Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 3.0Chambéry is home to Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Université Savoie Mont Blanc (4,742 students) and IFSI de Savoie (475 students) are inside Chambéry; the nearest university campus outside it is Université Savoie Mont Blanc, 7.9 km away in Le Bourget-du-Lac. 6,900 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Chambéry: 12 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Chambéry
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Chambéry
28 within 25 km: 4 universities, 14 other schools, 10 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 16 smaller schools with 6,440 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Chambéry on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licence - Portail Psychologie Université Savoie Mont Blanc | 20 | 1,326 | 22% |
| Licence - Histoire - Parcours Sciences Po - Droit Université Savoie Mont Blanc | 35 | 783 | 31% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI de Savoie | 126 | 4,572 | 34% |
| Licence - Portail Psychologie Université Savoie Mont Blanc | 235 | 3,065 | 43% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Vaugelas | 45 | 1,555 | 45% |
| Licence - Information et communication Université Savoie Mont Blanc | 55 | 812 | 45% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Vaugelas | 45 | 1,193 | 53% |
| Licence - Droit Université Savoie Mont Blanc | 265 | 1,949 | 67% |
| Licence - Administration économique et sociale - Parcours AES Université Savoie Mont Blanc | 60 | 904 | 70% |
| Licence - Langues, littératures et civilisations étrangères et régionales - Parcours LLCER Anglais Université Savoie Mont Blanc | 100 | 697 | 100% |
At which level?
The 6,874 students enrolled in Chambéry, 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 Chambéry
How many students are in Chambéry?
6,900 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Chambéry (autumn 2025): about 12 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Chambéry?
Université Savoie Mont Blanc (4,742 students); IFSI de Savoie (475 students); Lycée Monge (408 students); Université Grenoble Alpes (226 students); Ecoris Chambery (214 students); Lycée Saint Ambroise (176 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 Chambéry. 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.