Sciences Po is an international research university, both selective and open to the world, ranking among the finest institutions in the fields of humanities and social sciences.

Sciences Po's overarching mission is to educate future leaders in the public and private sectors. However, its ambition extends even further: to educate open-minded and enlightened citizens capable of changing the world and transforming society.

Sciences Po's international dimension was established in its founding documents. Driven forward by this vocation for more than  150 years, today Sciences Po stands out as a world-class university: internationally-recognised degrees and research, a multicultural community and a worldwide network of partners.

At Sciences Po, the finest researchers in the social sciences engage in continual dialogue with the greatest practitioners. With an academic community of nearly 300  faculty members and 4,000 lecturers from the professional world, the knowledge we transmit to students is nurtured by innovative research and rooted in reality.

Sciences Po recruits its students on the basis of academic excellence. Nevertheless, it was one of the first institutions of higher learning to have fully embraced social responsibilities by promoting intellectual, geographic and social diversity in its student body. Open to all talents, Sciences Po recruits students in 150 countries and provides financial support to nearly 30% of its student body.

Key figures:

• 15 000 students
• 50 % international students
• 150 countries represented
• 63  dual degree programmes
• 480  partner universities
• 23  languages taught
• 7 multicultural campuses
• 29% of students receive financial support
• 100 00 alumni