diplôme de Comptabilité et de Gestion Lycée Andre Malraux | 48 | 883 | 29% |
| BTS - Services - Commerce International Lycée Louis Blaringhem | 35 | 620 | 37% |
| BTS - Services - Communication Lycée Andre Malraux | 37 | 591 | 43% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI Croix Rouge Française Bethune | 119 | 3,553 | 56% |
| BUT - Réseaux et télécommunications Université d'Artois | 52 | 462 | 64% |
| BUT - Génie civil - Construction durable Université d'Artois | 122 | 1,087 | 79% |
| BUT - Génie électrique et informatique industrielle Université d'Artois | 52 | 423 | 84% |
| BUT - Chimie Université d'Artois | 78 | 454 | 85% |
| BUT - Génie mécanique et productique Université d'Artois | 65 | 577 | 91% |
At which level?
The 2,997 students enrolled in Béthune, 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 Béthune
How many students are in Béthune?
3,022 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Béthune (autumn 2025): about 12 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Béthune?
Université d'Artois (1,915 students); Lycée Andre Malraux (439 students); IFSI Croix Rouge Française Bethune (350 students); Lycée Louis Blaringhem (162 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 Béthune. 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.