Photo: Romainbehar · CC0Lyon 9e is a student town: 16 students study here for every 100 residents
IDRAC Business School - Campus de Lyon (1,642 students) and Lycée La Martinière Duchère (1,065 students) are inside Lyon 9e; the nearest university is Lyon-I université in Lyon 4e, 1.6 km away.
What stands out about college in Lyon 9e
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities in Lyon 9e
30 other schools, 3 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 28 smaller schools with 4,324 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Lyon 9e 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 La Martinière Duchère | 35 | 3,172 | 12% |
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client Lycée La Martinière Duchère | 35 | 2,131 | 16% |
| BTS - Services - Biologie médicale Lycée La Martinière Duchère | 30 | 2,213 | 19% |
| BTS - Services - Communication Lycée La Martinière Duchère | 35 | 2,240 | 20% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée La Martinière Duchère | 70 | 2,443 | 24% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Jean Perrin | 48 | 3,204 | 33% |
| D.E Infirmier OCELLIA | 71 | 7,983 | 38% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Jean Perrin | 48 | 2,432 | 47% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac Série générale Institut polytechnique des sciences avancées | 50 | 2,717 | 56% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac Série générale École pour l'informatique et les techniques avancées | 110 | 2,133 | 85% |
At which level?
The 8,771 students enrolled in Lyon 9e, 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 9e
How many students are in Lyon 9e?
8,786 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Lyon 9e (autumn 2025): about 16 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Lyon 9e?
IDRAC Business School - Campus de Lyon (1,642 students); Lycée La Martinière Duchère (1,065 students); OCELLIA (723 students); Et de Danse de Lyon (595 students); ARFRIPS (519 students); École pour l'informatique et les techniques avancées (498 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 9e. 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.