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Switzerland
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Lausanne · Federal university of technology
Verified application and program coverage
International IB applicant · Undergraduate
Program coverage
- Indexed programmes
- 100
- Official programme listings
- 100
- Admission route coverage
- 100
- Convertible subject requirements
- 13
IB admission criteria
- IB total
- At least 38/42 · bonus points excluded
- Required grades
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6/7
Details
Mathematics and physics: at least 6/7 each
- Higher Level
- Mathematics · physics · chemistry, biology, or computer science
- Three further subjects
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First modern language
Details
First modern language · second modern language · history, geography, economics, or philosophy at SL or HL
- IB Mathematics
- Analysis and Approaches and Applications and Interpretation are both accepted
Selection and French
- First-year capacity
-
3,000 places
Details
3,000 places from 2025 for at least four years
- Foreign-certificate selection
- Eligible applicants ranked by overall result or IB points
- French
- B2 required · C1 strongly recommended
- Language evidence
- Required at application if French was not part of upper-secondary education
Application
- Platform and deadline
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mid-November to 30 April for September entry
Details
EPFL online form · mid-November to 30 April for September entry
- Application fee
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CHF 150
Details
CHF 150 with a foreign certificate · CHF 50 with a Swiss certificate
- By 30 April
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Photo
Details
Photo · identity document · last two years of interim grades · French evidence when required
- Final result
- Final admission document normally due by 30 September
- Translation
- Legalized translation into English, French, German, or Italian when needed
Tuition and budget
- Standard invoice
- CHF 780 per semester · CHF 730 tuition plus CHF 50 compulsory fees
- Higher foreign-student invoice
- CHF 2,240 per semester when the tripled tuition applies
- Living budget
- Plan approximately CHF 29,000 per year, plus tuition
Strongest subjects
- Biological & Life Sciences
- 54 current official programme records
- Architecture & Urban Planning
- 53 current official programme records
- Business, Management & Entrepreneurship
- 13 current official programme records
- Environmental Science & Sustainability
- 11 current official programme records
- Dentistry & Oral Health
- 9 current official programme records
- Environmental & Energy Engineering
- 8 current official programme records
- Economics
- 7 current official programme records
- Real Estate, Construction & Property
- 5 current official programme records
Students
- All students
- 9,348
- Bachelor students
- 5,608
- International students
- 5,124
- International student share
- 54.8%
About École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne is located in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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