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Undergraduate Studies: How to Apply
Undergraduate students enter Sciences Po after having completed their secondary studies. We welcome all applicant profiles regardless of background and country of origin.
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One admissions procedure for all candidates
Please note
Sciences Po has recently announced changes to the undergraduate admissions procedure.
The changes concern the French admission pathway (via the Parcoursup platform), for the Fall 2025 intake. The precise arrangements will be announced around mid-December.
The international admission pathway and admissions to international dual degrees are not affected this year.
Sciences Po attracts a student community unique in its academic excellence, social and geographic diversity, and multiculturalism. To ensure the recruitment of outstanding students from all backgrounds, Sciences Po offers a multifaceted admissions procedure that allows to reveal the value of all types of potential. Sciences Po is open to all talents, from all over France and all around the world. Whatever your secondary school or your country of origin, what matters are your academic results, your skills, and your desire to study at Sciences Po.
Four evaluations to select the best profiles
Our admissions procedure consists of four separate evaluations, common to all candidates. This plural assessment ensures that admission be granted to students who have achieved academic excellence throughout their secondary education, confirmed by their scores on the French Baccalaureate exam or foreign equivalent, who know how to present themselves and express their motivations in writing, and are able to convince the jury in an interview.
Candidates must meet or exceed a minimum admission mark both on the evaluation of their application (3 marks) and the interview. Each of the three evaluations of the application file is marked out of 20 to form a score out of 60. The interview is also marked out of 60.
The two assessments (written and oral) weigh equally in the admissions decision (final admission mark on 120). It is the combination of the results of the four evaluations that determines admission.
How and when to apply
If you are preparing to sit the French Baccalaureate exam (whether in France or in an international French lycée), you must apply via the Parcoursup platform (within the deadlines set by Parcoursup).
If you are graduating from a foreign secondary school or preparing to sit a foreign secondary school diploma, you must apply via the Sciences Po admissions platform on our website (according to Sciences Po’s admissions calendar).
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What kinds of attributes does Sciences Po look for?
All applicants are assessed against the same expectations. Candidates must demonstrate academic excellence, express their desire to study at Sciences Po and reveal their intellectual project for Sciences Po as well as their writing and thinking skills. The application file and the interview give each candidate the opportunity to bring out his or her qualities and potential. The successful candidates are chosen for their ability to shine in different and complementary lights.
How to prepare
Preparing to apply to Sciences Po begins in secondary school: it is the knowledge and working methods acquired in secondary school that are assessed, as well as candidates’ overall progress.
Finally, beyond academic performance, it is important to be familiar with Sciences Po’s general educational values, and those of the Undergraduate College in particular.
Prospective Students
Key figures
11000
candidates in 2020
2195
admitted
20%
acceptance rate