Photo: Romainberth · CC BY-SA 3.0Bron is a student town: 30 students study here for every 100 residents
Université Lumière - Lyon 2 (11,845 students) and IFSI CH Le Vinatier (623 students) are inside Bron.
What stands out about college in Bron
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Bron
247 within 25 km: 15 universities, 166 other schools, 66 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 235 smaller schools with 163,875 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Bron on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUT - Gestion des entreprises et des administrations Université Lumière - Lyon 2 | 84 | 5,487 | 4% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH Le Vinatier | 97 | 8,558 | 20% |
| Licence - Psychologie Université Lumière - Lyon 2 | 63 | 7,309 | 22% |
| Licence - Science politique Université Lumière - Lyon 2 | 33 | 5,174 | 22% |
| Licence - Psychologie Université Lumière - Lyon 2 | 215 | 7,828 | 23% |
| Licence - Science politique Université Lumière - Lyon 2 | 54 | 3,601 | 23% |
| Licence - Science politique Université Lumière - Lyon 2 | 172 | 5,637 | 26% |
| Licence - Psychologie Université Lumière - Lyon 2 | 87 | 5,525 | 29% |
| Licence - Psychologie Université Lumière - Lyon 2 | 65 | 4,180 | 29% |
| Licence - Sciences de l'éducation et de la formation Université Lumière - Lyon 2 | 200 | 3,366 | 44% |
At which level?
The 12,946 students enrolled in Bron, 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 Bron
How many students are in Bron?
12,990 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Bron (autumn 2025): about 30 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Bron?
Université Lumière - Lyon 2 (11,845 students); IFSI CH Le Vinatier (623 students); Institut International Image E (293 students); Lycée Jean-Paul Sartre (145 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 Bron. 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.