Photo: José Luiz · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Germain-en-Laye is home to 9 colleges and universities
CY Cergy Paris Université (2,937 students) and Lycée Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (318 students) are inside Saint-Germain-en-Laye; the nearest university campus outside it is Université Paris Nanterre, 9.7 km away in Nanterre. 4,481 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Saint-Germain-en-Laye: 10 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
788 within 25 km: 84 universities, 475 other schools, 229 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 776 smaller schools with 716,300 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Saint-Germain-en-Laye 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 Jean-Baptiste Poquelin | 35 | 1,983 | 13% |
| Sciences Po / Instituts d'études politiques - Sciences Humaines et Sociales - Grade Master - Cursus général CY Cergy Paris Université | 100 | 10,668 | 15% |
| CPGE - MPSI Lycée Jeanne D'Albret | 48 | 1,833 | 25% |
| BTS - Services - Comptabilité et gestion Lycée Jean-Baptiste Poquelin | 35 | 1,355 | 32% |
| BTS - Services - Services et prestations des secteurs sanitaire et social Lycée Jean-Baptiste Poquelin | 30 | 682 | 33% |
| Diplôme de Comptabilité et de Gestion Lycée Jean-Baptiste Poquelin | 38 | 858 | 35% |
| CPGE - PCSI Lycée Jeanne D'Albret | 48 | 1,352 | 36% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI du CHI de Poissy Saint Germain-En-Laye | 85 | 3,197 | 41% |
| BTS - Production - Bioanalyses en laboratoire de contrôle Lycée Léonard de Vinci | 29 | 788 | 50% |
| CPGE - ECG - - Mathématiques appliquées + HGG Lycée Jeanne D'Albret | 48 | 884 | 53% |
At which level?
The 4,481 students enrolled in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 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 Saint-Germain-en-Laye
How many students are in Saint-Germain-en-Laye?
4,481 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (autumn 2025): about 10 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Saint-Germain-en-Laye?
CY Cergy Paris Université (2,937 students); Lycée Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (318 students); Lycée Jeanne D'Albret (300 students); Ufa Sup de V - St Germain en l (283 students); IFSI du CHI de Poissy Saint Germain-En-Laye (272 students); Lycée Saint Thomas de Villeneuve (127 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 Saint-Germain-en-Laye. 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.