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École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay

601–800th
World University Rankings 2021
4, avenue des Sciences, Gif-sur-Yvette, Ile-de-France, 91190, France

About École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay

Located in the Paris suburb of Cachan, École Normale Supérieure de Cachan (ENS Cachan) is a highly selective university in France, operating outside of the main French university system.

France’s École Normales Supérieures are a subdivision of the Grandes Ecoles system, and there are only four in the country.

The idea behind their creation was to develop establishments to teach and train France’s academic elite after the French Revolution as the country moved towards a meritocratic state. Today, they are widely considered to be among the best in France’s higher education system.

France’s other ENS institutions are in Paris, Rennes and Lyon, and based on student numbers ENS Cachan is the largest.

Students have to pass a competitive entrance exam before being accepted to study in one of ENS Cachan’s three main faculties, which are Science, Engineering, and Social Sciences and Humanities. They are divided into 17 individual departments.

Students who pass the entrance exam are known as normaliens, and they receive a monthly salary during their studies and have to spend six years working for a French public administration once they have completed their studies.

The ENS Cachan campus is home to a number of clubs and associations as well as a library, several resource centres, restaurants and halls of residence.

Among the notable former students of ENS Cachan are Marie-Noelle Lienemann, member of the French Senate for Paris, mathematician Marc Yor, economist Philippe Aghion and physicist Alain Aspect.

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Key statistics

  • 12.2
    No. of students per staff
    (1)
  • 16%
    Percentage of International Students
    (1)
  • 29 : 71
    Student Ratio of Females to Males
    (1)
  • n/a
    Proportion of ISR Publications
    (1)
  • 1,850
    Number of FTE Students
    (1)
Based on data collected for the (1) 2021 World University Rankings

Subjects taught at École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay

  • Engineering & technology

    • Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
    • Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    • General Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
  • Physical sciences

    • Mathematics & Statistics
    • Physics & Astronomy
    • Chemistry
  • Arts & humanities

    • Architecture
    • Art, Performing Arts & Design
    • History, Philosophy & Theology
    • Languages, Literature & Linguistics
  • Social sciences

    • Politics & International Studies (incl Development Studies)
    • Sociology
    • Communication & Media Studies
  • Business & economics

    • Business & Management
    • Economics & Econometrics
    • Accounting & Finance
  • Computer science

    • Computer Science
  • Life sciences

    • Biological Sciences
  • Clinical, pre-clinical & health

    • Other Health
  • Education

    • Education
  • Law

    • Law