Photo: Jean-Marc Rosier (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com ) · CC BY-SA 3.0Avignon is home to 26 colleges and universities
Avignon Université (7,106 students) and Ifc Avignon (662 students) are inside Avignon. 11,938 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Avignon: 13 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Avignon
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities in Avignon
2 universities, 15 other schools, 9 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 21 smaller schools with 2,751 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Avignon on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Services - Négociation et digitalisation de la Relation Client Lycée Theodore Aubanel | 38 | 1,301 | 22% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI du Gipes d'Avignon | 102 | 6,585 | 27% |
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation Avignon Université | 80 | 3,172 | 28% |
| BTS - Services - Tourisme Lycée Theodore Aubanel | 26 | 1,057 | 30% |
| Licence - Science politique Avignon Université | 100 | 2,269 | 35% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives Avignon Université | 220 | 1,854 | 57% |
| Licence - Portail Informatique Avignon Université | 135 | 1,319 | 59% |
| Licence - Information et communication Avignon Université | 110 | 1,124 | 72% |
| Licence - Portail Droit Avignon Université | 343 | 2,432 | 91% |
| Licence - Portail Sciences de la vie et de la terre Avignon Université | 130 | 1,403 | 99% |
At which level?
The 11,879 students enrolled in Avignon, 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 Avignon
How many students are in Avignon?
11,938 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Avignon (autumn 2025): about 13 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Avignon?
Avignon Université (7,106 students); Ifc Avignon (662 students); IFSI du Gipes d'Avignon (482 students); Ecole des Nouvelles Images (462 students); Lycée Theodore Aubanel (444 students); IMF Avignon (434 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 Avignon. 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.