For over 100 years, ISAE-SUPAERO has been committed to excellence. Forerunners and inventors, our alumni have been at the forefront of many technological innovations in the aerospace industry. True to our mission of training engineers of the highest scientific level who are innovative, committed and capable of mastering the complex challenges of tomorrow's world, we rank among the top engineering schools by many national and international criteria.
6ᵉ school most chosen by preparatory classes students according to Génération Prépa (2023-2024).
ISAE-SUPAERO is ranked 6ᵉ across all streams, 4th in the PSI stream and 6th in the MP stream in the Génération Prépa 2023-2024 ranking of the schools most chosen by undergraduates. The Génération Prépa website is run by students from the Grandes Écoles and is aimed at students in the preparatory classes. Its rankings are based on data provided by the Service du Concours Ecoles d'Ingénieurs (SCEI), using 5 indicators: the competition in which the school is ranked, its average rank, the number of entrants, the number of places, the number of students who have entered the school.
5th in the Figaro Étudiant 2025 ranking of post-prep engineering schools (2025)
ISAE-SUPAERO is ranked 5th in the Figaro Étudiant's 2025 ranking of post-prepa engineering schools. Every year, the Figaro Étudiant publishes its ranking of the best French post-prepa engineering schools. The characteristics and performance of 87 schools accessible after two years of preparatory classes are studied through various indicators grouped into three categories: academic, international and employment. With a score of 16.5, our school has moved up 3 places compared to the 2024 ranking (8th).
7th in the DAUR ranking of engineering schools according to Data Analysis for University Rankings (2024)
This ranking is the result of a study carried out on 185 engineering schools, with a particular focus on student engineering degrees. Classified according to five harmonised criteria depending on the output sectors and the size of the establishment, the data used for each school comes mainly from SCEI statistics, Parcoursup, the CTI's annual certification campaign and the CDEFI's professional integration survey. With a final score of 73, ISAE-SUPAERO came 7th out of the 185 schools ranked.
7th in the Usine Nouvelle ranking of engineering schools (2025)
With 6 places up on 2024, this result underlines the Institute's excellence on the 4 main criteria: professional integration, international activities, proximity to the business world and research. Today, engineering training is establishing itself as a promising path for the future, and our school embodies this dynamic by investing fully in technological and environmental issues alongside our partners to attract talent from all over the world. Our school embodies this dynamic by investing fully in technological and environmental issues alongside our partners to attract talent from all over the world. Our young graduates enjoy excellent prospects, with attractive career opportunities as soon as they leave school. They are destined to play a key role in the challenge of the aerospace transition and are establishing themselves as major players in innovation and the transformation of industries and services.
"4 stars" awarded by Challenges (2023)
With a 4-star rating, the Institut is one of the best post-prep engineering schools in the Challenges ranking. The number of stars is awarded on the basis of a number of criteria, including the salary levels of graduates and the proportion of foreign students in each year's intake, reflecting the school's international appeal. The school's presence in the Shanghai Ranking and its alumni network on LinkedIn are also taken into account.
A score of 3.79/5 for a campus where it's good to study according to the HappyAtSchool® ranking (2025)
The HappyAtSchool® 2025 ranking highlights our Institute's ability to offer a dynamic and fulfilling environment, where students benefit from solid academic support and harmonious integration into a committed community. For our Institute, this ranking is a key indicator of our attractiveness, in a context where the student experience plays a decisive role. The HappyAtSchool® ranking is based on the direct evaluation of students and measures their well-being within higher education institutions. It takes into account a number of key criteria, such as the quality of life on campus, the atmosphere, teaching support, infrastructure and career prospects.
Top 1% for employability according to CWUR (2024)
With a ranking of 179th out of nearly 21,000 institutions evaluated worldwide, ISAE-SUPAERO is in the top 1% worldwide for employability! The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) provides advice to governments and universities on education and research. CWUR publishes a world ranking of universities according to the employability of their graduates. Employability is measured by the number of a university's alumni who have held senior positions in the world's largest companies, relative to the size of the university.
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