Photo: McLeod · Public domainSaint-Denis is a student town: 17 students study here for every 100 residents
Université Paris 8 (21,200 students) and Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (2,066 students) are inside Saint-Denis.
What stands out about college in Saint-Denis
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities in Saint-Denis
3 universities, 8 other schools, 5 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 13 smaller schools with 2,179 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Saint-Denis on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licence - Informatique Université Paris 8 | 65 | 3,904 | 4% |
| BUT - Gestion des entreprises et des administrations Université Sorbonne Paris Nord | 170 | 11,627 | 8% |
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation Université Sorbonne Paris Nord | 186 | 11,372 | 14% |
| Licence - Science politique Université Paris 8 | 125 | 3,955 | 17% |
| Licence - Psychologie Université Paris 8 | 295 | 8,015 | 19% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH de Saint-Denis | 97 | 7,460 | 19% |
| Licence - Administration économique et sociale Université Paris 8 | 250 | 5,274 | 22% |
| Licence - Cinéma Université Paris 8 | 190 | 3,819 | 31% |
| Licence - Portail Economie et gestion Université Paris 8 | 215 | 4,167 | 32% |
| Licence - Droit Université Paris 8 | 370 | 5,277 | 40% |
At which level?
The 25,968 students enrolled in Saint-Denis, 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 Saint-Denis
How many students are in Saint-Denis?
26,024 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Saint-Denis (autumn 2025): about 17 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Saint-Denis?
Université Paris 8 (21,200 students); Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (2,066 students); Lycée Paul Eluard (523 students); Ctre Eur Ens Reeduc Read Fonct (440 students); Ima Business School (374 students); IFSI CH de Saint-Denis (316 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 Saint-Denis. 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.