EPITECH

What EPITECH does

EPITECH is a French private higher-education institution founded in 1999 and a member of IONIS Education Group, specialising in computer science and digital technology training. The school delivers three principal programmes: a 5-year state-vetted ('visé') Programme Grande École at Bac+5, a 3-year Bachelor at Bac+3 with five specialisations (AI, Cybersecurity, Cloud & Web3, Tech Business & Management, Full Stack Developer), and a portfolio of 15 MSc and 9 MBA programmes at Bac+5 delivered partly via work-study (alternance). Its core technology is a project-based inductive pedagogy ('apprendre à apprendre') that replaces traditional lectures with hands-on cycles — Moonshot ideation, Forward prototyping, and the annual Epitech Experience showcase — supported by an Innovation Hub deployed across all 15 French campuses with hardware (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, 3D printing) and software (Unity, Unreal Engine) tooling, plus the Hugging Face-supported LeRobot robotics curriculum.

EPITECH operates 15 campuses across France (Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Lille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Rennes, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Nancy, Mulhouse, Moulins, La Réunion) and international campuses in Barcelona, Berlin, Madrid, Brussels, and Cotonou (Benin), serving 6,000+ students and a 12,500-alumni network. The revenue model is tuition-led, recurring annually per student per programme, augmented by B2B corporate revenue streams: apprenticeship (alternance) financing tariffs via a dedicated eparcours.eu portal, partnerships with 3,000+ companies for recruitment and co-developed curricula, and dedicated co-innovation infrastructure (Bouygues' Le SPOT on the Paris campus). Distribution combines the French national Parcoursup platform for the Grande École intake with direct online applications for Bachelor/MSc programmes, on-campus open days, personalised appointments, and a strong event-driven marketing layer (hackathons, Ouvre ta Tech conferences, Before Work matinale, the E-mma diversity association, and Career Meeting recruitment forums). The school holds Qualiopi certification and the #1 Le Figaro Étudiant 2026 ranking among 34 French digital schools, with reported graduate outcomes of 92% CDI placement within one year and an average of three CDI offers per student before graduation.

Name

EPITECH

Legal name

EPITECH

Website

https://epitech.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Short description

EPITECH is a French private Grande École (founded 1999, IONIS Education Group) delivering project-based computer science programmes — Grande École, Bachelor, MSc/MBA — across 15 French and 5 international campuses to 6,000+ students, with tuition revenue and corporate partnership funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kremlin-bicêtre

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices20 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees – Programme Grande École (Bac+5): Annual tuition fees charged to students for the 5-year Programme Grande École, the flagship vised degree programme. Revenue is recurring per student per academic year. Admission via Parcoursup national platform.
2. Tuition Fees – Bachelor Programme (Bac+3): Annual tuition for the 3-year Bachelor programme offering five specializations (AI, Cybersecurity, Cloud & Web3, Tech Business & Management, Full Stack Developer). RNCP Level 6 certification.
3. Tuition Fees – Master of Science / MBA (Bac+5): Annual tuition for the 2-year MSc programmes (offered in 15 specializations) and MBA programmes, delivered in alternating work-study (alternance) or initial training format. RNCP Level 7 certification.
4. Corporate Partnership & Recruitment Fees: Partnership arrangements with over 3,000 companies that recruit Epitech students for internships, apprenticeships (alternance), and CDI positions. Companies fund work-study contracts and may co-develop programmes.
5. Financing Agreements with Companies: Enterprise financing tariffs for MSc programmes (as shown in dedicated pricing pages for 2025-2027 and 2026-2028 cohorts), where companies co-invest in employee training through apprenticeships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

EPITECH is a French higher-education institution that sells multi-year computer science programmes — the 5-year Programme Grande École (Bac+5, state-vised degree), 3-year Bachelor tracks (AI, Cybersecurity, Cloud & Web3, Tech Business & Management, Full Stack Developer) and 2-year MSc/MBA tracks (15 MSc + 9 MBA specializations) — delivered through a project-based pedagogy across 15 French campuses and 5 international campuses. Beyond tuition-bearing programmes, EPITECH operates the Epitech Innovation Hub infrastructure on every campus and runs the three-phase innovation cycle (Moonshot, Forward, Epitech Experience) culminating in the annual EIP capstone.

Product overview

Epitech is a French computer science school offering a multi-program portfolio centered on three main educational tracks: the Programme Grande École (5-year Bac+5 degree accredited by the French Ministry), the Programme Bachelor (3-year Bac+3 with 5 specializations including AI, Cybersecurity, Cloud & Web3, Tech Business & Management, and Full Stack Developer), and the Programme Master of Science/MBA (2-year work-study Bac+5 with 6 MSc Tech tracks and 9 MBA Digital/Business tracks). The school also operates an Innovation Hub platform across all campuses providing access to technologies and expertise in Big Data, Cloud, Embedded, Security, VR/AR, GameDev, AI, and Open Source. A structured three-phase innovation cycle (Moonshot, Forward, Epitech Experience) guides students through EIP (Epitech Innovative Project) development, culminating in annual public presentations. The institution operates 15 campuses in France and 3 in Europe (Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels), with 6,000+ students and 3,000+ partner companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• E-mma: Association founded by EPITECH students in 2013 to promote gender diversity in tech and encourage women's presence in the digital sector

Products and services

• Programme Grande École (Bac+5) A 5-year (Bac+5) computer science programme accredited by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space, featuring EPITECH's project-based pedagogy with no traditional lectures. Admission is via the national Parcoursup platform.
• Programme Bachelor (Bac+3) A 3-year (Bac+3) specialised Bachelor programme offering five focus areas: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Cloud & Web3, Tech Business & Management, and Full Stack Developer. Awarded RNCP Level 6 certification. Admission is via direct online application (outside Parcoursup).
• Pré-MSc (preparatory year, Bac+2 to MSc) A one-year preparatory programme for students with Bac+2 to master fundamentals before entering the Master of Science programme; an intensive first semester is followed by alternating work-study (alternance).
• Master of Science (MSc) and MBA Programmes (Bac+5) A 2-year (Bac+5) portfolio comprising 15 MSc tracks (e.g., Cybersecurity, Cloud, Big Data, Immersive Systems & VR, AI, Robotics & IoT) and 9 MBA tracks (e.g., Strategic Project Management, Fintech, Digital Marketing, AI & Organisational Transformation, Data Protection, HR Digitalisation, Health AI & IoT, Data Science & BI, Luxury & Retail Tech). Delivered in alternance (work-study) or initial training format. RNCP Level 7 certification. Corporate financing tariffs available via eparcours.eu for 2025-2027 and 2026-2028 cohorts.
• Epitech Innovation Hub A student innovation platform present across all EPITECH campuses (Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nancy, Nantes, Nice, Paris, Rennes, Strasbourg, Toulouse) that provides access to expertise in Big Data, Cloud, Embedded, Security, VR/AR, Game Development, AI and Open Source, alongside technologies such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Unity, Unreal Engine, and 3D printing.
• Innovation Cycle (Moonshot → Forward → Epitech Experience) and EIP Capstone A structured three-phase innovation cycle in which students ideate during a two-week Moonshot event at the start of year 3, prototype during Forward, and present their EIP (Epitech Innovative Project) — designed to become a viable startup — at the annual Epitech Experience showcase.
• Ouvre ta Tech Conference Series A cycle of public conferences organised by EPITECH exploring digital technology's impact on society, covering AI ethics, quantum computing, cybersecurity, robotics, VR/AR, women in tech and digital sustainability.
• LeRobot Open-Source Robotics Project An open-source robotics project supported by Hugging Face in which students across all 15 French campuses build, assemble, calibrate and train robotic arms using the LeRobot framework as part of the robotics curriculum.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% of graduates secure a CDI (permanent contract) within one year of graduation
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OVHcloudcoreTechnology or Integration · 16 December 2025OVHcloud, a leading French cloud computing company, partners with Epitech Bordeaux to provide students in Pré-MSc and Master of Science programmes with privileged access to its Public Cloud. The partnership includes hackathons, conferences, workshops, internship opportunities, and technical support, directly enriching cloud, DevOps, and cybersecurity training.
• STEM4AllcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 October 2025STEM4All, founded in 2019 by Daniella Tchana, partners with Epitech to run AI Bootcamps across multiple campuses (Bordeaux, La Réunion, Lille, Marseille, Paris) for high school girls. The partnership promotes gender diversity in STEM, aiming to train 30,000 young women in AI and cybersecurity by 2027. Activities include conferences, hands-on workshops (chatbots, prompt engineering, image generation, game design), and ethics discussions.
• All4TestminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2023All4Test, a pure-player QA and testing company, organized the 1st Software Testing Evening at Epitech Bordeaux (April 2023). The event gathered 100+ participants and 90 companies for 9 workshops, 3 conferences, and a round table on Quality Engineering. All4Test is the primary sponsor of the event.
• Amazon (Amazon Future Engineer)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Amazon Future Engineer is a scholarship programme created in 2020 by Amazon, Article 1, and Fondation IONIS, providing €7,500/year for 5 years to young women from modest backgrounds at Epitech. Each scholar receives mentorship from an Amazon professional. ~15 Epitech students benefit annually. The programme aims to guarantee equal opportunities in higher education and the professional tech world.
• Bouygues (Le SPOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe SPOT, operated by Bouygues and installed on Epitech's Paris campus, aims to work with students on innovative subjects related to the digital transformation of Bouygues subsidiaries. The hub serves as a co-innovation space where students and Bouygues teams collaborate on tech projects.
• E-mma (by Epitech)coreOthersE-mma is an association founded in 2013 by two Epitech students to promote gender mix in digital technology. Now presided by Dipty Chander (Epitech promo 2018), it has 500+ members across 17 campuses, organizes coding workshops for youth and underprivileged groups, hosts hackathons with major companies, and speaks at national conferences. E-mma is a core expression of Epitech's diversity strategy.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Supinfo: Now part of IONIS Education Group (acquired 2018), Supinfo is a French IT school offering computer-science degree programmes in a similar Bac-to-Bac+5 range, making it a near-overlap sibling peer to Epitech.
• EPITA: Sister IONIS Education Group school targeting the same French Bac-to-Bac+5 IT student pool. Directly competes for Parcoursup applicants and corporate alternance demand, with a more traditional engineering-school positioning.
• HETIC: French digital school (Bachelor/Mastère) covering web, data, and digital specialisations. Overlaps with Epitech's Bachelor tracks (full-stack, AI, cloud) for the same post-Bac candidate pool.
• CESI: French engineering school network with strong apprenticeship/alternance DNA across IT and digital. Competes directly with Epitech's MSc programmes on work-study corporate partnerships and RNCP-credentialed tracks.
• École 42: Xavier Niel's tuition-free, peer-to-peer coding school in France. Directly competes for the same software-engineering candidates as Epitech's Grande École programme with a disruptive zero-tuition price model.

Emerging players

• Holberton School: International project-based software-engineering school with a tuition-ISA model. Operates a similar inductive, project-driven pedagogy to Epitech and competes for global software-engineering candidates.
• Le Wagon: Pan-European coding bootcamp offering short-cycle (9–24 week) full-stack and data science programmes. Competes with Epitech for career-changer and reskilling candidates and for corporate upskilling budgets.
• Wild Code School: European coding bootcamp operating in France with 5-month web-development and data programmes. Overlaps with Epitech's Tech Business and Full Stack tracks for shorter-horizon learners.

Broad incumbents

• INSA (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées): Network of French public engineering 'grandes écoles' offering multi-disciplinary engineering degrees with IT specialisations. Competes with Epitech for top-tier Bac candidates at lower tuition cost.

Others

• EPITECH Africa: African extension of Epitech (Cotonou campus) operating under the same brand and pedagogy. Not an independent competitor, but a useful comparative for how the Epitech model travels into new geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/epitech.officiel

Compliance1 record

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Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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