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Sciences
Po
The Institut d'études politiques de Paris (
French pronunciation:
Paris Institute of Political Studies
Institut d'études politiques de Paris
Established 1872
Type Public
Endowment €145 million
President Jean-Claude Casanova
Director Frédéric Mion
Academic staff 182
Students 9,000
Undergraduates 8,450
Postgraduates 550
Location
Paris,
,
,
,
,
,
, France
Reims
Dijon
Le Havre
Nancy
Poitiers
Menton
Campus Urban
Former names École libre des sciences politiques
Nickname Sciences Po
Mascot The lion and the fox
Website sciences-po.fr
; Paris Institute of Political Studies),
simply referred to as Sciences Po (
French pronunciation:
), is a
in , France, which specializes in ,
and
. It has the status of grand
établissement, which allows its admissions process to be both rigorous
and highly selective. Established in 1872 as the École Libre des Sciences
Politiques, Sciences Po has traditionally educated France's political
and diplomatic elite, and it is broadly considered to be one of the world's most
reputable and prestigious schools of the social sciences.
The main Paris campus is located near the Seine River, between and
.
It is housed primarily in 17th- and 18th-century mansions located on the , on and around
Rue
Saint-Guillaume, Rue des Saints Pères and Rue de l'Université (in the
).
In 2014, the ranked Sciences Po the 13th best university in the world
in and and Affairs and 36th in Sociology.[3] It was also ranked 1st
French university in both faculty areas and 3rd in History. In 2013, the
ranked Sciences Po the 16th best university in the world in Politics and International Relations &
Affairs and 30th in Sociology.[4] In the for
2013/2014, Sciences Po ranked 98th in the world for Social Sciences.[5] In the 2013 Times Higher
Education Alma Mater Index of Global Executives, a ranking of a university's number of degrees
awarded to chief executives of the world’s biggest companies, Sciences Po is ranked 81st.[6]
[lɛ̃stity detyd
pɔlitik dəpaˈʁi]
[sjɑ̃sˈpo] public
research and higher education institutionParis social sciencespolitic
s international
affairs
[1]
Boulevard Saint GermainBoul
evard Raspail
Left Bank
7th
arondissement
Rankings[]edit
QS World University Rankings
Politics International Relations
QS World University Rankings
Times Higher Education World University Rankings