Photo: Thomas Drake · Public domainLes Sables-d'Olonne is home to 5 colleges and universities
Lycée Ste Marie Du Port (126 students) is inside Les Sables-d'Olonne; the nearest university is La Rochelle Université in La Rochelle, 62 km away. 381 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Les Sables-d'Olonne: 1 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Les Sables-d'Olonne
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Les Sables-d'Olonne
5 within 25 km: 1 university, 2 other schools, 2 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 1 smaller schools with 35 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Les Sables-d'Olonne on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.E Infirmier IFSI LES SABLES D'OLONNE | 26 | 3,421 | 44% |
| Certificat de Spécialisation - Cybersécurité Lycée Ste Marie Du Port | 15 | 26 | 56% |
| BTS - Services - Tourisme Lycée Ste Marie Du Port | 35 | 348 | 72% |
| BTS - Services - Professions immobilières Lycée Ste Marie Du Port | 35 | 231 | 78% |
| BTS - Services - Services informatiques aux organisations LGT Savary de Mauléon | 32 | 258 | 82% |
| BTS - Services - Support à l'action managériale LGT Savary de Mauléon | 24 | 116 | 99% |
At which level?
The 341 students enrolled in Les Sables-d'Olonne, 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 Les Sables-d'Olonne
How many students are in Les Sables-d'Olonne?
381 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Les Sables-d'Olonne (autumn 2025): about 1 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Les Sables-d'Olonne?
Lycée Ste Marie Du Port (126 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 Les Sables-d'Olonne. 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.