Photo: Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0Melun is home to 11 colleges and universities
Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas (2,092 students) and Lycée Leonard De Vinci (567 students) are inside Melun; the nearest university campus outside it is Université Paris-Est Créteil, 12 km away in Lieusaint. 4,680 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Melun: 10 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Melun
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Melun
61 within 25 km: 6 universities, 25 other schools, 30 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 49 smaller schools with 27,659 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Melun on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client Lycée Leonard De Vinci | 35 | 1,386 | 12% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Leonard De Vinci | 24 | 794 | 16% |
| CPGE - B/L - Lettres et sciences sociales Lycée Jacques Amyot | 48 | 1,445 | 21% |
| BTS - Services - Services informatiques aux organisations Lycée Leonard De Vinci | 70 | 922 | 22% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée Leonard De Vinci | 35 | 1,075 | 27% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH Marc Jacquet Melun | 102 | 4,304 | 31% |
| Licence - Droit Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas | 530 | 2,826 | 44% |
| Licence - Double diplôme - Licence Economie et gestion - Cursus Étoile Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas | 20 | 896 | 46% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Jacques Amyot | 35 | 915 | 50% |
| Licence - Economie et gestion - Parcours Economie gestion Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas | 255 | 1,578 | 59% |
At which level?
The 4,680 students enrolled in Melun, 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 Melun
How many students are in Melun?
4,680 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Melun (autumn 2025): about 10 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Melun?
Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas (2,092 students); Lycée Leonard De Vinci (567 students); Academie Militaire de la Genda (445 students); IRTS Île-de-France - Site de Melun (398 students); IFSI CH Marc Jacquet Melun (372 students); Lycée Jacques Amyot (250 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 Melun. 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.