A new year gets under way at EPFL for more than 10,900 students
© 2017 EPFL / Jamani Caillet
Today, EPFL welcomes its students as the 2017-2018 academic year kicks off. The school has 1,955 first-year Bachelor’s students, a 7% increase on last year.
EPFL’s student body continues to grow, year after year. A total of 10,909 students – between the Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD levels and the preparatory Special Mathematics Course (CMS) – are starting the academic year today.
For the incoming Bachelor’s class, the Mechanical Engineering section is the most popular (277 freshmen enrolled), followed by Microengineering (253), Life Sciences (222), Architecture (211), Physics (190) and Computer Science (179). Computer Science experienced the sharpest jump in enrollment – 62 more students than last year – followed by Life Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Communication Systems and Financial Engineering.
The proportion of women students is practically unchanged, with 30% at the Bachelor’s level this year versus 29% one year ago. Women account for 24% of Master’s students and 31% of PhD students.
Check out the special back-to-school cartoon spread in EPFL Magazine!
