ENSAT

What ENSAT does

ENSAT is a public French engineering school founded in 1909 and dedicated to agronomy, food science, environmental sciences, and viticulture-oenology. It is part of the Toulouse INP group (following a 2020 integration) and is accredited by the Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (CTI), holds the EUR-ACE label, and is ISO 9001 certified. The institution trains approximately 860 students annually through engineering degree programs and employs 146 staff. Its primary funder is the French Ministry of Agriculture, which covers teaching salaries and operating costs, with revenue supplemented by sponsored research chairs and apprenticeship tuition.

The school operates three main research laboratories covering agronomy, food processing, and environmental/ecological sciences, and has secured multiple sponsored chairs including an AXA Research Fund chair (€620K), GERMEA (agricultural risk management), IN'FAAQT (food and agriculture), and CEN Occitanie (ecological transition). Academic specializations span precision agriculture, food science, environmental management, viticulture-oenology, and a computational biology track applied to biotechnology.

The business model is a hybrid public-finance model: (1) direct state subsidies from the Ministry of Agriculture; (2) private-sector research chair sponsorships and grants; and (3) apprenticeship tuition fees of approximately €10,000 per apprentice per year, paid by corporate employers. In January 2026, François Purseigle was appointed as Director.

Name

ENSAT

Legal name

École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse - INP-AgroToulouse

Website

https://agrotoulouse.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1909

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ENSAT is a public French agronomic engineering school founded in 1909, part of Toulouse INP, training 860 students annually across agronomy, food science, environment, and viticulture, funded primarily by the French Ministry of Agriculture and research chair sponsorships.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Auzeville-Tolosane

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Higher Education Funding: As a public institution under the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, AgroToulouse receives government funding for educational operations, research activities, and infrastructure. The school is part of Toulouse INP (Institut National Polytechnique).

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Core offering

ENSAT (École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse) is a public French engineering school operating as AgroToulouse within Toulouse INP, training 860 students per year in agronomy, food science, environmental management, and oenology through CTI-accredited engineering degrees, apprenticeships, master's, doctoral, and continuing education programs. The school conducts research across six specialized laboratories (CRBE, DYNAFOR, LRSV, GENPHYSE, AGIR, LGC) and operates four industry-funded research chairs.

Product overview

AgroToulouse (École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse) is a public engineering school within Toulouse INP offering a comprehensive portfolio of higher education products. The core offering consists of the Formation Ingénieur (CTI-accredited engineering degree training 860 students annually in agronomy, food, environment, and oenology) and its apprenticeship variant, alongside specialized tracks including ten final-year specializations (Agrobiosciences Végétales, Agroécologie, Agrogéomatique, Génie de l'Environnement, Ingénierie Agroalimentaire, etc.), the Diplôme National d'Œnologue, Masters, Mastère Spécialisé, and Doctoral programs. The portfolio also includes continuing professional education and partnership-based student project services. Research is supported through four chairs: Chaire AXA (mountain ecology, €620K endowment), Chaire GERMEA (agricultural enterprise transformation), Chaire IN'FAAQT (agrifood quality and territories), and Chaire CEN Occitanie (biodiversity). The institution is integrated within Groupe INP, Université de Toulouse, and Agropolis research campus.

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Products and services

• Formation Ingénieur
• Formation Ingénieur par Apprentissage
• Diplôme National d'Œnologue (DNO) National oenology diploma delivered by Toulouse, training experienced cadres for the viti-vinicultural sector and agro-oenological industries, with 35 new graduates in 2026.
• Masters Master's degree programs offered in partnership with international and French universities, providing advanced postgraduate specialization.
• Mastère Spécialisé Advanced master's degree programs (Mastère Spécialisé) for professionals seeking specialized expertise beyond the engineering degree.
• Doctorat Doctoral (PhD) program providing research training in partnership with university research laboratories, leading to the awarding of the doctorate degree.
• Formation Professionnelle Continue Continuing professional education programs allowing professionals to update skills and obtain new qualifications through modular and flexible training formats.
• Chaire AXA - Écologie Fonctionnelle des Montagnes Functional Mountain Ecology research chair studying climate change, pollution, and pathogen effects on mountain ecosystems and freshwater resources, supported by a €620,000 AXA endowment over a 5-year program.
• Chaire IN'FAAQT Teaching and research chair on innovation in agricultural and agrifood sectors for quality and territories, jointly run with EI-Purpan, Institut Agro, and IRQUALIM, addressing socio-economic issues of quality certification schemes.
• Chaire GERMEA First teaching and research chair in human and social sciences dedicated to new forms of economic and social organization of agricultural production, funded by VIVESCIA, EURALIS, and TERRENA cooperative groups.
• Chaire CEN Occitanie Research, training, and skills sponsorship chair with Conservatoire d'Espaces Naturels d'Occitanie for biodiversity preservation strategy, including joint research programs and agri-environment development.
• Projet Partenarial (Partnership Project Service) B2B service where companies propose real-world assignments to teams of 3-5 engineering students, supervised by academic and industry tutors, with deliverables including a mission report and oral defense (October-December timeframe, approximately 100 hours per team).

Quantifiable outcome

• 35 new graduates of the Diplôme National d'Œnologue (DNO) in 2026
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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• CEN OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2022The Conservatoire d'espaces naturels d'Occitanie (CEN Occitanie) collaborates with AgroToulouse through a research, training, and skills sponsorship chair focused on biodiversity preservation, particularly in agricultural systems. The partnership includes joint research programs, theses supervision, and training contributions.
• Chaire GERMEA Partners (VIVESCIA, EURALIS, TERRENA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2021Three cooperative groups (VIVESCIA, EURALIS, TERRENA) support the Chaire GERMEA (Groupe d'Études et de Recherche sur les Mutations de l'Entreprise Agricole), the first teaching and research chair in human and social sciences dedicated to new forms of economic and social organization of agricultural production. The chaire is endowed and operated through the Fonds de Dotation of Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées.
• Brazilian University Partners (BRAFAGRI Program)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Six Brazilian universities participate in the BRAFAGRI program with AgroToulouse: Université d'Etat de Londrina (UEL), Université Fédérale de Reconcavo de Bahia (UFRB), Ecole Supérieure d'Agriculture Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ/USP), and Université d'Etat de Sao Paulo (UNESP). The program facilitates student mobility and joint research collaborations in agronomy and veterinary sciences.
• Chaire In'FAAQT Partners (EI-Purpan, Institut Agro, IRQUALIM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2019The Chaire In'FAAQT (Innover dans les Filières Agricoles et Agro-alimentaires, pour la Qualité et les Territoires) is a joint teaching and research chair involving INP-AgroToulouse, EI-Purpan, Institut Agro, and IRQUALIM (Institut Régional de la Qualité Agroalimentaire d'Occitanie). The chair focuses on socio-economic issues of agricultural sectors engaged in product qualification initiatives.
• Agropolis InternationalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgroToulouse is a member of Agropolis International, a network of research institutions and higher education establishments in Montpellier focused on agriculture, food, and environment sciences.
• AgreeniummajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgroToulouse is affiliated with Agreenium, the French national institute for agriculture, food, animal health, and environment research and education.
• CNRS and INRAEcoreTechnology or IntegrationAgroToulouse maintains research partnerships with CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) and INRAE (Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, la Nutrition et l'Environnement) through joint laboratory units.
• Groupe INP and Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-PyrénéescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs part of Toulouse INP (Institut National Polytechnique), AgroToulouse is integrated into the national network of French engineering schools and benefits from the administrative and academic support of the university federation.

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Direct peers

• ESA (École Supérieure d'Agriculture) Angers: Private engineering school in Angers offering agronomy, food, environment, and viticulture programs. Comparable to ENSAT in program structure and specialization mix, with similar apprenticeship/alternance delivery model and industry partnerships across the French agricultural sector.
• Institut Agro Montpellier: Public engineering school specializing in agronomy, viticulture/oenology, and environment, formed from the merger of Montpellier SupAgro. Directly comparable to ENSAT in mission, public status, and specialization profile, and a fellow member of the Agropolis network.
• EI-Purpan: Toulouse-based private engineering school focused on agriculture, food, and life sciences. Directly comparable to ENSAT as a fellow Toulouse-based agronomy school and a co-partner in the Chaire IN'FAAQT, sharing overlapping employer networks and competition for the same regional student pool.
• ONIRIS: Nantes-based public engineering school covering food science, veterinary medicine, and agronomy. Comparable to ENSAT in food processing engineering, public status, and CTI-accredited engineering tracks, with similar apprenticeship and industry partnership structures.
• Bordeaux Sciences Agro: Public engineering school in Bordeaux offering CTI-accredited degrees in agronomy, food science, viticulture, and environment. Comparable to ENSAT in size, public status, and the oenology specialization, with overlapping employer base in the French wine industry.
• VetAgro Sup: Public veterinary and agronomy engineering school in Lyon. Directly comparable to ENSAT in veterinary/agronomy combination, CTI accreditation, and ministry oversight, with overlapping specializations in livestock systems and agricultural engineering.
• AgroParisTech: France's premier public engineering school for life, food, and environmental sciences. Directly comparable to ENSAT as a CTI-accredited public Grande École offering engineering degrees in agronomy, food science, and environment with similar research intensity and ministry oversight.

Broad incumbents

• Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées: University federation housing Toulouse INP and ENSAT itself. Comparable as the parent academic ecosystem providing administrative, doctoral, and research infrastructure, and a relevant benchmark for inter-institutional resource allocation in the French higher education system.
• Agreenium: French national institute coordinating agriculture, food, animal health, and environment research and education institutions. ENSAT is an affiliated member; comparable as the broader systemic umbrella shaping French agronomic higher education policy, funding, and program standards.
• INRAE: France's national research institute for agriculture, food, and environment. Broadly comparable as a senior institutional partner of ENSAT (joint laboratory units, doctoral training) and a major incumbent in French agronomic research and education infrastructure.

Market position

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Key risks5 records

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Customer concentration

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