Founded in 1889, ENSCM is a public engineering grande école specializing in chemistry, with research and education in sustainable chemistry, materials, and health sciences.
Address: 240 avenue du Professeur Émile Jeanbrau, 34090 Montpellier, Occitanie, France
Green Chemistry & Processes, Materials Chemistry & Nanomaterials, Chemistry for Health & Environment
Domains taught:
- Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Statistics, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of Université de Montpellier. Member of Gay-Lussac Federation. Partnerships with chemical and pharmaceutical companies in the region.
Research:
Sustainable chemistry and catalysis, Polymer chemistry and biomaterials, Analytical chemistry for health and environment, Photochemistry.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
150
Current students***:
450
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
7000
Pros
Strong research in chemistry, focus on green chemistry and health applications, located in a vibrant research environment.
Cons
Highly specialized in chemistry.
Best For
Engineering school focused on chemical sciences, with strengths in sustainable chemistry, materials, and health.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- On content, École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes and this institution are close, as both teach quality, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it has almost the same size, at about 400 students, and is also a public institution.
- École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille is the closest domestic counterpart for quality, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics; it has almost the same size, at about 400 students, and is also a public institution.
- In terms of fields, Chimie ParisTech - PSL is the nearest neighbour, with quality, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics again at the core; it is also a public institution and runs the same master's and doctoral programmes.
- Both schools build their programmes around quality, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics, and ESCOM Chimie is the one to compare first within the country, since it is slightly larger, at about 600 students against roughly 450 here, and is private, whereas this school is public.
- ESPCI Paris - PSL follows much the same lines as this institution, with bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics as common ground, and it is also a public institution and runs the same master's and doctoral programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Paul Scherrer Institut in Switzerland is the nearest foreign match on quality, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it is smaller, enrolling about 300 students against roughly 450 here, and is also a public institution.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación in Spain, where bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and fluid dynamics also form the core, and it is smaller, enrolling about 300 students against roughly 450 here, and is also a public institution.
- Beyond national borders, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School stands out as a comparable school for bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering; it teaches at the same levels, namely master's and doctoral, and is slightly larger, at about 576 students against roughly 450 here.
- Empa - Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt, based in Switzerland, is built around quality, nanotechnologies and fluid dynamics much like this institution, and it is also a public institution and runs the same master's and doctoral programmes.
- Abroad, Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel) covers bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and chemistry in a comparable way, and it is also a public institution and runs the same master's and doctoral programmes.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Biomaterials, Chemical Recycling, Chemistry, Environmental Impact, Materials, Sustainable Development
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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