Photo: Claude Shoshany · CC BY-SA 3.014,228 students study in Villetaneuse, more than the 12,530 people who live there
Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (14,158 students) is inside Villetaneuse.
What stands out about college in Villetaneuse
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Villetaneuse
851 within 25 km: 82 universities, 493 other schools, 276 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 839 smaller schools with 692,343 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Villetaneuse 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 | 140 | 11,529 | 11% |
| BUT - Informatique Université Sorbonne Paris Nord | 104 | 6,353 | 13% |
| Licence - Informatique Université Sorbonne Paris Nord | 145 | 5,597 | 18% |
| BUT - Carrières juridiques Université Sorbonne Paris Nord | 150 | 7,131 | 19% |
| Licence - Psychologie Université Sorbonne Paris Nord | 300 | 9,221 | 20% |
| Licence - Portail Economie et gestion Université Sorbonne Paris Nord | 300 | 6,095 | 29% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac général Université Sorbonne Paris Nord | 16 | 6,288 | 54% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac général Université Paris-Est Créteil | 16 | 6,288 | 54% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac général Université Sorbonne Paris Nord | 52 | 7,382 | 61% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac général Université Paris-Est Créteil | 52 | 7,382 | 61% |
At which level?
The 14,228 students enrolled in Villetaneuse, 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 Villetaneuse
How many students are in Villetaneuse?
14,228 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Villetaneuse (autumn 2025): about 114 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Villetaneuse?
Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (14,158 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 Villetaneuse. 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.