Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0Villeurbanne is a student town: 19 students study here for every 100 residents
Lyon-I université (20,050 students) and the Institut national des sciences appliquées de Lyon (6,161 students) are inside Villeurbanne.
What stands out about college in Villeurbanne
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities in Villeurbanne
2 universities, 17 other schools, 3 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 18 smaller schools with 2,513 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Villeurbanne on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - (en 6 ans) - Bac général Institut national des sciences appliquées de Lyon | 26 | 728 | 7% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée Pierre Brossolette | 32 | 2,591 | 11% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac Général Institut national des sciences appliquées de Lyon | 664 | 16,884 | 12% |
| BTS - Services - Gestion des transports et logistique associée Lycée professionnel Alfred De Musset | 32 | 914 | 15% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Pierre Brossolette | 32 | 1,523 | 26% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac général Lyon-I université | 120 | 12,965 | 31% |
| Formation Bac + 3 Institut national des sciences appliquées de Lyon | 24 | 632 | 33% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Cycle Préparatoire Intégré - Spécialité Généraliste, BTP, Informatique, Systèmes embarqués CESI Campus de Lyon | 95 | 1,259 | 44% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bacs généraux - 2 Sciences École supérieure de chimie physique électronique de Lyon | 135 | 1,963 | 90% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bacs généraux - 2 Sciences École supérieure de chimie physique électronique de Lyon | 75 | 1,946 | 90% |
At which level?
The 30,449 students enrolled in Villeurbanne, 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 Villeurbanne
How many students are in Villeurbanne?
30,494 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Villeurbanne (autumn 2025): about 19 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Villeurbanne?
Lyon-I université (20,050 students); Institut national des sciences appliquées de Lyon (6,161 students); École supérieure de chimie physique électronique de Lyon (1,308 students); Ecole de Cinema et Audiovisuel (482 students); Eicar (417 students); CESI Campus de Lyon (316 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 Villeurbanne. 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.