Photo: Stannabis · CC BY-SA 4.0Rouen is a student town: 15 students study here for every 100 residents
Université de Rouen Normandie (12,729 students) and ERFPS CHU Rouen (1,168 students) are inside Rouen.
What stands out about college in Rouen
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities in Rouen
1 university, 10 other schools, 10 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 17 smaller schools with 2,490 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Rouen on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université de Rouen Normandie | 153 | 3,598 | 18% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Pierre Corneille | 96 | 1,981 | 22% |
| Licence - Gestion Université de Rouen Normandie | 72 | 1,773 | 22% |
| Licence - Science politique Université de Rouen Normandie | 120 | 2,425 | 28% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Pierre Corneille | 96 | 2,083 | 29% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université de Rouen Normandie | 200 | 3,313 | 34% |
| D.E Infirmier ERFPS CHU Rouen | 234 | 4,111 | 35% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université de Rouen Normandie | 150 | 3,136 | 37% |
| Licence - Droit Université de Rouen Normandie | 700 | 3,629 | 78% |
| Licence - Administration économique et sociale Université de Rouen Normandie | 300 | 2,135 | 99% |
At which level?
The 17,833 students enrolled in Rouen, 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 Rouen
How many students are in Rouen?
17,942 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Rouen (autumn 2025): about 15 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Rouen?
Université de Rouen Normandie (12,729 students); ERFPS CHU Rouen (1,168 students); Lycée Pierre Corneille (775 students); Lycée Gustave Flaubert (671 students); Lycée Les Tourelles (396 students); Lycée Jeanne D'Arc (299 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 Rouen. 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.