School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #889 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #360 of 2,785 | In Europe |
| #30 of 224 | In France |
| #12 of 65 | In Ile-de-France |
| #7 of 27 | In Paris |
| #138 of 6,713 | For Philosophy |
| Top50% | For 88 other topics |
Quick Review
- Enrollment
- 2,613
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Website
- www.ehess.fr
- Languages
- French
- Acceptance rate
- 52%*
* 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 Requirements | Master: University degree in sociology; Doctorat: Master degree |
|---|---|
| Enrollment | 2,613 |
Research profile
School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences is a world-class research university with 27,161 scientific papers published and 216,873 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Political Science, Environmental Science, Sociology, History, Law, Geography and Cartography, Computer Science, and Biology.
School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 164 | 292 |
| 1994 | 114 | 333 |
| 1995 | 138 | 430 |
| 1996 | 164 | 481 |
| 1997 | 166 | 537 |
| 1998 | 205 | 713 |
| 1999 | 202 | 783 |
| 2000 | 306 | 1053 |
| 2001 | 318 | 1108 |
| 2002 | 397 | 1450 |
| 2003 | 413 | 1685 |
| 2004 | 431 | 2001 |
| 2005 | 507 | 2267 |
| 2006 | 563 | 2781 |
| 2007 | 633 | 3159 |
| 2008 | 725 | 3951 |
| 2009 | 810 | 4321 |
| 2010 | 802 | 4786 |
| 2011 | 904 | 5561 |
| 2012 | 972 | 6368 |
| 2013 | 1053 | 7220 |
| 2014 | 1076 | 8411 |
| 2015 | 1153 | 8808 |
| 2016 | 1329 | 9528 |
| 2017 | 1606 | 10670 |
| 2018 | 1497 | 12812 |
| 2019 | 1631 | 14751 |
| 2020 | 1656 | 16122 |
| 2021 | 1817 | 17956 |
| 2022 | 1702 | 18098 |
| 2023 | 1400 | 17363 |
| 2024 | 1020 | 15920 |
| 2025 | 548 | 13934 |
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 |
The currency used is EUR (Euro)
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
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Thomas Piketty
- Enrolled in the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
- 1991-1993 graduated with doctorate in France in economics
- Occupations
- economistresearch fellowwriter
- 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).
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Bruno Latour
- Enrolled in the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
- In 1987 graduated with habilitation
- Occupations
- writerphilosopheranthropologistprofessorsociologist
- Biography
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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 a 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.
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Esther Duflo
- 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 her husband Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty".
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Édouard Louis
- Occupations
- writereditor
- Biography
-
Édouard Louis is a French writer.
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 | 2,114,000 |