Photo: Michael64 · CC BY-SA 4.0Pau is home to 16 colleges and universities
Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (7,211 students) and éklore-ed - Campus Pau (1,084 students) are inside Pau. 11,584 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Pau: 14 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Pau
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities in Pau
3 universities, 8 other schools, 5 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 11 smaller schools with 1,920 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Pau on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH de Pau | 78 | 5,289 | 39% |
| CPGE - BCPST Lycée Louis Barthou | 48 | 1,202 | 40% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Louis Barthou | 48 | 1,249 | 56% |
| Licence - Droit Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour | 200 | 1,629 | 66% |
| Licence - Droit Université de Bordeaux | 200 | 1,629 | 66% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Louis Barthou | 96 | 1,555 | 66% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences de la vie Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour | 95 | 1,394 | 69% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences de la vie Université de Bordeaux | 95 | 1,394 | 69% |
| Licence - Economie et gestion Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour | 150 | 1,043 | 100% |
| Licence - Economie et gestion Université de Bordeaux | 150 | 1,043 | 100% |
At which level?
The 11,530 students enrolled in Pau, 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 Pau
How many students are in Pau?
11,584 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Pau (autumn 2025): about 14 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Pau?
Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (7,211 students); éklore-ed - Campus Pau (1,084 students); Lycée Louis Barthou (454 students); Institut du Travail Social Pierre Bourdieu de Pau (453 students); CY Cergy Paris Université, Antenne de Pau de CY Tech (408 students); Université de Bordeaux (376 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 Pau. 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.