Photo: Livioandronico2013 · CC BY-SA 4.0Auxerre is home to 8 colleges and universities
Université Bourgogne Europe (787 students) and IFSI CH Auxerre (321 students) are inside Auxerre; the nearest university is Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne in Troyes, 65 km away.
What stands out about college in Auxerre
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Auxerre
10 within 25 km: 1 university, 4 other schools, 5 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Auxerre on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Bourgogne Europe | 5 | 1,877 | 31% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Bourgogne Europe | 5 | 1,719 | 36% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Bourgogne Europe | 5 | 1,138 | 45% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Bourgogne Europe | 6 | 1,022 | 48% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Bourgogne Europe | 5 | 1,129 | 50% |
| BUT - Techniques de commercialisation Université Bourgogne Europe | 112 | 1,307 | 61% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI CH Auxerre | 96 | 2,389 | 62% |
| Licence - Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé (PASS) Université Bourgogne Europe | 2 | 489 | 63% |
| BUT - Génie civil - Construction durable Université Bourgogne Europe | 52 | 988 | 69% |
| BUT - Réseaux et télécommunications Université Bourgogne Europe | 52 | 690 | 73% |
At which level?
The 1,592 students enrolled in Auxerre, 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 Auxerre
How many students are in Auxerre?
1,672 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Auxerre (autumn 2025): about 5 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Auxerre?
Université Bourgogne Europe (787 students); IFSI CH Auxerre (321 students); Lycée Joseph Fourier (137 students); Lycée SAINT-JOSEPH (114 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 Auxerre. 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.