Photo: Sebleouf · CC BY-SA 4.0Vénissieux is home to 5 colleges and universities
Lycée Marcel Sembat (160 students) and Lycée Jacques Brel (121 students) are inside Vénissieux; the nearest university campus outside it is Université Lumière - Lyon 2, 3.6 km away in Bron. 465 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Vénissieux: 1 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Vénissieux
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Vénissieux
249 within 25 km: 16 universities, 166 other schools, 67 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 237 smaller schools with 179,982 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Vénissieux on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Services - Services informatiques aux organisations Lycée Jacques Brel | 24 | 1,444 | 8% |
| BTS - Services - Opticien-Lunetier Lycée Jacques Brel | 12 | 921 | 10% |
| BTS - Production - Cybersécurité, Informatique et réseaux, ELectronique - Option A : Informatique et réseaux Lycée Marcel Sembat | 15 | 1,378 | 13% |
| BTS - Production - Cybersécurité, Informatique et réseaux, ELectronique - Option B : Electronique et réseaux Lycée Marcel Sembat | 15 | 969 | 13% |
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client Lycée Jacques Brel | 35 | 1,985 | 23% |
| BTS - Production - Electrotechnique Lycée Marcel Sembat | 24 | 518 | 37% |
| BTS - Services - Métiers des Services à l'environnement Lycée professionnel Helene Boucher | 24 | 257 | 50% |
| BTS - Production - Conception et Réalisation de Systèmes Automatiques Lycée Marcel Sembat | 30 | 378 | 53% |
At which level?
The 442 students enrolled in Vénissieux, 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 Vénissieux
How many students are in Vénissieux?
465 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Vénissieux (autumn 2025): about 1 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Vénissieux?
Lycée Marcel Sembat (160 students); Lycée Jacques Brel (121 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 Vénissieux. 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.