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Higher education in and near Messimy

Lycée René Descartes is 8.4 km from Messimy

No college sits inside the town; Lycée René Descartes is 8.4 km away in Saint-Genis-Laval. 0 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Messimy: 0 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.

Within 25 km
247
192,224 students on these campuses
Nearest college
8.4 km
Lycée René Descartes
Students who study here
0
per 100 residents · France 4.3
Nearest BTS or prépa classes
8.4 km
Lycée René Descartes
Nearest university
9 km
Lyon-I université
Tuition fee
€178
a year for a licence, 2026–27

What stands out about college from Messimy

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Every college

Colleges and universities within 25 km of Messimy

247 within 25 km: 15 universities, 165 other schools, 67 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.

8.3 km16.7 km25 kmRené DescartesEPL Lyon St Genis LavaEcole supérieure de coSaint Thomas D'Aquin VVetAgro SupMessimy
UniversityOther schoolBTS and prépa (lycée)
Lycée René DescartesLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 8.4 km · Saint-Genis-Laval59students7%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lyon-I universitéUniversity · Public · 9 km · Saint-Genis-Laval117students42%women43%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Lyon Pressin - St Genis LavalLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Private · 9 km · Saint-Genis-Laval30students0%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
EPL Lyon St Genis Laval - Lycée André PaillotLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 9.5 km · Saint-Genis-Laval86students67%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
IFSI ClémenceauSchool of higher education · Public · 9.6 km · Saint-Genis-Laval738students84%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Ecole supérieure de commerce privée EKLYA School of Business Lyon - EcullySchool of higher education · Private · 10 km · Écully259students59%women20%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Saint Thomas D'Aquin VeritasLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Private · 10 km · Oullins-Pierre-Bénite54students39%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lyon-I universitéUniversity · Public · 10 km · Oullins-Pierre-Bénite5,842students67%women68%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Parc ChabrieresLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 11 km · Oullins-Pierre-Bénite183students40%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée LES CHASSAGNESLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Private · 11 km · Oullins-Pierre-Bénite133students34%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
Lycée Edouard BranlyLycée: BTS and prépa classes · Public · 11 km · Lyon 5e385students4%womenStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.
VetAgro SupSchool of higher education · Public · 11 km · Marcy-l'Étoile984students75%women56%bac+4 or moreStudents enrolled on this site, autumn 2025.

And 235 smaller schools with 183,354 students in all.

What it costs

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 Messimy

How many students are in Messimy?

0 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Messimy (autumn 2025): about 0 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.

What colleges are near Messimy?

Lyon-I université (9 km, 117 students); IFSI Clémenceau (9.6 km, 738 students); Ecole supérieure de commerce privée EKLYA School of Business Lyon - Ecully (10 km, 259 students); Lyon-I université (10 km, 5,842 students); 42 Lyon Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes (10 km, 187 students); Lycée Parc Chabrieres (11 km, 183 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.

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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 Messimy. 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.