Founded in 1853, the École Spéciale de Lausanne was renamed École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in 1969.
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Every year at our Master’s graduation ceremony, EPFL awards the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to preeminent researchers and other figures who have made a significant contribution to science and engineering.
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Some key figures
54 years
Founded in 1969, EPFL is one of the youngest institutes of technology in the world
over 17’000
students and employees make EPFL a bustling, dynamic campus today
over 120
nationalities represented, making EPFL one of the three most international universities in the world
some 500
laboratories and research groups, in disciplines ranging from math and life science to architecture and engineering
some 350
internationally recognized professors. In 2021, 49% of faculty job offers made were to women
16
EPFL researchers are among the 1% most cited in their fields globally
N° 14
in the QS World University ranking, alongside Columbia and Yale
over 4’300
research publications in 2020, for an average of more than one publication per professor per month
162
grants awarded by the European Research Council (ERC) as of the end of 2020
32
startups created in 2021 (more than two per month), for a total of more than 350 since 2000
over 780 million CHF
in funding raised by EPFL spin-offs in 2021
over 1 billion CHF
the size of our annual budget, with around one third coming from third parties