Photo: Anonymous Unknown author · Public domainCalais is home to Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale
Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale (2,688 students) and IFSI Croix Rouge Française Calais (298 students) are inside Calais.
What stands out about college in Calais
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Calais
9 within 25 km: 2 universities, 3 other schools, 4 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 1 smaller schools with 54 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Calais on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac Général et STI2D Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale | 72 | 704 | 38% |
| BUT - Gestion des entreprises et des administrations Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale | 52 | 575 | 44% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI Croix Rouge Française Calais | 103 | 3,108 | 47% |
| BUT - Informatique Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale | 66 | 647 | 53% |
| BTS - Services - Tourisme Lycée Sophie Berthelot | 35 | 416 | 59% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale | 108 | 1,442 | 64% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences de la vie Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale | 72 | 686 | 77% |
| Licence - Informatique - Parcours Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale | 108 | 664 | 94% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences de la vie Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale | 180 | 1,283 | 100% |
| Licence - Portail Mathématiques Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale | 72 | 422 | 100% |
At which level?
The 3,602 students enrolled in Calais, 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 Calais
How many students are in Calais?
3,663 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Calais (autumn 2025): about 5 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Calais?
Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale (2,688 students); IFSI Croix Rouge Française Calais (298 students); Lycée Sophie Berthelot (240 students); Lycée Pierre De Coubertin (208 students); Lycée Léonard de Vinci (128 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 Calais. 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.