Photo: Romainbehar · CC0Lyon 2e is a student town: 43 students study here for every 100 residents
The Institut catholique de Lyon (7,170 students) and Ecole Hoteliere (876 students) are inside Lyon 2e.
What stands out about college in Lyon 2e
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities in Lyon 2e
1 university, 16 other schools, 5 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 17 smaller schools with 2,981 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Lyon 2e on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Services - Commerce International Lycée Ampère | 35 | 4,602 | 10% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée Juliette Récamier | 34 | 2,706 | 10% |
| BTS - Services - Professions immobilières Lycée Ampère | 35 | 2,361 | 14% |
| CPGE - ENS Rennes D1 Lycée Juliette Récamier | 43 | 2,261 | 18% |
| CPGE - ECG Lycée Ampère | 24 | 1,937 | 19% |
| CPGE - ECG Lycée Ampère | 24 | 2,647 | 22% |
| Formation des écoles de commerce et de management Bac + 5 Institut catholique de Lyon | 15 | 2,230 | 29% |
| CPGE - ECG Lycée Ampère | 24 | 2,102 | 30% |
| Formation des écoles de commerce et de management Bac + 5 Institut catholique de Lyon | 120 | 3,104 | 33% |
| Licence - Droit Institut catholique de Lyon | 183 | 1,947 | 77% |
At which level?
The 12,734 students enrolled in Lyon 2e, 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 Lyon 2e
How many students are in Lyon 2e?
12,821 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Lyon 2e (autumn 2025): about 43 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Lyon 2e?
Institut catholique de Lyon (7,170 students); Ecole Hoteliere (876 students); Arts Appliques Bellecour (669 students); Isg Paris (631 students); Ecole Superieure Privee des Metiers Artistiques (514 students); Ecole Technique Superieure Pri (431 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 Lyon 2e. 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.