Photo: David Brossard · CC BY-SA 2.0Le Mans is home to Le Mans Université
Le Mans Université (10,083 students) and Lycée Polyvalent Gabriel Touchard - Washington (586 students) are inside Le Mans. 14,979 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Le Mans: 10 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Le Mans
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities in Le Mans
2 universities, 11 other schools, 9 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 18 smaller schools with 3,312 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Le Mans on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH DU MANS | 144 | 2,566 | 31% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Montesquieu | 96 | 1,876 | 35% |
| BUT - Gestion des entreprises et des administrations Le Mans Université | 162 | 2,605 | 45% |
| Licence - Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives - Parcours HORS parcours Masso-Kinésithérapie Le Mans Université | 255 | 1,622 | 45% |
| Licence - Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives - Parcours HORS parcours Masso-Kinésithérapie Nantes Université | 255 | 1,622 | 45% |
| BUT - Génie mécanique et productique Le Mans Université | 84 | 1,652 | 56% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CROIX-ROUGE COMPETENCE LE MANS | 80 | 1,737 | 58% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac général Conservatoire national des arts et métiers | 35 | 5,893 | 74% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac général Le Mans Université | 35 | 6,339 | 75% |
| Licence - Portail Droit - Parcours Droit Général Le Mans Université | 220 | 1,526 | 75% |
At which level?
The 14,858 students enrolled in Le Mans, 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 Le Mans
How many students are in Le Mans?
14,979 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Le Mans (autumn 2025): about 10 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Le Mans?
Le Mans Université (10,083 students); Lycée Polyvalent Gabriel Touchard - Washington (586 students); Nantes Université (445 students); IFSI CH DU MANS (432 students); Lycée Polyvalent Saint-Charles Sainte-Croix (375 students); Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (346 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 Le Mans. 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.