University in France
Villejuif, Île-de-France, France
University profile
Efrei Paris (École Française de Radioélectricité, d'Électronique et d'Informatique) is a private, non-profit engineering and digital-technology school founded in 1936 and based in Villejuif, in the Grand Paris area, with a second campus in Bordeaux. It is an independent, association-run school recognised as an Établissement d'Enseignement Supérieur Privé d'Intérêt Général (EESPIG) and operates under contract with the French Ministry of Higher Education. Since 2022 it has been a component institution of Paris-Panthéon-Assas Université.
Teaching is organised into three programme families. The Programme Grande École is a five-year engineering course with an integrated preparatory cycle (scientific prépa, scientific prépa taught in English, Prépa Bio & Numérique and Prépa PLUS) followed by a three-year engineer cycle accredited by the Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (CTI). Engineer students choose among four filières (Information Technology, Sécurité et Réseaux, Data Science, Systèmes Embarqués) and 13 majeures. The Programmes Experts Tech & Numérique run from BTS and Bachelor to Mastère and cover artificial intelligence, data, cybersecurity, cloud and software development. The Programmes Experts Digital & Management combine management, communication, digital marketing and data with technology.
The school has about 6,000 students on two campuses, around 420 teachers, researchers and permanent staff, and more than 65 student associations and clubs. Project-based teaching is central, and each student works on a personal computer under a bring-your-own-device model. Facilities include the Innovation Lab fablab, the Student Hub, an incubator (Efrei Entrepreneurs), the Efrei Cyber'Hub for cybersecurity, and a CROUS restaurant on the main campus. The school joined the national Campus Cyber in 2021.
Efrei is international in outlook: more than 70 nationalities are present on its campuses, 106 partner institutions in 46 countries host about 1,300 mobilities a year, and 70 international double degrees are offered. Engineer students complete two compulsory periods abroad, including a semester abroad in the first year of the engineer cycle. The school holds the Campus France 'Bienvenue en France' label (awarded 2019, renewed 2024). Students receive priority access to partner private residences and to a CROUS residence at Cachan (for scholarship holders and non-EU students).
Quality marks include CTI accreditation of the engineering diploma (first granted in 1957 and now held at the highest level, renewable every five years), the EUR-ACE label, EESPIG status, Qualiopi, ISO 9001 certification, the ANSSI SecNumEdu label for its cybersecurity majors and the Bachelor Cybersécurité and Défense grade de licence, and RNCP-registered certifications for the Programmes Experts.
Efrei sets its own tuition. Engineer programme (initial route): P1 postponed start 7,600 EUR; P1 10,000 EUR; P2 11,000 EUR; ING1 11,000 EUR; ING2 and ING3 12,000 EUR each; apprenticeship route ING1 to ING3 14,800 EUR (paid by the host company). BTS 7,000 EUR; B1/B2 9,000 EUR; B3 10,000 EUR; M1/M2 11,000 EUR (double degrees 11,000 EUR); Mastères Spécialisés 15,000 EUR; apprenticeship BTS 8,700 EUR, B3 11,700 EUR, M1/M2 13,800 EUR (double degrees 14,800 EUR). Registration and re-registration fees of 1,600 EUR are included in tuition and due at enrolment. Tuition can be paid at the start of the year or in 2 or 10 instalments; for apprenticeships a file and registration fee of 500 EUR is refunded once the apprenticeship contract is signed. The school may change fees each year.
Non-resident foreign students pay the 1,600 EUR fees at registration, at least 50 percent of tuition before 10 August (required for the enrolment certificate) and the balance by 10 September; with a financial guarantor in France the second half can be deferred to 10 February. From the second year, with a French guarantor, payment in 2, 4 or 10 instalments is available.
Questions: [email protected]; Efrei Fonds de dotation: [email protected].
Means-tested higher education bursaries (1,454 to 6,335 EUR a year; applications to CROUS 2 March to 31 May 2026), annual specific allowance, merit aid, the Passeport mobilité for overseas students, emergency aid from CROUS, and the State-guaranteed student loan (up to 15,000 EUR, for French and EEA nationals under 28).
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View scholarships for EFREI Paris →Applicants from French lycées (including French schools abroad) with a general baccalauréat apply on Parcoursup via the Concours Puissance Alpha (file review plus written tests; written tests on 25 April 2026 for the 2026 intake). Pupils with Terminale Générale (mathematics plus one science) or the general bac (two sciences plus complementary mathematics) can enter the first year of the Scientific Prépa, the Scientific Prépa in English or Prépa Bio & Numérique; those with mathematics plus a non-scientific specialty, or the STI2D technological bac, can enter Prépa PLUS. Applicants who already hold the baccalauréat can apply to the first or second year of the integrated prépa through Puissance Alpha Admissions Rebond (file review and motivation interview). Entry to the first year of the engineer cycle (ING1) is open to CPGE students in MP, MPI, PC, PSI or PT through the SCEI competition (scei-concours.fr), and by parallel admission for students in BTS, BUT, Licence, engineering schools, TSI or ATS prépa and similar: online application, file review and a 30-minute motivation interview, with results about 10 days after the interview. Parallel admissions run from November to September, subject to places.
Post-bac applicants apply on Parcoursup (file review plus an oral held in Paris or Bordeaux). The Bachelor Cybersécurité & Réseaux and Bachelor Informatique (grade de licence) are reached through the Concours Puissance Alpha Bachelor Bac+3. Admission to B1, B2, B3, M1 and Mastère Spécialisé is also possible in parallel admission for anyone holding the baccalauréat (file review plus a 30-minute motivation interview; admissions November to September subject to places).
Applicants of non-European nationality living outside the EU: in countries covered by the Campus France procedure (Études en France), the procedure is compulsory. Steps: create a file on the Études en France platform, add the chosen programmes and supporting documents, have it validated by the local Campus France office, take a Campus France interview, then the file is assessed by the Efrei jury. For the September 2026 intake: Campus France applications from 1 October 2025 to March 2026 depending on the country; interview registration by 6 March 2026; Efrei answer by 30 April 2026; confirmation by 31 May 2026. The choice of campus (Paris or Bordeaux) and programme is final. After acceptance the candidate registers on MyEfrei and, once the agreement is signed, registration fees and 50 percent of tuition are paid, an enrolment certificate is issued for the visa application. If a visa is refused, registration and tuition fees paid are refunded in full on receipt of the refusal letter and bank details. There is no appeal against a refusal.
Pupils from ten countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, Gabon, Togo) enter the first year of the engineer cycle (third year of study) through the Euro Graduation Access (EG@) competition, open to second-cycle scientific university students; for 2026, registration closed on 16 April, written tests were on 25 April, and Efrei's 30-minute motivation interviews took place from 2 to 31 May, with results by 5 June; 25 places are available at Efrei. Students from partner schools in those countries are excluded. Applicants from countries not covered by Campus France can use international parallel admission (applications 1 November 2025 to 31 May 2026). A late start (rentrée décalée) into first-year scientific prépa accepts applications until 15 November. Pupils of AEFE lycées apply through Parcoursup, together with Puissance Alpha for the prépa and the Technology and Digital bachelors.
International engineer students need level B2 in French and a minimum English score on an independent test to obtain the engineer title. A scientific prépa taught in English is available.
International admissions: [email protected].
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