Photo: Service municipal de la voirie · Public domainLyon 5e is home to 15 colleges and universities
École catholique des arts et métiers (2,189 students) and Lycée Aux Lazaristes (568 students) are inside Lyon 5e; the nearest university campus outside it is the Institut catholique de Lyon, 2.3 km away in Lyon 2e. 5,169 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Lyon 5e: 11 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Lyon 5e
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities in Lyon 5e
6 other schools, 9 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 13 smaller schools with 2,386 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Lyon 5e on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPGE - ECG Lycée Notre Dame Des Minimes | 20 | 1,700 | 13% |
| CPGE - ECG Lycée Sainte - Marie Lyon | 20 | 1,629 | 15% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Aux Lazaristes | 90 | 3,416 | 17% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Aux Lazaristes | 45 | 2,903 | 18% |
| BTS - Production - Cybersécurité, Informatique et réseaux, ELectronique - Option A : Informatique et réseaux Lycée Edouard Branly | 45 | 1,809 | 21% |
| CPGE - ECG Lycée De Saint Just | 24 | 2,058 | 27% |
| CPGE - B/L - Lettres et sciences sociales Lycée De Saint Just | 48 | 1,936 | 39% |
| CPGE - ECG Lycée De Saint Just | 24 | 1,452 | 45% |
| CPGE - ECG Lycée De Saint Just | 24 | 1,667 | 49% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Série générale École catholique des arts et métiers | 145 | 1,768 | 51% |
At which level?
The 5,143 students enrolled in Lyon 5e, 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 5e
How many students are in Lyon 5e?
5,169 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Lyon 5e (autumn 2025): about 11 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Lyon 5e?
École catholique des arts et métiers (2,189 students); Lycée Aux Lazaristes (568 students); Lycée Edouard Branly (385 students); Lycée Sainte - Marie Lyon (385 students); Made In Sainte-Marie Lyon (313 students); École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre (275 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 5e. 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.