ESPCI Paris, PSL University

ESPCI Paris (officially the École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris, pronounced [ekɔl sypeʁjœʁ də fizik e də ʃimi ɛ̃dystʁijɛl də la vil də paʁi], "The City of Paris Industrial Physics and Chemistry Higher Educational Institution") is a grande école founded in 1882 by the city of Paris, France. It educates undergraduate and graduate students in physics, chemistry and biology and conducts high-level research in those fields. It is ranked as the first French École d'Ingénieurs in the 2017 Shanghai Ranking. ESPCI Paris is a constituent college of Université PSL and a founding member of the ParisTech (Paris Institute of Technology) alliance.

Type

Grande école

Founded

1882

Students

300

Also known as

ESPCI, Ecole Superieure de Chimie et Physique de la Ville de Paris, Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris, Ecole superieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris