Sciences Po Parisian campus
A world-class university in the heart of Paris
Located in the heart of the historic Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighbourhood, Sciences Po’s Paris campus welcomes students on the Summer School’s University Programmes as well as those on the Winter School. It comprises several buildings, all within a short walking distance of one another.
The central building is located at number 27 Rue Saint Guillaume, known to Sciences Po students as “Le 27.” Le 27 is also home to one of two sites of Sciences Po’s state-of-the-art library, which holds nearly a million resources and dozens of computers ready for students’ studying needs. The Paris Campus also includes the Saint-Thomas site, a state-of-the-art 22,000 square-metre campus in the city centre that opened in 2022.
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The Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighbourhood
Summer School students benefit from Sciences Po’s unsurpassed location in the epicentre of the city, on the border of the 6th and 7th arrondissements. With its hundreds of restaurants, bars, cinema houses and art galleries in the surrounding streets, Saint-Germain-des-Prés provides students with a large choice of ways to spend their time after class. Moreover, the neighbourhood is within walking distance of museums such as the Musée d’Orsay and Musée du Louvre, and historic landmarks such as the Saint Sulpice Church, the Luxembourg Gardens and Notre Dame Cathedral.
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In fifteen minutes or less, Sciences Po students can easily reach some of Paris’s most famous landmarks.
- Musée du Louvre: the internationally renowned museum is across the river from Sciences Po.
- Musée d’Orsay: this famous museum of Impressionist art is mere blocks from the campus.
- Notre Dame Cathedral: this historic monument is now open to public! Don't miss out on the opportunity to see the wonderful rennovations.
- Cluny Museum of the Middle Ages: for the chance to see the famous “Lady and the Unicorn” tapestries and other treasures.
- Le Jardin du Luxembourg (website in French): for picnics in the sunshine, superb landscape architecture, and jogging in the shadow of the French Sénat.
- Le Pont des Arts: stroll over the Seine River on this pedestrian-only bridge for an unparalleled view of the city.
- Musée Delacroix: charming museum on the intimate Place Furstenberg, dedicated to the works of Nineteenth-century artist Eugène Delacroix.
- Le Panthéon: for a chance to visit some of France’s greatest (deceased) citizens.
Short programmes available on this campus
What is Sciences Po?
Sciences Po is an international research university, both selective and open onto the world, ranking among the finest institutions in the fields of humanities and social sciences.
Its aim is to create a rich and plural student community, with the ambition of training tomorrow’s decision-makers, fully equipped to grasp the complexity of the world they will have to transform.