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ENSTA Paris enjoys a special position in the French educational system. It belongs to the foremost schools of engineering in the country.

History

ENSTA Paris was originaly the brainchild of Henry-Louis Duhamel du Monceau, inspector general of the Navy. He had identified the need to give the Navy's master carpenters a theoretical education, particularly in mathematics and physics, which were making quick progress, so that they would have a clearer understanding of their trade.

Education

ENSTA Paris offers its students a broad education in engineering with the aim of enabling them to design, carry out and manage complex technical projects. In this view, the institute provides a high-level scientific and technological education, which is constantly updated to keep pace with changes in the leading edge technologies, and supplemented by languages, humanities, and the skills needed in business life such as law, communication, economics, accounting and management.

Research

ENSTA Paris has six academic departments which conduct applied research in close collaboration with industry, as well as fundamental research in certain instances. 

  • The Chemistry and Processes Unit 
  • The Electronics-IT-robotics Unit 
  • The Applied Mathematics Unit 
  • The Mechanics Unit 
  • The Applied Optics Unit 
  • The Applied Economics Unit

ENSTA Paris Key Statistics & Highlights

  • #41 Ranking
  • 100 Scholarships
  • 201 Academic Staff

ENSTA Paris Overview

ENSTA Paris Scholarships

ENSTA Paris Scholarships

Below you will find scholarships related to ENSTA Paris. Distinction can be made between scholarships provided by the University and those provided by independent providers.

Independent provider
Grant
6850 EUR
Deadline
30 Apr 2026
"France Excellence Europa" Scholarship Program
Merit-based

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French Government
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
07 Oct 2026
Fulbright U.S. Student Program

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U.S. government
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
33600 EUR
Deadline
01 Jul 2026
Mundus MAPP EMJM Scholarship
Merit-based

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Mundus MAPP
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
31 Dec 2026
Ashinaga Africa Initiative
Merit-based

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Campus France
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
14 Apr 2026
Kuwaiti Government Scholarships
Merit-based

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Campus France
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
30 Sep 2026
École de Management Appliqué Scholarship
Merit-based

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École de Management Appliqué (EMA)
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
6000 USD
Deadline
30 May 2026
Frontenac Scholarship Program
Merit-based

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Campus France
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1690 EUR
Deadline
01 Jun 2026
French Government grants from the French Embassy in Korea
Merit-based

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Campus France
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
30 Nov 2026
ServiceScape Scholarship

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ServiceScape
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
3500 USD
Deadline
15 Nov 2026
ACES Scholarships

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ACES Education Fund
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
29 May 2026
Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program
Need-based

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Japan Gov’t/World Bank
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
2000 USD
Deadline
01 Sep 2026
The Rick Blight Leadership in Action Scholarship for Athletes
Merit-based

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Canadian Men’s Health Foundation
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
Not specified
Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility
Merit-based

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OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1500 USD
Deadline
15 Sep 2026
Headway’s Book Lovers Scholarship
Merit-based

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Headway
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
3000 USD
Deadline
30 Jun 2026
Moving Mates Scholarship
Need-based

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Moving Mates
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
Not specified
Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships

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ACU (The Association of Commonweath Universities)
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
29 Sep 2026
Scholarships for Master's studies abroad
Merit-based

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Campus France
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
10000 EUR
Deadline
31 May 2026
"TIGER" Excellence Scholarships
Merit-based

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Campus France
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
10 Jun 2026
Livinfrance Scholarship
Merit-based

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Livinfrance
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1500 USD
Deadline
Anytime
AUFIN Global Impact Scholarship
Merit-based

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AUFIN Education & Scholarship
Location not available

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ENSTA Paris Rankings

Study Portals Meta Ranking

Top 5.3% France
Top 4.2% Worldwide

Studyportals ranking look at the scores of the most used ranking systems and present you with one number of how well this University performs.

QS World University Rankings

41

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Climbed 5 places compared to 2025

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3 year trend QS World University Rankings

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38 46 41

World University Rankings

No 2026 Ranking

By Times Higher Education

This university doesn’t have a ranking for 2026 yet. Rankings are updated yearly, so check back later for the latest info.

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3 year trend World University Rankings

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Student services

  • The student office, or BDE is a key and dynamic element. It organises some of the essential events in the life of the ENSTA Paris student, such as the introductory weekend and the famous evening events. It is also the students' voice in dealings with the hierarchy
  • It is up to you whether you want to invest your time in the office and take part in your first elections, or take advantage of the opportunity to discover some new activities..

Housing services

Accomodation on campus

  • bed & mattress
  • desk & chair
  • closet or wardrobe space
  • limited drawers
  • carpeting
  • window treatments
  • high-speed computer network connection
  • cable television connection & service
  • stove & refrigerator (apts)
  • dining table, chairs & sofa (apts)
  • wastebasket
  • recycling receptacles

Accommodation at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris

  • double rooms
  • "standard" single rooms with shared WC and showers
  • "comfort" singe rooms with private WC and shower

Library services

ENSTA Paris library offers more than 15,000 works linked to engineering sciences and management sciences. It also has a more general documentation collection offering 2000 works of classical and modern literature, art, philosophy, tourist and geopolitical guides and contains nearly 500 theses and research reports published by the ENSTA's five laboratories, and 2000 end projects (PFE).

Medical services

  • Registration of French and foreign students with the Social Security office is mandatory barring special cases.
  • A medical centre located in the immediate vicinity of the school is open to the public and provides a service for ENSTA Paris students who can consult GPs or specialists.

Campus life

ENSTA Paris is located 30 minutes away form central Paris, on the Paris-Saclay Campus.

Our diverse student population is drawn from the best and brightest world-wide. To make it easier for the students to fit in at the School, ENSTA Paris pays particular importance to providing each of them with the best possible conditions for succeeding in their studies.

Sports facilities

Our future engineers are offered about twenty activities. Team sports (basketball, handball, volleyball, football, rugby, street hockey), racket sports (badminton, squash, tennis, table tennis), combat sports and martial arts (aikido, judo, karate, boxing), individual sports (athletics, rowing, dance, climbing, yoga).

Student clubs

More than 40 student organizations offer a wide variety of dynamic activities!

Accreditation

The engineering training of ENSTA Paris is accredited by the Engineers Titles Commission(link is external). This accreditation was renewed in 2012 for the maximum duration, 6 years. The CTI is an independent body, responsible by French law since 1934 to empower all engineering training, to develop the quality of training, to promote the title and the profession of engineer in France and abroad.

ENSTA Paris Campus Locations

#1 Main Campus
France Country
Palaiseau City

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