Sciences Po was created because its founder, Emile Boutmy, wanted to build from scratch an institution of higher education that the elites of the time lacked. One hundred and fifty years later, Sciences Po has become an international research university with 15,000 students.
Sciences Po's international dimension was established in its founding documents. Driven by this vocation for nearly 150 years, today Sciences Po stands out as a world-class university, with internationally-recognised degrees and research, a multicultural community and a worldwide network of partners.
Sciences Po is a research university in the social sciences, internationally recognised for the quality of its scientific output. Developed with a strong focus on society, research conducted at Sciences Po enriches public debate.
The Career Services organises a number of recruiting and networking events for students including forums, company presentations, thematic conferences, occupational round tables.
Sciences Po’s Student Welfare and Support Office offers:
With more than one million documents in its print collections, its vast range of digital resources and its archive holdings, the Sciences Po Library is recognised as a reference in the field of social sciences in France and internationally.
The Sciences Po Health Centre is open to students in need of advice, support, rest or standard treatments and prescriptions.
The seven campuses are located in cities boasting exceptional historical and cultural heritage. The campuses are home to a close-knit, multicultural student community, offering a stimulating intellectual environment and vibrant student life.
Each semester, students at Sciences Po have the opportunity to sign up for one or more sports activities, organised by Sciences Po, the Sports Clubs (Associations sportives) or external partners, depending on the campus.
Currently we have on offer some 200 activities in over 40 sporting disciplines. At Sciences Po, students also have the possibility to participate in a number of sporting competitions organised with the French Federation of University Sports (FFSU).
Conferences, debates, exhibitions, sporting events, public speaking competitions, performance, development projects, school tutoring, etc. Some 300 student associations actively maintain a vibrant campus life.
Based on 12 reviews
The campus is massive and features very well-equipped laboratories. All classrooms are outfitted with 80-inch 4K interactive displays. The professors are great, with only one or two exceptions based on my experience. It offers high-speed fiber optic Wi-Fi available at any spot on campus. As an engineering student, I find the program to be solid and intensive, with a heavy focus on practical work (travaux pratiques), which is a major advantage.
I really enjoy studying there, professors are super interesting, students are all bright and debates are thus non stop. You have access to 4 libraries with an incredible selection of books and a service allowing you to order and borrow those that they don't have from other Uni libraries in the country. There are too many societies to choose from, a lot of social events, free spots options. I can only recommend!
While Science Po is a prestigious institution and I am very lucky to have been chosen to be part of the upcoming cohort of students, I have found that for EU nationals with parent's paying taxes outside of the EU, the international fees apply. This was quite a shock for me when I realised and so it is important to keep in mind. Nevertheless, there is an option of proving your financial independence by having a job on the side. This is what I am trying to now sought out.
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