CentraleSupélec is deploying two new measures to ensure that excellence is not hampered by the cost of studies.
The school announces that, starting with the 2026-2027 academic year, it will adjust tuition fees for its engineering programs based on families' financial resources. It is also allocating 15% of tuition fees collected for Bachelor's and MSc programs to fund scholarships for students in these programs.
As a public institution with a strong historical role and high profile, CentraleSupélec is fully committed to the fight for equal opportunities. The school is launching two new initiatives designed to promote social diversity among its students, in line with the ambitions of its strategic plan for 2032.
« Diversity and inclusion contribute to our excellence just as much as selectivity and academic rigor. Learning to live together in diversity and difference, so prevalent in the professional world, must be acquired during one's studies. Furthermore, the "preparatory class + top public engineering school" pathway remains a particularly financially accessible route to excellence. However, too many students still forgo studying at top institutions due to cost. We must take action to both overcome persistent self-censorship and convince more young people from working-class and middle-class backgrounds to pursue scientific and engineering studies at institutions of excellence like ours. " says Romain Soubeyran, director of CentraleSupélec.
Adjusting registration fees
Adjusting tuition fees for non-scholarship students (scholarship recipients are exempt) is one way to involve families in financing education according to their means. With this in mind, the school will implement adjusted tuition fees for intra-EU students enrolled in engineering programs starting in the 2026 academic year.
The tuition fees set at the time of enrollment will remain the same for the entire duration of the program. These fees will be progressive and calculated based on the parents' reference tax income per share. The CentraleSupélec Foundation will be able to provide necessary support in the event of financial hardship during the program, as it already does.
Since the current tuition fee system does not provide data on family income, the thresholds applied for the next academic year were defined using INSEE (French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies) data. These thresholds allow the four lowest income deciles of the French population to either be exempt (for students receiving needs-based scholarships) or pay the minimum fees (set at €2500 for students entering in 2026). The maximum amount (set at €5000 for students entering in 2026) will apply to the two highest income deciles of the French population. The school will use the information collected during the first year of implementation to refine the model and more precisely quantify its impact in subsequent years.
Substantial financial aid renewed every year
Each year, thanks to the irreplaceable support of the CentraleSupélec Foundation and the commitment of donors, CentraleSupélec provides financial assistance to nearly 450 students.
Thus, scholarship students (levels 1 to 7) admitted to engineering programs receive an additional scholarship of 2000 euros from the Foundation in 1eyear and 1000 euros in 2e year. In total, 375 students benefit from this direct aid this year, for an amount of approximately 900 000 euros.
Furthermore, the 2nd grade studentse year can also benefit from a loan guarantee (total amount committed of approximately 360 000 euros) and computer loans (total amount committed of 20 000 euro).
Furthermore, with regard to its bachelor and MSc courses, CentraleSupélec has decided that 15% of the registration fees for these courses will go towards a scholarship fund - living allowances, social criteria scholarships but also merit and excellence scholarships - intended for these students.
Substantial financial aid renewed every year
Finally, to ensure that no brilliant student is prevented from attending CentraleSupélec for financial reasons, the school's Foundation covers the accommodation costs on the Gif-sur-Yvette campus for scholarship recipients in levels 4 to 7 during their oral exams. In 2025, 82 candidates benefited from this support, for a total amount of approximately 20 000€.
About CentraleSupélec - www.centralesupelec.fr
Founded in 2015 through the merger of École Centrale Paris (1829) and Supélec (1894), CentraleSupélec is today one of the leading engineering and systems science schools. A public institution and founding member of Université Paris-Saclay, it trains more than 5,400 students each year across four campuses in France (Paris-Saclay, Metz, Rennes, and Reims).
With 18 laboratories and research teams, the school relies on a unique ecosystem of innovation and technology transfer, supported by 3,000 partner companies and an exceptional alumni network. responsible for more than 1,270 startups, including 10 unicorns with a combined valuation of 82 billion euros.
With a strong global outlook, CentraleSupélec welcomes 25% international students and collaborates with over 170 of the most prestigious partner universities worldwide. As President of the Centrale Schools Group, she also oversees campuses in Beijing, Hyderabad, and Casablanca.
Driven by an ambitious strategic plan, the school intends to double the flow of its graduates between 2022 and 2032, and strengthen its impact on major societal issues: ecological and energy transitions, national and European sovereignty, health and quality of life.
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