Address: 10 avenue Édouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, Occitanie, France
Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Space Systems Engineering
In October 2007 two aeronautical engineering schools based in Toulouse, SUPAERO and ENSICA, merged to form the Institut supérieur de l’aéronautique et de l’espace, known as ISAE. SUPAERO itself dates to 1909, when it opened in Paris as a higher school of aeronautics and mechanical engineering. Both schools were under the French Ministry of Defence.
The institute is a French grande école of engineering, and it has since given its name to ISAE-SUPAERO. In 2011 it became the founding member of the ISAE Group, a network of French higher-education schools in aerospace and related engineering.
Teaching centres on aerospace and aeronautical engineering and space systems, and the school belongs to the university cluster of Toulouse, the French city most associated with aircraft and space industries. Programmes include engineering degrees, master’s courses and doctoral research. Admission routes, tuition and the current programme list are published on the school’s official website.
Domains taught:
Aerospace, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Ergonomics and UX, Fluid Dynamics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
Doctor, Graduate Certificate, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Part of ISAE Group. Close ties with aerospace industry (Airbus, Thales Alenia Space, Safran, CNES, ONERA) and international aerospace universities.
Research:
Aerodynamics & Propulsion, Structures & Materials, Embedded Systems & Control, Space Systems, Human Factors & Neuroergonomics.
Famous Alumnis:
Thomas Pesquet, Jean-François Clervoy, Henri Ziegler
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1000
Current students***:
2000
Foreign students***:
40%
Cumulative former students***:
20000
Pros
World-renowned for aerospace engineering, exceptional research facilities, strong industry connections in Toulouse (Aerospace Valley).
Cons
Highly specialized in aerospace, very selective, demanding workload.
Best For
Global leader in aerospace engineering education and research.
Politecnico di Torino (Italy) is a public university with automotive and aerospace engineering.
Cranfield University (United Kingdom) is a public university in aerospace, engineering and management.
Polytechnique Montréal (Canada) is a public engineering school with all disciplines including aerospace.
Beihang University (China) is a public university with aerospace engineering and instrument science.
*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
Which schools merged to create ISAE-SUPAERO?
ENSAE, the former SUPAERO, and ENSICA merged in October 2007 to form ISAE. The combined institute was later renamed ISAE-SUPAERO.
How old is the SUPAERO tradition?
SUPAERO began in 1909 in Paris as the Higher School of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering, under a series of later names.
Where is the school located?
ISAE-SUPAERO is in Toulouse, in southern France.
What is the ISAE Group?
It is a network of French engineering schools in aerospace and related fields, founded in 2011, with ISAE-SUPAERO as a founding member.
Which ministry oversees the school?
Both predecessors were under the French Ministry of Defence, and the institute depends on that ministry.
What types of degrees are available?
The school offers engineering degrees, master's programmes and doctoral studies, according to its website.
How can I check admission requirements?
The official ISAE-SUPAERO website describes the admission routes for each programme. Because they change by year, consult the current pages.
Additive Manufacturing, Aerodynamics, Aerospace, Engineering, Human Factors, Manufacturing, Robotics, Space
*: 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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