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Faculty staff

• 364 teachers in charge of course modules
• 2,850 part-time and non-tenured teaching staff
• 117 École nationale des ponts et chaussées professors, 7 assistant professors and 95 lecturers

Student numbers

• 983 engineering students
• 151 master’s students, including 76 on dual-degree courses
• 218 PhD students registered with École nationale des ponts et chaussées
• 339 students on the advanced “mastère” and specialist training courses
• 17 registered on the post-competitive exam program for State Urban Planning architects (AUEs)

A total of 1,598 students altogether, 31% female students

Internships and work placements in engineer training programs

1st year:

• Consolidation of scientific and general knowledge, projects (research and departmental)
• Work experience internship: a 4-week practical in-company internship completes the year

Year 2: Internship

• Between Years 2 and 3, 85% of the cohort complete an optional year-long internship, with around 26% going abroad
• The other students complete a short (3-month) internship in a company or laboratory, 10% of them abroad

3rd year

• End of studies project (PFE): for a period of at least 4 months, students apply the skills acquired during their course to a particular scientific or technical problem, in a company or a research laboratory. This Multidisciplinary Engineering Project may be carried out individually or in groups.

Degrees awarded in 2024

• 266 engineering degrees
• 160 master's degrees
• 47 PhDs
• 292 specialist programs: "mastère spécialisé® " and Master of Science

Career opportunities

Source: 2024 survey of 2023 graduates (excl. civil servants)

• Design/Consulting: 35%
• Construction: 25%
• Banking/Insurance/Finance: 9%
• Energy: 7%
• Telecoms/IT: 5%
• Engineering consultancy (excl. construction): 5%
• Transport/Environment/Urban Services: 4%
• Innovation/Research (excl. thesis): 4%
• Public sector: 3%
• Others: 3%

Average starting salary: €49K - €56K with bonuses and gratuities

Staff and resources

• 573 members of staff employed by the School and its subsidiaries on 31 December 2024 (excluding part-time non-tenured teaching staff and public employees in training)
• €55.5 M of resources, including a €29.4 M public service subsidy from MTES (French Ministry of Ecological Transition) and € 311 k from the French Ministry of Higher Education.