School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences: Statistics

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#1105 of 14,131 In the World
#415 of 2,785 In Europe
#33 of 224 In France
#11 of 65 In Ile-de-France
#9 of 27 In Paris
#379 of 1,015 For Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
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Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Website
www.ehess.fr
Languages
French
Acceptance rate
42%*

* 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

Research profile

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences has published 9,213 scientific papers with 98,711 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Political Science, Environmental Science, Law, Sociology, Computer Science, History, Geography and Cartography, and Biology.

Publications
9,213
Citations
98,711

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
7,498 / 80,013
Philosophy
5,314 / 60,328
Political Science
4,008 / 42,203
Environmental Science
2,674 / 31,483
Law
2,603 / 39,117
Sociology
2,549 / 35,716
Computer Science
2,364 / 61,164
History
2,112 / 16,898
Geography and Cartography
2,055 / 21,872
Biology
2,033 / 46,300
Psychology
1,615 / 46,299
Medicine
1,597 / 41,371
Linguistics
1,530 / 37,381
Physics
1,502 / 24,635
Economics
1,479 / 26,788
Engineering
1,447 / 29,589
Archaeology
1,438 / 15,679
Business
1,195 / 21,340
Mathematics
1,186 / 28,221
Art & Design
1,182 / 13,140
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
1,106 / 28,704
Geology
859 / 13,150
Ecology
832 / 13,657
Quantum and Particle physics
817 / 14,411
Statistics
771 / 15,961
Chemistry
701 / 12,809
Neuroscience
694 / 29,278
Psychiatry
640 / 25,171
Cognitive Science
611 / 29,633
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
595 / 5,176
Paleontology
582 / 8,931
Social Psychology
579 / 14,640
Finance
567 / 10,019
Pathology
558 / 10,049
Demography
526 / 10,652
Development Studies
510 / 10,896
Anthropology
506 / 5,315
Public Health
504 / 9,508
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics
481 / 11,612
Literature
468 / 4,078

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 30 140
1991 89 192
1992 77 237
1993 114 235
1994 61 233
1995 72 260
1996 68 307
1997 66 345
1998 89 486
1999 92 509
2000 104 685
2001 89 693
2002 108 825
2003 118 1065
2004 125 1170
2005 163 1288
2006 170 1580
2007 207 1878
2008 234 2305
2009 281 2441
2010 240 2704
2011 263 3181
2012 343 3538
2013 388 3980
2014 419 4662
2015 405 4936
2016 448 5185
2017 638 5669
2018 541 6366
2019 566 7888
2020 739 8853
2021 847 11057
2022 651 9086
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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

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

  1. Thomas Piketty

    Thomas Piketty
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1971-.. (age 52)
    Enrolled in the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
    In 1993 graduated with doctorate in France in economics
    Occupations
    university teacherscreenwriterwritereconomist
    Biography

    Thomas Piketty is a French economist who is 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. Esther Duflo

    Esther Duflo
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1972-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    university teachereconomist
    Biography

    Esther Duflo Banerjee, FBA is a French–American economist who is a professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is the co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), which was established in 2003. She shared the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer, "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty".

  3. 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
    professorsociologistphilosopheranthropologist
    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.

  4. Édouard Louis

    Édouard Louis
    Born in
    France Flag France
    Years
    1992-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    writereditor
    Biography

    Édouard Louis is a French writer.

All 91 notable alumni

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 2,165,000

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