School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences: Statistics

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#910 of 14,131 In the World
#352 of 2,785 In Europe
#30 of 224 In France
#12 of 65 In Ile-de-France
#7 of 27 In Paris
#138 of 6,689 For Philosophy
Top50% For 88 other topics
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Enrollment
2,613
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Website
www.ehess.fr
Languages
French
Acceptance rate
36%*

* The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsMaster: University degree in sociology; Doctorat: Master degree
Enrollment2,613

Research profile

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences is a world-class research university with 26,371 scientific papers published and 205,091 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Environmental Science, Law, History, Geography and Cartography, Computer Science, and Biology.

Publications
26,371
Citations
205,091

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
21,834 / 172,877
Philosophy
16,739 / 129,883
Political Science
11,540 / 92,497
Sociology
5,488 / 65,495
Environmental Science
5,477 / 59,090
Law
4,867 / 71,111
History
4,851 / 37,503
Geography and Cartography
4,370 / 39,505
Computer Science
3,698 / 98,660
Biology
3,254 / 81,097
Archaeology
2,836 / 29,788
Physics
2,599 / 45,950
Engineering
2,597 / 54,399
Linguistics
2,558 / 61,648
Psychology
2,477 / 77,282
Art & Design
2,399 / 27,457
Medicine
2,372 / 64,084
Economics
2,274 / 44,730
Business
1,936 / 39,889
Mathematics
1,777 / 43,785
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
1,694 / 45,972
Geology
1,630 / 26,463
Quantum and Particle physics
1,388 / 26,036
Ecology
1,333 / 25,067
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
1,291 / 9,845
Statistics
1,180 / 26,492
Chemistry
1,109 / 21,235
Paleontology
991 / 20,400
Literature
988 / 7,908
Social Psychology
982 / 29,401
Neuroscience
952 / 46,064
Anthropology
929 / 11,073
Finance
907 / 16,893
Psychiatry
885 / 38,226
Fashion Design
871 / 10,787
Cognitive Science
818 / 41,447
Classics and Ancient History
809 / 3,754
Development Studies
781 / 17,637
Pathology
779 / 17,876
Demography
763 / 20,674

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 126 276
1993 164 287
1994 114 331
1995 138 428
1996 162 477
1997 166 534
1998 205 710
1999 202 776
2000 305 1048
2001 315 1082
2002 397 1445
2003 412 1683
2004 431 1999
2005 505 2265
2006 561 2771
2007 633 3150
2008 724 3945
2009 810 4309
2010 801 4781
2011 900 5556
2012 971 6363
2013 1046 7208
2014 1070 8352
2015 1138 8683
2016 1296 9497
2017 1563 10628
2018 1454 12781
2019 1610 14717
2020 1639 16091
2021 1789 17911
2022 1682 18042
2023 1361 17287
2024 930 15480
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Tuition

The tuition table for School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.

Program Tuition Cost (EUR) Academic Year
Master's Degree 240 2021-2022
Doctoral Degree 380 2021-2022
Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2,000 2021-2022

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Programs and Degrees

Master Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Arts and Humanities, Economics, Ethnology, History, Musicology, Philosophy, Social Policy, Social Sciences, Sociology, Urban Studies
Doctorat Aesthetics, Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Archaeology, Arts and Humanities, Cognitive Sciences, Development Studies, Economics, Ethnology, Geography, History, History of Societies, Law, Musicology, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Policy, Social Sciences, Sociology, Urban Studies

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences alumni

  1. Thomas Piketty

    Thomas Piketty
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1971-.. (age 54)
    Enrolled in the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
    1991-1993 graduated with doctorate in France in economics
    Occupations
    screenwriterwritereconomistresearch fellow
    Biography

    Thomas Piketty is a French economist who is a professor of economics at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, associate chair at the Paris School of Economics (PSE) and Centennial Professor of Economics in the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics (LSE).

  2. Bruno Latour

    Bruno Latour
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1947-2022 (aged 75)
    Enrolled in the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
    In 1987 graduated with habilitation
    Occupations
    professorsociologistwriterphilosopheranthropologist
    Biography

    Bruno Latour was a French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist. He was especially known for his work in the field of science and technology studies (STS). After teaching at the École des Mines de Paris (Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation) from 1982 to 2006, he became professor at Sciences Po Paris (2006–2017), where he was the scientific director of the Sciences Po Medialab. He retired from several university activities in 2017. He was also a Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics.

  3. Esther Duflo

    Esther Duflo
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1972-.. (age 53)
    Enrolled in the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
    Graduated with diplôme d'études approfondies
    Occupations
    university teacherresearchereconomist
    Biography

    Esther Duflo, FBA is a French-American economist currently serving as the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 2019, she was jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences alongside Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty".

  4. Édouard Louis

    Édouard Louis
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1992-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    writereditor
    Biography

    Édouard Louis is a French writer and sociologist.

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School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences faculties and divisions

Area : Law and Society Law
Area : Psychology and Cognitive Science Psychology
Area : Signs, Forms, Representation Cultural Studies

General information

Alternative names EHESS
École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
Founded 1947
Accreditation Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation

Location and contacts

Address 54 boulevard Raspail
Paris, 75006
France
City population 2,146,000

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