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.
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Our key figuresFind out the key figures for ISAE-SUPAERO, a general engineering school at the global forefront of higher education and research in aerospace engineering.
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Academic excellence: ISAE-SUPAERO ranked 4th by L’Étudiant!On 9 February, L’Étudiant published its 2023 ranking of engineering schools, which includes 169 schools. Based on academic excellence, with 28 points out of 30, the Institute ranked fourth, behind Mines Paris Tech in first place, and Ecole Polytechnique and ESPCI, which tied for second place.
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Our InstituteL’ISAE-SUPAERO est à la pointe mondiale de l’enseignement supérieur et de la recherche dans le domaine de l’ingénierie aérospatiale pour relever le défi de la transition énergétique.
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DMSM's SA-I research team wins best poster award at 14th EASN conferenceSeveral DMSM researchers received the best poster award at the 14ᵉ EASN (European Aeronautic Science Network) conference dedicated this year to the theme “Innovation in Aviation & Sace towards sustainability today & tomorrow”!
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Employability: ISAE-SUPAERO is ranked 179th out of 20,966 universities worldwide!Once again this year, ISAE-SUPAERO ranks in the top 1% worldwide in the Center for World University Rankings' "Global 2000 List" based on the employability of its graduates!
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Ranking of the top schools most committed to ecological transition: ISAE-SUPAERO in 2nd place!Ranking
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Best Scientific Paper Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 2024 Multidisciplinary Design OptimizationSix researchers from ISAE-SUPAERO, EPFL and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have been awarded the AIAA Best Scientific Paper Award for their paper “DeepGeo: Deep Geometric Mapping for Automated and Effective Parameterization in Aerodynamic Shape Optimization”.
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Our Labels, Accreditations and CertificationsOur Institute is committed to a quality approach, covering both our programmes and our organisation. As a result, ISAE-SUPAERO has numerous labels, accreditations and certifications, demonstrating that our teaching and structures are adapted to the expectations of our future students and recruiters.
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Noémie Martin, E2018 engineer, receives €1 million prize from the Jean-Jacques and Félicia Lopez-Loreta Foundation for her FASTE projectNoémie Martin, an ISAE-SUPAERO (ENSICA) engineer who graduated in 2018, was awarded a prize by the Lopez-Loreta Foundation in November 2024 for her project FASTE: Fabrication Additive des Structures performantes multi maTériaux pour utilisation en Environnement sévère.
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"Défi Aérospatial Étudiant 2025": Dassault Aviation Prize awarded to an ISAE-SUPAERO student teamAs part of the integrated team project of the Institute's TAS ASTRO master's program, a team of student engineers developed the OSIRIS space shuttle, taking part in the Student Aerospace Challenge, an international competition. The team was awarded the Dassault Aviation Prize for the technical quality of its project.
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An Illustrated History of our SchoolHisis will enable you to follow the many transformations that the ISAE-SUPAERO engineering school has undergone. ISAE-SUPAERO was created in October 2007 from the merger of two engineering schools in Toulouse, the École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Constructions Aéronautiques (ENSICA) and the École Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (SUPAERO), both under the supervision of the French Ministry of Defence.
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DAUR ranking: ISAE-SUPAERO ranked 7th best engineering school in France!Ranking joint 7th in the DAUR rankings, ISAE-SUPAERO has moved up two places since last year. DAUR, an independent platform, publishes annual rankings of 185 French engineering schools based on relevant criteria and using a robust methodology.
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Our logosOur ISAE-SUPAERO logo must be used as is, without alteration of shape or colour as specified in our brand manual. Download our logos.
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ISAE-SUPAERO ranked among the top three institutions most committed to ecological and societal transition!Ranking
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Launch of the new ISAE-SUPAERO website: our showcase for excellence!Aerospace
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Corentin Lefloch, an engineering student, wins first prize at the USAIRE STUDENT AWARDS for his ideas on the future of aviationPrize
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ISAE-SUPAERO in the top 5 of the best post-prep engineering schools - Le Figaro EtudiantISAE-SUPAERO ranks 5th in Le Figaro Etudiant's 2025 ranking of the best post-prepa engineering schools. Our Institute moved up three places from the previous year (8th), thanks in particular to its excellent result in the employability criterion.
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ISAE-SUPAERO renews cooperation agreements with ITA and São Paulo institutionsAerospace
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Researchers at ISAE-SUPAERO have been awarded the Newcomb Cleveland Prize for their article ‘Seismic detection of the Martian core’ published in the journal Science!The Newcomb Cleveland Prize has just been awarded to our researchers for their article ‘Seismic detection of the Martian core’ published in the journal Science: they have made a major discovery about the size of the Martian core thanks to the InSight mission!
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Our NewsroomIn our Newsroom, you can access all the information you need to find out more about our brand, our logos, our rankings, our news, our carousels of videos and testimonials, read our press releases and view our main communication media (brochures).
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Congratulations to our eight ISAE-SUPAERO faculty members who are among the top 2% of scientists!Stanford University recently published an updated list of the world's most influential scientists, which includes eight ISAE-Supaero faculty members.
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Our Core FoundationsMarie-Hélène Baroux, President of ISAE-SUPAERO, presents the 10 foundations that make our Institute a world leader in higher education and research in aerospace engineering. At ISAE-SUPAERO, students, teacher-researchers, alumni and partners interact to develop innovative solutions to today's technological and industrial challenges. They help to position our Institute as a major player in the transition of the civil and military aerospace sector.
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ISAE-SUPAERO's 2024-2025 academic year: the appeal of its programmes is confirmed, and internationalisation continuesISAE-SUPAERO is welcoming nearly 830 new students across all programmes for the 2024 academic year. This number, which is high and stable compared to 2023, confirms the strong appeal of our programmes. With 42% of new arrivals coming from abroad, the campus continues to open up to the world.
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Our governanceThe Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace is a public scientific, cultural and professional establishment under the supervision of the Minister for the Armed Forces, constituted as a grand établissement within the meaning of article L. 717-1 of the French Education Code. Our Institute is administered by a Board of Directors and managed by a President, assisted by a Training Council and a Research Council. Our governance bodies at ISAE-SUPAERO give pride of place to representatives of industry, academic institutions and alumni.
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