# EPFL - EPF Lausanne

- Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1853
- Official website: http://www.epfl.ch/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/epfl-epf-lausanne-819bd7c2

## Summary

EPFL traces its origins to the École spéciale de Lausanne, a private engineering school founded in 1853 that later became part of the University of Lausanne. In 1969 it was separated from the university and became a federal institute of technology run by the Swiss Confederation, alongside ETH Zurich. Its campus at Ecublens, on the shore of Lake Geneva, includes an innovation park for start-ups and company research labs.

## Key facts

- rank: =22 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.epfl.ch/)
- [Admissions](https://www.epfl.ch/education/admission/fr/)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/02s376052)
- [Official Annual Report 2025 'In Numbers': 14,072 students](https://www.epfl.ch/about/overview/annual-report/annual-report-2025/)
- [Wikipedia cross-check: 1853 origin, 1969 federalisation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89cole_Polytechnique_F%C3%A9d%C3%A9rale_de_Lausanne)

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