École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay

The École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay (French pronunciation: [ekɔl nɔʁmal sypeʁjœʁ paʁi saklɛ]); also known as ENS Paris-Saclay or Normale Sup' Saclay or ENS Cachan, is a grande école and a constituent member of Paris-Saclay University. It was established in 1892. It is located in Gif-sur-Yvette within the Essonne department near Paris, Île-de-France, France. ENS Paris-Saclay is one of the most prestigious and selective French grandes écoles. Like all other grandes écoles, this elite higher education institution is not included in the mainstream framework of the French public universities.

Type

École normale supérieure

Founded

1912

Students

2,169

Also known as

ENS Cachan, ENS Paris-Saclay, Ecole Normale Superieure Paris-Saclay, Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan