School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences: Statistics

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#930 of 14,131 In the World
#360 of 2,785 In Europe
#30 of 224 In France
#11 of 65 In Ile-de-France
#7 of 27 In Paris
#148 of 6,566 For Philosophy
Top50% For 98 other topics
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Enrollment
2,613
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Website
www.ehess.fr
Languages
French
Acceptance rate
45%*

* 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 19,690 scientific papers published and 150,136 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
19,690
Citations
150,136

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
16,371 / 129,576
Philosophy
12,419 / 97,464
Political Science
9,157 / 72,253
Sociology
4,271 / 53,570
Environmental Science
4,221 / 48,351
Law
4,014 / 58,690
History
3,497 / 26,157
Geography and Cartography
3,286 / 30,746
Computer Science
3,246 / 81,545
Biology
2,888 / 65,703
Archaeology
2,244 / 23,030
Medicine
2,210 / 55,268
Psychology
2,192 / 62,187
Physics
2,160 / 35,254
Linguistics
2,145 / 51,013
Engineering
2,117 / 46,002
Economics
2,082 / 38,233
Art & Design
1,751 / 20,425
Business
1,748 / 34,784
Mathematics
1,652 / 40,253
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
1,486 / 40,880
Geology
1,304 / 22,521
Quantum and Particle physics
1,203 / 21,449
Ecology
1,192 / 22,659
Statistics
1,120 / 22,908
Chemistry
989 / 17,947
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
984 / 7,110
Neuroscience
909 / 38,448
Psychiatry
864 / 32,856
Social Psychology
845 / 21,368
Paleontology
830 / 16,219
Finance
823 / 14,976
Pathology
762 / 14,939
Cognitive Science
755 / 33,343
Demography
734 / 17,822
Development Studies
731 / 15,350
Anthropology
718 / 8,541
Literature
701 / 6,599
Public Health
699 / 13,870
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics
655 / 16,710

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 125 200
1992 106 246
1993 144 251
1994 82 262
1995 103 339
1996 121 413
1997 107 456
1998 150 606
1999 146 664
2000 167 845
2001 184 989
2002 251 1148
2003 281 1429
2004 321 1564
2005 372 1712
2006 431 2134
2007 473 2533
2008 571 3174
2009 681 3466
2010 680 3836
2011 733 4614
2012 778 5213
2013 862 6071
2014 936 6983
2015 910 7410
2016 1051 7856
2017 1274 8416
2018 1217 9855
2019 1261 11434
2020 1320 12491
2021 1442 13956
2022 1247 13309
2023 776 12747
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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 53)
    Enrolled in the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
    1991-1993 graduated with doctorate in France in economics
    Occupations
    research felloweconomistwriterscreenwriter
    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 and Centennial Professor of Economics in the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics.

  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
    writersociologistprofessoranthropologistphilosopher
    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 52)
    Enrolled in the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
    Graduated with diplôme d'études approfondies
    Occupations
    economistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Esther Duflo Banerjee, FBA is a French–American economist who is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

  4. Pap Ndiaye

    Pap Ndiaye
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    politicianhistorian
    Biography

    Pap Ndiaye is a French historian and politician who has been serving as France's Ambassador to the Council of Europe since 2023.

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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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