Education, higher education and research
Higher education in Val-d'Oise
In the 2024 academic year, 40,142 students were enrolled in Val-d'Oise, in 35 institutions and in the post-secondary sections of lycées. Each institution has its own page: sites, enrolment, programmes, work-study, contacts for companies.
Key figures
- 40,142enrolled studentsMinistry, 2024 academic year
- 35higher education institutions, excluding secondary schools61 sites
- 39lycées with post-secondary programmes4,633 students
- 304programmes offered on ParcoursupParcoursup, 2026 session
- 116apprenticeship programmes on ParcoursupParcoursup, 2026 session
- 78master's tracks open on Mon MasterMon Master, 2025 session
Definitions : an institution is counted once even if it has several sites; a site is a teaching location identified by its UAI code; Parcoursup programmes are those of the 2026 session located in the department, lycées included; master's tracks are those of the 2025 session with a teaching location in Val-d'Oise.
Higher education sites
Sources: French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Atlas régional, detail by institution, 2024 academic year; base map IGN.
Data table
| Municipality | Students |
|---|---|
| Cergy | 23,309 |
| Pontoise | 5,447 |
| Neuville-sur-Oise | 3,758 |
| Argenteuil | 1,780 |
| Sarcelles | 1,421 |
| Enghien-les-Bains | 681 |
| Gonesse | 464 |
| Eaubonne | 325 |
| Osny | 314 |
| Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône | 294 |
| Ermont | 288 |
| Franconville | 240 |
| Vauréal | 196 |
| Taverny | 186 |
| Beaumont-sur-Oise | 174 |
| Montmorency | 171 |
| Goussainville | 158 |
| Deuil-la-Barre | 129 |
| Margency | 126 |
| L'Isle-Adam | 112 |
| Fosses | 102 |
| Saint-Gratien | 98 |
| Bonneuil-en-France | 63 |
| Jouy-le-Moutier | 56 |
| Garges-lès-Gonesse | 52 |
| Villiers-le-Bel | 43 |
| Arnouville | 38 |
| Domont | 36 |
| Éragny-sur-Oise | 27 |
| Chars | 23 |
| Herblay-sur-Seine | 20 |
| Soisy-sous-Montmorency | 11 |
Source : French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Atlas régional, enrolment by municipality (aggregable data), 2024 academic year.
Institutions
Listed by category of the ministry's Atlas régional, then by number of students enrolled in Val-d'Oise in the 2024 academic year. Apprentice training centres appear here when they host higher education students.
Universities (1 · 18,800 students)
| Institution | Municipalities | Sector | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| CY Cergy Paris Université (CYU)
including CY Tech, IUT de Cergy-Pontoise, ILEPS, École supérieure des métiers du sport et de l'enseignement |
Cergy, Neuville-sur-Oise, Cergy, Pontoise, Cergy, Pontoise, Sarcelles, Neuville-sur-Oise, Pontoise, Neuville-sur-Oise, Argenteuil, Cergy, Neuville-sur-Oise, Cergy | Public | 18,800 |
Business and management schools (5 · 9,143 students)
| Institution | Municipalities | Sector | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| École supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales (Essec) | Cergy | Private | 7,960 |
| ENSUP | Cergy | Private | 396 |
| Sup de V | Pontoise | Private | 371 |
| Sup de V | Enghien-les-Bains | Private | 270 |
| H3 Campus Cergy | Cergy | Private | 146 |
Engineering schools (3 · 2,350 students)
| Institution | Municipalities | Sector | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de biologie industrielle (EBI) | Cergy | Private | 793 |
| École nationale supérieure de l'électronique et de ses applications de Cergy (ENSEA) | Cergy | Public | 782 |
| ECAM-EPMI | Cergy | Private | 775 |
Other specialised schools (17 · 1,850 students)
Paramedical schools (6 · 1,845 students)
| Institution | Municipalities | Sector | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fondation Léonie Chaptal | Sarcelles | Private | 534 |
| Institut des formations paramédicales Albert Schweitzer (IFSI - IFAS) | Gonesse | Public | 294 |
| Institut de formation en soins infirmiers C. Claudel - Centre hospitalier Victor Dupouy (IFSI - IFAS) | Argenteuil | Public | 286 |
| Institut de formation en soins infirmiers Françoise Dolto de l'hôpital Simone Veil (IFSI) | Eaubonne | Public | 282 |
| Institut de formation en soins infirmiers - Centre hospitalier René Dubos (IFSI) | Pontoise | Public | 275 |
| Institut de formation soins infirmiers Centre hospitalier Beaumont (IFSI) | Beaumont-sur-Oise | Public | 174 |
Schools of social work (1 · 698 students)
| Institution | Municipalities | Sector | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| École pratique de service social (EPSS) | Cergy | Private | 698 |
Schools of art and culture (2 · 289 students)
| Institution | Municipalities | Sector | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| École nationale supérieure d'arts de Paris-Cergy (ENSAPC) | Cergy | Public | 207 |
| ARTFX | Enghien-les-Bains | Private | 82 |
Source : French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Atlas régional, enrolled students, detail by institution, 2024 academic year (dataset updated on 28 May 2026); CEEVO calculation: sum of each institution's sites.
Post-secondary sections in lycées
Advanced technician sections (BTS) and preparatory classes for the grandes écoles: lycées with students in the 2024 academic year.
Source : French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Atlas régional, detail by institution, 2024 academic year.
Fields of study
Fields under which Onisep, the French public career information office, classifies the higher education programmes taught in Val-d'Oise (labels in French). Details are on each institution's page.
Santé, social, sportSciencesInformatique, InternetMatières premières, fabrication, industriesCommerce, marketing, venteEnvironnement, énergies, propretéBanque, assurances, immobilierMécaniqueÉlectricité, électronique, robotiqueGestion des entreprises, comptabilitéInformation-communication, audiovisuelÉconomie, droit, politiqueLogistique, transportHistoire-géographie, psychologie, sociologieArmée, sécuritéLettres, langues, enseignementConstruction, architecture, travaux publicsArts, culture, artisanatHôtellerie-restauration, tourisme
Source : Onisep, Idéo-Actions de formation initiale, higher education, file dated 2 October 2026 (ODbL licence).
Recruiting, hosting a work-study trainee, paying the apprenticeship tax
Pages that the institutions address to companies (in French).
- CY Cergy Paris Université : corporate page · work-study · apprenticeship tax
- École supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales : corporate page · work-study · apprenticeship tax
- CY Tech : corporate page · work-study · apprenticeship tax
- IUT de Cergy-Pontoise : corporate page · work-study · apprenticeship tax
- ILEPS, École supérieure des métiers du sport et de l'enseignement : corporate page · work-study · apprenticeship tax
- École de biologie industrielle : corporate page · work-study · apprenticeship tax
- École nationale supérieure de l'électronique et de ses applications de Cergy : corporate page · work-study · apprenticeship tax
- ECAM-EPMI : corporate page · work-study · apprenticeship tax
- ESIEE-IT : corporate page · work-study · apprenticeship tax
- École pratique de service social : corporate page · work-study · apprenticeship tax
- École nationale supérieure d'arts de Paris-Cergy : corporate page
- École supérieure d'économie et techniques de construction : corporate page · work-study
Links collected from the institutions' official websites and checked on 2 October 2026.