The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is a public research university located in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was established as a private school under the name “École Spéciale de Lausanne” in 1853 at the initiative of Lois Rivier, a graduate of the École Centrale Paris and John Gay, the then professor and rector of the Académie de Lausanne. Nowadays, it is a mid-sized academic institution. However, despite its size, its reputation and international relevance are immense: EPFL is one of the most research-intensive universities in the world, and it is ranked among the very best ones, with an astonishing 14th position in the QS World University Rankings. It operates a nuclear reactor CROCUS, a Tokamak Fusion reactor, a Blue Gene/Q Supercomputer and P3 bio-hazard facilities.
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EPFL Lausanne (Research only)
Country
- Switzerland
City
- Lausanne ,
Founding year
1853
Acceptance rate
10%
Fall semester application deadline
Not specified
Spring semester application deadline
Not specified
Semester fees (30 ECTS)
Not specified
Contact
Subjects available to free mover students
Accounting & Finance [English]Anatomy & Physiology [English]Architecture [English]Biological Sciences [English]Business & Management Studies [English]Chemistry [English]Communication & Media Studies [English]Computer Science & Information Systems [English]Education & Training [English]Engineering Chemical [English]Engineering CiviI & Structural [English]Engineering Electrical & Electronic [English]Engineering Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing [English]Environmental Sciences [English]Materials Science [English]Mathematics [English]Physics & Astronomy [English]Sociology [English]
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General rankings position
QS World University Rankings
16°
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
40°
Academic Ranking of World Universities
91°
Center for World University Rankings
104°
CWTS Leiden Ranking
209°
Webometrics
80°
QS World Universities by Subject
Engineering and Technology
11°
Life Sciences & Medicine
130°
Natural Sciences
11°
Architecture
12°
Biological Sciences
23°
Chemistry
9°
Computer Science & Information Systems
10°
Engineering Chemical
14°
Engineering CiviI & Structural
10°
Engineering Electrical & Electronic
10°
Engineering Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing
16°
Environmental Sciences
17°
Materials Science
10°
Mathematics
21°
Physics & Astronomy
16°
Psychology
201-250°