Notable programs
Département de Mathématiques et Applications (DMA)
One of the world's strongest math departments — the engine behind ENS holding the most Fields Medalist alumni of any institution (11).
Département d'Informatique (DI ENS)
Joint CNRS/Inria research unit (UMR 8548) with leading work in cryptography, machine learning and algorithms.
Département de Physique
Eight normalien Nobel laureates in physics, including Serge Haroche (2012) and Albert Fert (2007).
Département d'Études Cognitives (DEC)
Cross-disciplinary cognitive science, neuroscience and linguistics hub, home to the Institut Jean Nicod.
Département de Philosophie
France's premier philosophy training ground, in the lineage of Sartre, Bergson, Foucault and Derrida.
Économie / Paris School of Economics
ENS is the lead partner in the PSE, France's top economics research cluster (alumni include Esther Duflo).