Photo: Richard Carline · Public domainLens is home to Université d'Artois
Université d'Artois (2,802 students) and IG2I (277 students) are inside Lens. 3,858 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Lens: 12 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Lens
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Lens
75 within 25 km: 8 universities, 32 other schools, 35 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 63 smaller schools with 31,224 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Lens on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licence - Sciences de la vie - Parcours Préparatoire au Professorat des Ecoles (PPPE) Université d'Artois | 36 | 798 | 16% |
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation Université d'Artois | 182 | 1,910 | 23% |
| BUT - Métiers du multimédia et de l'internet Université d'Artois | 95 | 1,073 | 36% |
| BUT - Gestion des entreprises et des administrations Université d'Artois | 127 | 1,702 | 39% |
| BUT - Informatique Université d'Artois | 78 | 1,044 | 51% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences de la vie Université d'Artois | 50 | 1,212 | 56% |
| Licence - Informatique Université d'Artois | 100 | 868 | 78% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences de la vie Université d'Artois | 264 | 1,884 | 100% |
| Licence - Mathématiques Université d'Artois | 70 | 620 | 100% |
| Licence - Portail Chimie Université d'Artois | 50 | 592 | 100% |
At which level?
The 3,806 students enrolled in Lens, 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 Lens
How many students are in Lens?
3,858 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Lens (autumn 2025): about 12 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Lens?
Université d'Artois (2,802 students); IG2I (277 students); Lycée Auguste Behal (204 students); Lycée Condorcet (143 students); Lycée Saint-Paul (116 students); Laho Artois - Douaisis Lens (108 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 Lens. 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.