Photo: Ymblanter · CC BY-SA 4.0Perpignan is home to 20 colleges and universities
Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (6,420 students) and Université de Montpellier (497 students) are inside Perpignan. 10,042 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Perpignan: 8 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Perpignan
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities in Perpignan
2 universities, 12 other schools, 6 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 18 smaller schools with 3,075 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Perpignan on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Services - Communication Lycée Aristide Maillol | 35 | 1,082 | 27% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH Perpignan | 97 | 6,843 | 28% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée Jean Lurcat | 36 | 963 | 29% |
| BUT - Gestion des entreprises et des administrations Université de Perpignan Via Domitia | 116 | 2,208 | 33% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée François Arago | 48 | 1,340 | 39% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée François Arago | 48 | 1,108 | 43% |
| BUT - Génie biologique parcours sciences de l'environnement et écotechnologies Université de Perpignan Via Domitia | 39 | 922 | 61% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac Général Université de Perpignan Via Domitia | 23 | 5,753 | 66% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac Général Université de Montpellier | 23 | 5,753 | 66% |
| BUT - Génie biologique Parcours agronomie Université de Perpignan Via Domitia | 39 | 816 | 74% |
At which level?
The 9,992 students enrolled in Perpignan, 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 Perpignan
How many students are in Perpignan?
10,042 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Perpignan (autumn 2025): about 8 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Perpignan?
Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (6,420 students); Université de Montpellier (497 students); IFSI CH Perpignan (388 students); Purple Campus Perols (343 students); Lycée François Arago (319 students); Lycée Jean Lurcat (271 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 Perpignan. 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.