Photo: Remi Jouan · CC BY-SA 3.0Argenteuil is home to 11 colleges and universities
Lycée Jean Jaures (337 students) and the IUT de Cergy-Pontoise - Site d'Argenteuil (316 students) are inside Argenteuil; the nearest university is Université Paris Nanterre in Nanterre, 5.4 km away. 1,878 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Argenteuil: 2 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Argenteuil
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Argenteuil
854 within 25 km: 86 universities, 494 other schools, 274 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 842 smaller schools with 732,594 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Argenteuil on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Production - Cybersécurité, Informatique et réseaux, ELectronique - Option A : Informatique et réseaux Lycée Jean Jaures | 30 | 1,567 | 10% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée Georges Braque | 35 | 1,852 | 12% |
| BUT - Management de la Logistique et des Transports IUT de Cergy-Pontoise - Site d'Argenteuil | 56 | 1,171 | 14% |
| BTS - Production - Cybersécurité, Informatique et réseaux, ELectronique - Option B : Electronique et réseaux Lycée Jean Jaures | 30 | 1,014 | 16% |
| BTS - Services - Gestion de la PME Lycée Julie-Victoire Daubié | 33 | 1,128 | 19% |
| BTS - Services - Services et prestations des secteurs sanitaire et social Lycée F. Et N. Leger | 30 | 1,311 | 24% |
| Diplôme de Comptabilité et de Gestion Lycée Georges Braque | 35 | 1,105 | 25% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Georges Braque | 35 | 836 | 25% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI Camille Claudel CH Argenteuil | 80 | 7,389 | 31% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Jean Jaures | 48 | 1,351 | 35% |
At which level?
The 1,866 students enrolled in Argenteuil, 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 Argenteuil
How many students are in Argenteuil?
1,878 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Argenteuil (autumn 2025): about 2 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Argenteuil?
Lycée Jean Jaures (337 students); IUT de Cergy-Pontoise - Site d'Argenteuil (CY Cergy Paris Université) (316 students); IFSI Camille Claudel CH Argenteuil (286 students); Lycée Georges Braque (272 students); Garac (248 students); Lycée G A R A C (170 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 Argenteuil. 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.