Address: 28 avenue du Président Wilson, 94230 Cachan, Île-de-France, France
Civil Engineering & Construction, Building Engineering & Architecture, Urban Planning & Real Estate
ESTP Paris traces its origin to 1891, when Léon Eyrolles founded the École Spéciale des Travaux Publics, du Bâtiment et de l’Industrie. The school keeps that full name alongside the short form ESTP, and its historic campus lies in Cachan, a town in the southern suburbs of Paris. It describes itself as a graduate engineering school for construction and the built environment and states that it has trained engineers for more than 130 years.
Teaching covers building, civil engineering and public works, delivered through qualifications up to the engineer’s degree. Double-degree routes with partner universities abroad, including a joint degree with TU Dresden, are part of the offer, which gives students a way to combine the technical curriculum with study in another country. The institution’s directory profile groups its main areas as civil engineering and construction, building engineering and architecture, and urban planning and real estate.
Because the school works in construction, public works and building, its curriculum is organised around the technical and managerial questions of those sectors rather than around a single scientific discipline. Applicants comparing French engineering schools should read the current programme pages on the official website, since admission routes, calendars, tuition fees and language requirements differ by programme and are revised from one intake to the next.
Domains taught:
AI and Machine Learning, Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Industrial Design, Logistics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
Doctor, Graduate Certificate, Master
Status:
Private
Partnerships:
Extensive network of partnerships with major construction companies, engineering firms, real estate developers, and international universities.
Research:
Sustainable building and energy efficiency, Smart cities and urban engineering, Infrastructure design and management, Real estate development and finance.
Famous Alumnis:
Martin Bouygues, Xavier Huillard
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
600
Current students***:
3000
Foreign students***:
20%
Cumulative former students***:
30000
Pros
Leading institution for construction and civil engineering, strong alumni network, excellent career prospects in the sector, multiple campuses (Cachan, Troyes, Dijon).
Cons
Private institution with tuition fees, specialized focus on construction sector.
Best For
Leading grande école for civil engineering, construction, public works, and real estate.
École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État is the closest match by subject, with civil engineering, urban planning and environmental engineering in its profile.
Université Gustave Eiffel covers civil engineering and urbanism, transport and mobility, and materials for construction.
École Centrale de Nantes lists mechanical engineering, marine engineering and hydrodynamics, and civil engineering among its areas.
Arts et Métiers adds mechanical, industrial and energy engineering to the comparison.
INSA Toulouse combines civil engineering with computer science and networks.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
Southeast University in China lists architecture, civil engineering and electronic engineering among its main areas.
Politecnico di Bari, in Italy, is a technical university whose profile combines mechanical engineering, ICT and civil engineering.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the United States pairs engineering with architecture and agriculture.
Heriot-Watt University, in the United Kingdom, lists engineering, business and design as its main areas.
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli in India is a technical institute covering engineering, computer science and architecture.
*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.
FAQ
What is the full name of ESTP Paris?
Its full name is École Spéciale des Travaux Publics, du Bâtiment et de l'Industrie, usually shortened to ESTP. The school was founded in 1891 by Léon Eyrolles.
Which town hosts the historic ESTP campus?
The historic campus is in Cachan, in the southern suburbs of Paris. The school's website also presents further sites in other French cities, so applicants should check which one hosts their programme.
Which fields can students study at ESTP?
Programmes cover building, civil engineering and public works, and the directory lists urban planning and real estate as further strengths. Qualifications run up to the engineer's degree.
Does the school offer double degrees with universities abroad?
Yes, double-degree programmes with partner universities worldwide are part of the offer. The list of partners and the entry conditions are published by the school and can change between intake years.
For how long has the school been training engineers?
The school states that it has trained engineers for more than 130 years, a figure consistent with its 1891 founding. Its history is therefore tied to the practice of construction and public works.
What should applicants check on the official website?
Programme pages, admission calendars, tuition fees and language requirements are published by the school and differ by programme and campus. These details change between intakes, so the current website is the authoritative source.
Architecture, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Project Management, Quality Management, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Materials
*: 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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