École Polytechnique

École polytechnique (also known by the nickname "X") is a French public institution of higher education and research, located in Palaiseau near Paris. It is one of the French Grandes écoles, and is renowned for its four-year undergraduate Ingénieur Polytechnicien degree in science and engineering. Polytechnique is known for its extremely competitive entrance exam university-level preparation in mathematics and physics or after a Bachelor of Science (Licence in French education system). It is one of the most selective French engineering schools. The average salary of graduates of École Polytechnique was reported at £74,000 ($115,440), highest in Europe.

Polytechnique was established in 1794 by the mathematician Gaspard Monge during the French Revolution, and became a military academy under Napoleon I in 1804. Today, the institution still runs under the supervision of the French ministry of Defence. Initially located in the Latin Quarter of central Paris, the establishment was moved in 1976 to Palaiseau on the Saclay Plateau, southwest of Paris.

École Polytechnique (disambiguation)

École Polytechnique is a French school of higher education.

École Polytechnique may also refer to:

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