Photo: Clicsouris · CC BY-SA 2.5Bobigny is a student town: 15 students study here for every 100 residents
Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (7,685 students) and IFSI Avicenne - Jean Verdier (AP-HP) (619 students) are inside Bobigny.
What stands out about college in Bobigny
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Bobigny
829 within 25 km: 77 universities, 475 other schools, 277 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 817 smaller schools with 682,239 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Bobigny on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUT - Gestion des entreprises et des administrations Université Sorbonne Paris Nord | 112 | 11,402 | 9% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Sorbonne Paris Nord | 60 | 13,125 | 17% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Paris-Est Créteil | 60 | 13,125 | 17% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Sorbonne Paris Nord | 60 | 10,719 | 22% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Paris-Est Créteil | 60 | 10,719 | 22% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Sorbonne Paris Nord | 15 | 10,154 | 24% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Paris-Est Créteil | 15 | 10,154 | 24% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Sorbonne Paris Nord | 30 | 11,523 | 26% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Paris-Est Créteil | 30 | 11,523 | 26% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Sorbonne Paris Nord | 30 | 8,864 | 37% |
At which level?
The 8,600 students enrolled in Bobigny, 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 Bobigny
How many students are in Bobigny?
8,665 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Bobigny (autumn 2025): about 15 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Bobigny?
Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (7,685 students); IFSI Avicenne - Jean Verdier (AP-HP) (619 students); Lycée Louise Michel (127 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 Bobigny. 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.