Photo: Damien94 & Ben · Public domainCachan is a student town: 22 students study here for every 100 residents
ESTP Campus de Cachan (3,031 students) and EPF Paris-Cachan (1,291 students) are inside Cachan; the nearest university is Université Paris-Saclay in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 2.7 km away.
What stands out about college in Cachan
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Cachan
903 within 25 km: 93 universities, 507 other schools, 303 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 891 smaller schools with 773,806 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Cachan on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Services - Commerce International Lycée polyvalent de Cachan | 35 | 4,044 | 11% |
| BTS - Services - Services informatiques aux organisations Lycée polyvalent de Cachan | 60 | 2,658 | 13% |
| Formation des écoles de commerce et de management Excelia Group | 50 | 4,791 | 20% |
| CPGE - PTSI Lycée polyvalent de Cachan | 45 | 1,389 | 21% |
| BUT - Génie mécanique et productique IUT de Cachan Université Paris-Saclay | 110 | 4,656 | 22% |
| Diplôme de Comptabilité et de Gestion Lycée polyvalent de Cachan | 42 | 2,020 | 25% |
| BTS - Services - Biologie médicale Lycée polyvalent de Cachan | 30 | 1,448 | 25% |
| BUT - Génie électrique et informatique industrielle IUT de Cachan Université Paris-Saclay | 190 | 3,297 | 28% |
| CPGE - ENS Rennes D1 Lycée polyvalent de Cachan | 39 | 1,466 | 41% |
| Formation d'ingénieur Bac + 5 - Bac série générale avec la spécialité Maths en Terminale + une spécialité scientifique EPF Paris-Cachan | 235 | 6,045 | 86% |
At which level?
The 6,808 students enrolled in Cachan, 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 Cachan
How many students are in Cachan?
6,808 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Cachan (autumn 2025): about 22 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Cachan?
ESTP Campus de Cachan (3,031 students); EPF Paris-Cachan (1,291 students); IUT de Cachan Université Paris-Saclay (Université Paris-Saclay) (879 students); Lycée polyvalent de Cachan (853 students); Excelia Group (579 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 Cachan. 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.