Photo: Dervieux sébastien · CC BY 3.0Lyon 7e is a student town: 67 students study here for every 100 residents
Université Lumière - Lyon 2 (14,626 students) and Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 (13,931 students) are inside Lyon 7e.
What stands out about college in Lyon 7e
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities in Lyon 7e
5 universities, 35 other schools, 4 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 30 smaller schools with 6,567 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Lyon 7e on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sciences Po / Instituts d'études politiques - Sciences Humaines et Sociales - Grade Master - Cursus général Sciences Po Lyon | 185 | 10,668 | 8% |
| BUT - Gestion administrative et commerciale des organisations Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 | 93 | 7,155 | 14% |
| Licence - Economie et gestion Université Lumière - Lyon 2 | 34 | 4,378 | 19% |
| BUT - Carrières juridiques Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 | 121 | 6,600 | 22% |
| Licence - Droit Université Lumière - Lyon 2 | 152 | 6,433 | 29% |
| Formation des écoles de commerce et de management ECOLE DE MANAGEMENT DE LYON | 556 | 7,617 | 32% |
| Licence - Economie et gestion Université Lumière - Lyon 2 | 61 | 5,145 | 32% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI J. LEPERCQ / CH ST JOSEPH ST LUC | 60 | 8,493 | 37% |
| Licence - Economie et gestion Université Lumière - Lyon 2 | 150 | 4,604 | 39% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac série générale avec la spécialité Maths en Terminale + une spécialité scientifique École centrale d'électronique | 130 | 4,779 | 98% |
At which level?
The 59,417 students enrolled in Lyon 7e, 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 7e
How many students are in Lyon 7e?
59,489 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Lyon 7e (autumn 2025): about 67 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Lyon 7e?
Université Lumière - Lyon 2 (14,626 students); Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 (13,931 students); ECOLE DE MANAGEMENT DE LYON (11,047 students); INSEEC Lyon (2,736 students); École normale supérieure de Lyon (2,409 students); Sciences Po Lyon (1,972 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 7e. 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.