The ENS has the 87th world position and the 3rd French position (after Pierre et Marie Curie University and Paris-Sud University) in the global ranking; at the 8th world position and 1st French position for the alumni indicator; at the 5th world position and the 1st French position.

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École Normale Supérieure (ENS)

Q: What is ENS in school?

The École normale supérieure - PSL (French pronunciation also known as ENS, Normale sup', Ulm or ENS Paris) is a grande école in Paris, France.

Q: What is ENS in France?

An école normale supérieure (French pronunciation: [ekɔl nɔʁmal sypeʁjœʁ]) or ENS is a type of publicly funded higher education institution in France. A portion of the student body, admitted via a highly-selective competitive examination process, are French civil servants and are known as normaliens.

Q: How much does it cost to study in France?

The new tuition fees for international students, starting September 2019, are 2,770 euros per year for Bachelor's (Licence) programs, 3,770 euros per year for Master's programs, and 380 euros per year for Doctorate (Ph.D.) programs - the same amount as for Europeans

Paris, France

Private | Estd. 1794

18%

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Fall and Spring

Intakes

8-10%

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About the University

History, Affiliations and Rankings

The École normale supérieure - PSL (French articulation otherwise called ENS, Normale sup', Ulm or ENS Paris) is a grande école in Paris, France. It is one of the constituent individuals from Paris Sciences et Lettres University (PSL). Initially imagined during the French Revolution the school was established in 1794 to give homogeneous preparation for secondary teachers in France yet it later shut down. The school was hence restored by Napoleon I as pension at typical from 1808 to 1822, preceding being reproduced in 1826 and taking the name of École normale in 1830. Whenever organizations for essential instructors preparing called écoles normales were made in 1845, the word supérieure (meaning upper) was added to shape the present name. It has since formed a foundation that has turned into a stage for French understudies to seek after vocations in government and the scholarly community. The École normale supérieure is likewise a foundation of PSL Research University, an association of a few advanced education organizations, all situated in Paris, which targets accomplishing collaboration and creating collaborations between its part establishments to advance French examination abroad also, the École normale supérieure coordinates in Atomium Culture, the primary extremely durable stage for European greatness that unites a portion of Europe's driving colleges, papers, and businesses. The school is an individual from the Conference of University Presidents and the Conference of Grandes Écoles. ENS Ranked #36 in the country ranking, #36 in UniPage World University Ranking, #23 in QS World University Rankings, #72 in ARWU Academic Ranking.

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How to get into ENS Paris?

Apply to ENS International selection for the first time, having not lived in France for more than 10 months during the year of the application and the year before. Justify you have validated at least two years of undergraduate studies in a foreign university (outside France), on September 1st, after the final jury.

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