École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne), founded in 1969, is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the suburbs of Lausanne, Vaud (population range of 50,000-249,999). Sion, Neuchâtel, Genève, Fribourg, and Ras al-Khaimah are all locales where this university has a branch campus. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 10,000-14,999 students) coeducational Swiss higher education institution that is officially recognized by the Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation, Schweiz (State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation of Switzerland).

In a variety of fields of study, the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees. This 51-year-old Swiss higher-education school has a strict admissions criteria based on past academic performance and grades. Students from all around the world are welcome to apply for admission. EPFL also provides a library, housing, sports facilities, financial aid and/or scholarships, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services to students.

Name: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Name: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Lausanne
Name: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
Acronym: EPFL
Founded: 1969 Origins date back to 1853
Address: EcublensLausanne1015 VaudSwitzerland
Tel: +41 (21) 693 1111
Fax: +41 (21) 693 1489
Other locations: Sion, Neuchâtel, Geneva, Fribourg, Ras al-Khaimah