Photo: Tbo47 · CC0Clermont-Ferrand is a student town: 20 students study here for every 100 residents
Université Clermont Auvergne (20,623 students) and CLERMONT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (Ex ESC Clermont) (2,031 students) are inside Clermont-Ferrand.
What stands out about college in Clermont-Ferrand
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities in Clermont-Ferrand
1 university, 19 other schools, 10 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 22 smaller schools with 2,900 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Clermont-Ferrand on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licence - Portail Psychologie Université Clermont Auvergne | 5 | 3,367 | 3% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Clermont Auvergne | 40 | 3,208 | 7% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Clermont Auvergne | 120 | 4,048 | 14% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences pour la santé - Réadaptation : accès Ergothérapie, Orthoptie et Masso-kinésithérapie Université Clermont Auvergne | 40 | 2,347 | 21% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CHU Clermont Ferrand | 128 | 3,925 | 26% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Blaise Pascal | 96 | 2,496 | 29% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives - STAPS Université Clermont Auvergne | 315 | 2,440 | 38% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Clermont Auvergne | 80 | 3,024 | 40% |
| Licence - Portail Psychologie Université Clermont Auvergne | 450 | 4,228 | 46% |
| Licence - Portail Droit Université Clermont Auvergne | 680 | 3,102 | 93% |
At which level?
The 29,483 students enrolled in Clermont-Ferrand, 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 Clermont-Ferrand
How many students are in Clermont-Ferrand?
29,593 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Clermont-Ferrand (autumn 2025): about 20 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Clermont-Ferrand?
Université Clermont Auvergne (20,623 students); CLERMONT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (Ex ESC Clermont) (2,031 students); Ecole Nationale des Impots (1,050 students); Lycée Blaise Pascal (757 students); Lycée Sidoine Apollinaire (642 students); IFSI CHU Clermont Ferrand (526 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 Clermont-Ferrand. 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.