ENSAE ParisTech

What ENSAE ParisTech does

ENSAE Paris is a French public engineering Grande École founded in 1942, specializing in applied mathematics, statistics, economics, data science, finance, and actuarial science. The institution operates as part of the GENES group (Group of National Schools of Economics and Statistics) under the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, and is a founding member of Institut Polytechnique de Paris, located on the Paris-Saclay campus since 2017. ENSAE Paris functions as the designated training school for INSEE civil service administrators and houses the CREST research center, which conducts research in statistics, economics, finance, insurance, and sociology.

The school's core offering is the three-year Cycle Ingénieur engineering program, complemented by four Mastères Spécialisés programs (Actuarial Science, Data Science, Finance & Risk Management, and Quantitative Methods for Economic Decision Making), all accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles. Students are admitted through national competitive exams (concours) including CCMP, ECG, BL, and GEI-UNIV, alongside double-degree pathways with HEC, ESSEC, ESCP, Sciences Po, ENS Ulm, ENS Paris-Saclay, and CentraleSupélec. The institution also delivers continuing education, doctoral programs through IP Paris, and corporate engagement programs such as the Data Challenges.

Revenue derives primarily from French government funding and tuition fees, with exemptions for scholarship-eligible students. Corporate engagement through recruitment partnerships, the Jobteaser Career Center, Data Challenges, and apprenticeship tax contributions (taxe d'apprentissage) provides supplementary income. The school serves approximately 101–250 employees and an alumni base exceeding 8,000 professionals worldwide, with career placement concentrated in finance, public administration, consulting, and quantitative research.

Name

ENSAE ParisTech

Legal name

ENSAE Paris

Website

https://ensae.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ENSAE Paris is a French public engineering Grande École founded in 1942, training students and INSEE administrators in statistics, economics, data science, finance, and actuarial science. It operates under GENES and IP Paris, serving ~8,000 alumni and corporate partners through degree programs and Data Challenges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Engineering School

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Services & Insurance (FINRA, CFP, IAR, Insurance CE) (EDAAALAJ)

Keywords

• Engineering education
• Quantitative finance training
• Data science programs
• Actuarial science studies
• Applied economics degrees

Headquarters

HQ city

Malakoff

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Public Funding: As a public engineering school under GENES (Group of National Schools of Economics and Statistics), ENSAE Paris receives government funding and charges tuition fees. The school offers scholarships based on social criteria for eligible students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ENSAE Paris is a French Grande École engineering school offering a three-year Cycle Ingénieur degree and four Mastères Spécialisés (advanced masters) in Actuarial Science, Data Science, Finance and Risk Management, and Quantitative Methods for Economic Decision Making. The school also trains INSEE administrators (civil service statisticians), runs doctoral programs through its CREST research center, and operates double-degree partnerships with leading French institutions. Education is delivered on the Paris-Saclay campus within Institut Polytechnique de Paris.

Product overview

ENSAE Paris is an engineering school (Grande École) that offers a unified academic portfolio centered on quantitative disciplines. The core offering is the 3-year Cycle Ingénieur engineering program, complemented by 4 Mastères Spécialisés (Advanced Masters) in Actuariat, Data Science, Finance & Risk Management, and Quantitative Methods for Economic Decision. The institution also provides civil servant training (INSEE administrators), doctoral programs, and double degree partnerships with major French institutions. Research is conducted through CREST (Center for Research in Economics and Statistics). Corporate engagement programs include Data Challenges where companies collaborate with students on data projects. The school operates within Institut Polytechnique de Paris on the Paris-Saclay campus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CREST: Centre de recherche en économie et statistique (Center for Research in Economics and Statistics) - the research laboratory housed within ENSAE Paris

Products and services

• Cycle Ingénieur ENSAE
• MS Actuariat (Mastère Spécialisé)
• MS Data Science (Mastère Spécialisé)
• MS Finance et Gestion des Risques (Mastère Spécialisé)
• MS Méthodes quantitatives pour la décision économique (Mastère Spécialisé)
• Ingénieurs de la statistique, de l'économie et de la donnée (ex-Administrateurs INSEE)
• Double Diplômes
• Doctorat / PhD Tracks
• Data Challenges
• CREST (Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique)
• Formation Continue (Continuing Education)
• Master Data and Economics for Public Policy (DEPP)

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 10 ranking in Le Figaro Étudiant engineering school rankings (4th consecutive time)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SanoficoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025ENSAE Paris partnered with Sanofi to organize a Public Health Data Challenge, demonstrating collaboration between academia and pharmaceutical industry in data-driven public health projects.
• Institut Polytechnique de PariscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerENSAE Paris is one of the founding schools of Institut Polytechnique de Paris, a public institution of scientific, cultural and professional nature. IP Paris ranks among top 40 globally (QS 2024) and top 80 in reputation (THE 2022).
• GENES (Groupe des Écoles Nationales d'Économie et Statistique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerENSAE Paris is part of GENES group, the Group of National Schools of Economics and Statistics. GENES oversees ENSAE, ENSAI, and other institutions. The website is property of GENES.
• CREST (Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCREST research center is located within ENSAE Paris premises, conducting research in statistics, economics, finance and insurance, and sociology. Hosts Nobel Prize in Economics lectures.
• HEC PariscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDouble degree partnership allowing students to obtain both ENSAE engineering degree and HEC diploma.
• ESSECcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDouble degree partnership for ENSAE students to also earn ESSEC diploma.
• ESCP Business SchoolcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDouble degree partnership for ENSAE students to also earn ESCP diploma.
• ENS Ulm (École Normale Supérieure)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDouble degree partnership for students to combine ENSAE engineering training with ENS Ulm academic excellence.
• ENS LyoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDouble degree partnership with ENS Lyon for students in mathematics and related fields.
• ENS Paris-SaclaycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDouble degree partnership with ENS Paris-Saclay.
• Sciences PocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDouble degree partnership with Sciences Po for political science and economics combined education.
• CentraleSupéleccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDouble degree partnership for engineering students to gain dual expertise.
• Université Paris-SaclaycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDouble degree partnership with Université Paris-Saclay.
• École PolytechniquecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAs founding schools of IP Paris, ENSAE and École Polytechnique maintain close academic ties and joint programs.
• EuroTech Universities AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerENSAE Paris participates in EuroTech Universities Alliance, hosting EuroTech Partner Days events and enabling student exchanges with six European technology universities.
• CASD (Centre d'Accès Sécurisé aux Données)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with CASD for secure data access, particularly for the MSc&T DEPP program supporting public policy decision-making through sensitive data analysis.
• Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArcep signed pedagogical partnership with ENSAE Paris, École Polytechnique, and Télécom Paris for the MSc&T DEPP program.
• Cour des ComptesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCour des Comptes (French Court of Audit) signed educational partnership with École Polytechnique, ENSAE Paris, and Télécom Paris for training public sector analysts.
• DREESminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDREES (Direction de la Recherche, des Études, de l'Évaluation et des Statistiques) signed educational partnership with ENSAE Paris for public statistics training.
• StudapartminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for student accommodation search, providing exclusive housing offers for ENSAE Paris students.
• Sia PartnersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner participating in graduation ceremony 2025, representing ongoing industry connections.
• Qube Research & TechnologiesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner participating in graduation ceremony 2025, representing finance and technology sector engagement.
• MirovaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaunch of Impact Investing Chair in partnership with Zerbib, Tankov, and Mirova Foundation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ESSEC Business School: ESSEC is a top-ranked French business school and a double-degree partner of ENSAE. It competes for the same prépa talent and offers complementary programs in finance, data, and management, making it a direct peer in elite French higher education.
• HEC Paris: HEC Paris is France's leading business Grande École and a double-degree partner of ENSAE. Both compete for the same top prépa students in the CCMP/ECG/BL tracks and serve the French finance and consulting recruitment market, making HEC a direct peer in the elite education ecosystem.
• Sciences Po: Sciences Po is a top French institution for political science, economics, and public policy, and a double-degree partner of ENSAE. Both schools recruit from the same elite prépa pipeline and produce graduates who frequently collaborate in French public administration and policy research.
• École Polytechnique: École Polytechnique is France's most prestigious engineering Grande École and a co-founding member of Institut Polytechnique de Paris with ENSAE. It is the most direct peer, competing for the same prépa students and offering similarly selective quantitative training, though with a stronger focus on pure sciences and engineering.
• ESCP Business School: ESCP is one of the oldest business schools in the world and a double-degree partner of ENSAE. It competes for the same prépa student pool in business-focused tracks and serves the same finance and consulting recruitment market.
• CentraleSupélec: CentraleSupélec is a top French engineering Grande École and a member of IP Paris. It competes for prépa students and offers engineering programs with strong quantitative foundations, making it a direct peer in the IP Paris ecosystem.
• ENS Paris-Saclay (École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay): ENS Paris-Saclay is a co-founding member of IP Paris and a double-degree partner of ENSAE. It trains elite students in mathematics, computer science, and physics, making it a direct peer in the highly selective French higher education ecosystem.
• ENSAI (École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Analyse de l'Information): ENSAI is ENSAE's sister institution under GENES, focused on statistics and data analysis. Both schools train statisticians and data scientists for French public service and industry, and compete for similar applied statistics talent.

Broad incumbents

• Imperial College London: Imperial College London is a leading global institution in engineering, science, and quantitative disciplines, and competes with IP Paris in international rankings. It serves as an international peer for ENSAE in producing quantitative talent for finance and technology.
• London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE): LSE is a global leader in economics, statistics, and social sciences, and a natural international peer to ENSAE. Both institutions produce quantitative graduates who feed into finance, public policy, and consulting, though LSE operates at much larger global scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ENSAEparis
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/ensaeparis
• Facebookfacebook.com/ENSAE.IPPARIS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ensae
• Instagraminstagram.com/ensae.ipparis

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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