École Normale Supérieure

WORLD RANK

2012-13
59

Paris, France

Region: Europe

  • Overall score
    65.9
  • Teaching
    61.6
  • International outlook
    67.3
  • Industry income
    47.2
  • Research
    46.9
  • Citations
    90.3

Founded in 1794 during the French Revolution to train teachers in the secular spirit of the Republic, today as a leading grande ecole it sees its role as training future leaders in public service and private endeavour. Some 2,300 students and 650 doctoral researchers are served by a faculty of about 800 on three Paris campuses.