Photo: Adrien Dauzats · CC0Riom is home to 3 colleges and universities
Lycée Polyvalent Pierre-Joël Bonté (162 students) is inside Riom; the nearest university is Université Clermont Auvergne in Clermont-Ferrand, 14 km away. 278 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Riom: 1 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Riom
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Riom
45 within 25 km: 3 universities, 25 other schools, 17 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 33 smaller schools with 40,673 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Riom on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Production - Bâtiment Lycée Polyvalent Pierre-Joël Bonté | 15 | 229 | 41% |
| BTS - Services - Gestion de la PME Lycée Claude et Pierre Virlogeux | 24 | 401 | 64% |
| BTS - Production - Maintenance des systèmes - option B Systèmes énergétiques et fluidiques Lycée Polyvalent Pierre-Joël Bonté | 15 | 141 | 65% |
| BTS - Production - Travaux publics Lycée Polyvalent Pierre-Joël Bonté | 30 | 267 | 71% |
| BTS - Production - Systèmes constructifs bois et habitat Lycée Polyvalent Pierre-Joël Bonté | 15 | 169 | 72% |
At which level?
The 250 students enrolled in Riom, 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 Riom
How many students are in Riom?
278 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Riom (autumn 2025): about 1 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Riom?
Lycée Polyvalent Pierre-Joël Bonté (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 Riom. 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.