University in France
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Île-de-France, France
University profile
EPITA (École pour l'Informatique et les Techniques Avancées) is a private computer-science and engineering school founded in 1984 and part of the IONIS Education Group. Its administrative base and main Paris campus are at Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, on the southern edge of Paris near Porte d'Italie. It is a state-recognised private higher-education institution registered with the Créteil education authority, and it has been a company with a mission (société à mission) since 2021.
The flagship programme is the five-year engineering diploma, made up of a two-year integrated preparatory cycle (Info Sup and Info Spé) and a three-year engineering cycle in which students choose a major from a catalogue of 19 majors grouped into three poles: Deep Tech, Consulting and Management, and Applied Domains. Entry is also possible in the engineering cycle through parallel admissions, preparatory-class competitions or apprenticeship. Alongside the engineering diploma, EPITA runs a Bachelor in Cybersecurity delivered with École polytechnique, a BSc in Computer Science, further bachelors in AI and business and in AI and biotechnology, and three Master of Science programmes: MSc Computer Science, MSc Artificial Intelligence Systems and MSc Artificial Intelligence for Marketing Strategy (a joint degree with EM Normandie). Executive education is offered through EPITA Executive Education and Securesphere.
EPITA operates seven campuses: Paris Kremlin-Bicêtre, Paris Villejuif, Paris La Défense (Campus Cyber), Lyon, Rennes, Strasbourg and Toulouse. French-taught programmes run on all campuses, while English-taught programmes are based on the Paris Kremlin-Bicêtre campus. Every campus has machine rooms, a Maker Space, lecture theatres, work areas and catering and relaxation spaces.
Student life centres on more than 40 student associations, covering technical, cultural, sports, entertainment and humanitarian activity, which organise nearly 400 events a year. The school's signature event is the Piscine, a two-week programming immersion at the start of the first engineering year, created in 1990. Housing help comes through the Studapart platform, student residences near the Paris campuses and a quota of CROUS rooms at Cachan.
More than 60 nationalities are present on campus. International students receive an International Student Pack (airport pick-up, help finding an apartment, an integration week and cultural activities), and the school runs a French-language teaching centre. EPITA holds the CTI accreditation to award the engineering diploma and the grade of Master (since 2007, renewed in 2019 for five years), the EUR-ACE label, CGE labels for its three MSc programmes, the SecNumEdu label from ANSSI for its systems, networks and security major, the Bienvenue en France label and ISO 9001:2015 certification.
EPITA is a private school and tuition is paid by students and families. BSc Computer Science: 10,450 euros for the first year and 9,900 euros per year for the second and third years, plus a 550 euro International Student Pack included in the first payment (first payment of 6,050 euros via Flywire). MSc Computer Science: 15,850 euros for the whole programme (Spring 2026 intake; first payment 7,950 euros). MSc Artificial Intelligence Systems: 18,050 euros for the whole programme. Bachelor in Cybersecurity: a balance of 8,200 euros after a 75 euro application fee, payable in 1, 4 or 10 instalments. Preparatory cycle (2027-2028): 990 euros paid at registration, with a balance of 9,360 euros for a first registration and 9,000 euros for a re-registration. Summer School: 2,650 euros including accommodation, meals and a transport pass, plus a 60 euro application fee. Study-abroad semester fee at EPITA: 3,900 euros. Estimated monthly living costs in Paris are about 1,100 euros for the BSc.
As a state-recognised school, EPITA students can claim CROUS social-criteria scholarships and CROUS housing through the Dossier Social Étudiant, filed between 15 January and 15 May. Requests for the school's quota of CROUS rooms at the Cachan residence go to the school management before 30 June each year, with priority for scholarship holders living far from the Villejuif and Kremlin-Bicêtre sites.
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View scholarships for EPITA →Pupils in a general-track Terminale in France, or in a French lycée abroad (AEFE or MLF), apply in first year (Info Sup) through Parcoursup by registering for the Concours Advance. The application fee is 75 euros (free for scholarship holders). Strong school records may be exempt from the written tests and go directly to the oral. The tests are a mathematics MCQ (1h30, coefficient 4), an English MCQ (30 min, coefficient 3) and a synthesis and motivation oral (30 min, coefficient 7), plus a school-profile mark. 702 places are offered across the campuses. EPITA recommends keeping the Mathematics specialty and a second scientific specialty at lycée.
Applicants outside that route (Terminale scientific pupils abroad outside AEFE/MLF schools, baccalaureate holders, and students in a first or second year of PACES, BUT, BTS or a scientific or computing licence) apply for parallel admission to first year (Info Sup) or second year (Info Spé) through the online form on the EPITA website; admissible applicants are called for written tests and interviews. Parallel Advance application fee: 60 euros.
Engineering cycle: second-year scientific preparatory-class students (MP, MPI, PC, PSI, PT, TSI) enter first year of the engineering cycle (ING1) through the Concours CPGE EPITA-IPSA-ESME (100 places at EPITA; written tests in mathematics, English and an option, then an innovation team oral and an individual interview; fee 100 euros). Holders of a Bachelor or Licence in a technical or scientific field apply to ING1 through the online form and sit mathematics, English and computing tests and a motivation interview. The apprenticeship engineering cycle is open from ING1 to students with Licence 2 or 3, BUT or scientific DUT, ATS prep or a scientific Bachelor, and from ING2 to holders of a scientific or computing Master 1 or Master 2 or an engineering diploma.
Open to pupils in a general or STI2D Terminale through Parcoursup: file review, mathematics and English MCQs and a motivation interview. 120 places across the Cybersecurity and Cyberdéfense tracks, of which 30 are reserved by the Ministry of the Armed Forces (French nationality, clean criminal record and medical fitness required, with a minimum five-year commitment as an officer).
Open to applicants holding a high-school diploma or in the first year of a Bachelor in Computer Science or a related field, with a strong background in mathematics and sciences. Applicants whose high-school education was not in English must show TOEFL 80 iBT, TOEIC 800 or IELTS 6.0. No French level is required. Direct application through the EPITA portal requires a CV, passport, certified high-school transcripts and certificate, two letters of recommendation, an English test result where applicable and a statement of purpose. Application fee: 60 euros. Deadline: 31 July 2026. The process is: submit the application, take an online mathematics test, attend an online interview, receive results. One intake a year, in September. Applicants may alternatively apply through Parcoursup.
MSc Computer Science: a 4-year Bachelor in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field (or a 3-year Bachelor with related work experience); intakes in September and March (deadlines 31 July 2026 for Fall 2026 and 15 January 2027 for Spring 2027). MSc Artificial Intelligence Systems: a 4-year Bachelor (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field, with a strong mathematics and science background. MSc Artificial Intelligence for Marketing Strategy: a 3-year or 4-year Bachelor or higher in any discipline; the programme lasts 12 months of classes plus a 6-month internship, 120 ECTS, and the French A2 level is required to obtain the degree. For all three, applicants whose Bachelor was not taught in English must show TOEFL 80 iBT, TOEIC 800 or IELTS 6.0, and no French level is required for admission. Documents include certified Bachelor transcripts and certificate, the high-school diploma, a CV and an English test.
EU students need only a valid identity card. Non-EU students prepare a valid passport, check whether the Études en France procedure of Campus France applies to their country, apply for a long-stay student visa equivalent to a residence permit (VLS-TS) at the nearest French embassy or consulate, and validate it within three months of arrival to obtain the student residence permit. Enrolment is confirmed by paying the first instalment, which launches the visa procedure. Exchange students apply by 1 June (autumn semester) or 1 November (spring semester) with a CV, cover letter, transcripts, English test or assessment, passport copy and health insurance.
The EPITA Research Laboratory is attached to the doctoral school EDITE de Paris (ED130).
Sport: a partnership with the Forest Hill fitness centre at Aquaboulevard, close to the Paris campus, gives multi-activity access seven days a week.
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