Photo: AirScott · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Omer is home to 5 colleges and universities
Lycée Alexandre Ribot (235 students) and IFSI CH St-Omer (223 students) are inside Saint-Omer; the nearest university is Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale in Dunkerque, 33 km away.
What stands out about college in Saint-Omer
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Saint-Omer
18 within 25 km: 1 university, 8 other schools, 9 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 6 smaller schools with 645 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Saint-Omer on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| DN MADE - Espace - Spécialité : Petite échelle architecturale, architecture intérieure et Patrimoine : Espace / Patrimoine Lycée Saint Denis | 18 | 294 | 25% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH St-Omer | 75 | 3,355 | 52% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Alexandre Ribot | 24 | 152 | 61% |
| BTS - Services - Gestion de la PME Lycée Alexandre Ribot | 35 | 280 | 63% |
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client Lycée Alexandre Ribot | 35 | 295 | 77% |
| BTS - Services - Support à l'action managériale Lycée Alexandre Ribot | 35 | 183 | 78% |
| DN MADE - Espace - Spécialité : Design alternatif, nouvelles pratiques architecturales : Espace / Innovation sociale Lycée Saint Denis | 18 | 158 | 82% |
| DN MADE - Espace - Spécialité : Scénographie et communication Évènementielle : Événement / Espace Lycée Saint Denis | 18 | 161 | 85% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée Saint Denis | 25 | 89 | 94% |
| BTS - Services - Banque Lycée Saint Denis | 25 | 93 | 99% |
At which level?
The 782 students enrolled in Saint-Omer, 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 Saint-Omer
How many students are in Saint-Omer?
797 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Saint-Omer (autumn 2025): about 6 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Saint-Omer?
Lycée Alexandre Ribot (235 students); IFSI CH St-Omer (223 students); Lycée Saint Denis (161 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 Saint-Omer. 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.