Sciences Po: Admission, Costs and the Real Bar for 2027 Entry

Sciences Po accepts international undergraduate applications for 2027 entry through its own admissions website until 1 March 2027, and each application costs €150. The tuition for a student whose parents are tax residents outside the EEA is 14,900 euros a year in 2026-2027.

You create and submit the application on the Sciences Po admissions website, and every deadline runs to 11.59pm Paris time. Sciences Po runs the international pathway on a rolling basis, so an earlier submission gives you an earlier answer:

The application fee is €150 and Sciences Po does not refund it. The 14,900 euros tuition applies to the undergraduate level for 2026-2027. Sciences Po's fee pages show no 2027-2028 figure yet, so treat the 2026-2027 amount as the latest published one.

Tests

No test is required. Sciences Po says that submitting SAT/ACT scores is optional but encouraged for international undergraduate admissions. It also says that attaching proof of language proficiency at the time of application is entirely optional.

One application only

• You get one application only. Sciences Po states that it is not possible to apply more than once to Sciences Po Undergraduate College.

Reading rooms at 27 rue Saint-Guillaume

Sciences Po says it ranks first in France and in the European Union in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 for Politics. We list no overall position in QS World University Rankings 2027, Times Higher Education, ARWU or U.S. News.

The position above comes from Sciences Po's own facts page, which also says that for the past seven years Sciences Po has been among the top 5 universities in this discipline.

We do not list overall positions in any ranking in this report. The subject ranking above is Sciences Po's own claim, not a ranking table, so use it as such.

The numbers that matter

Sciences Po was founded in 1872.

The key figures page adds 300 members of the permanent faculty and 445 partnerships and 64 dual degrees with universities abroad. The Undergraduate College page counts 445 partner universities, while another College page counts 480 university partnerships. When you quote any of these figures, name the page and the period it comes from.

The undergraduate pages put the international share at 50%.

What rankings cannot capture

Three structural features set the Undergraduate College apart from a standard single-campus degree.

• Seven campuses. Sciences Po states that it is present today in seven French cities: Dijon, Le Havre, Menton, Nancy, Paris, Poitiers and Reims. Except Paris, each campus focuses on a specific geopolitical area through a geographical minor; the campus chapter lists them.
• A compulsory year abroad. All students spend their third year, called 3A, in full immersion at a partner university abroad.
• Fees that depend on tax residence, not passport. Sciences Po states that nationality is not taken into consideration in the tuition fees calculation. Families with tax residence in the EEA pay €0 to €14,900 a year on an income scale, and families with tax residence outside the EEA pay a flat €14,900 in 2026-2027.

Garden of Sciences Po

Sciences Po's Admissions Office publishes a yearly Admissions Report, which presents key figures on applications and admissions at Sciences Po across all admissions procedures.

The admissions report

Sciences Po does publish a class profile, but behind a form. Its Admissions Office publishes a yearly Admissions Report, which presents key figures on applications and admissions at Sciences Po across all admissions procedures. Sciences Po asks you to fill in the form below to download the latest Sciences Po admissions report. The report sits behind that form, so this page quotes no grade or test ranges from it.

How international the class is

The Undergraduate College lists 6,700 undergraduate students and 50% international students. Sciences Po also states that each year, up to half of the new students come from outside France. Applicants preparing for more than one hundred different qualifications apply through the international pathway each year.

The campus sizes behind these shares differ widely: Le Havre has nearly 350 students, Menton more than 400, Reims nearly 1,600, Nancy around 350 and Poitiers around 300. A high share on a small campus means a small group of international students, so read the share together with the size. The campus chapter has the full comparison.

Common misconception: "Sciences Po is for the French elite only"

The class is not French-only. Sciences Po states that up to half of the new students at the Undergraduate College come from outside France, and that the campus network welcomes more than 50% international students.

For international applicants, the Boutmy scholarship is awarded based on merit and according to the type of profile sought for this programme.

A non-French diploma means the international pathway, and a French baccalauréat from a French high school, in France or abroad, means Parcoursup. Sciences Po lists three admissions routes for 2027 entry, each with its own portal.

The international pathway is designed for all candidates who are preparing to sit for a non-French secondary school certificate or diploma.

When you can apply

You apply in your final year, and Sciences Po requires that applicants are preparing to sit the final assessments for the first time. Sciences Po sets the dispensation request deadline for the 2027 procedure at 14 February 2027 and asks you to allow a month for it to be examined.

Sciences Po sets a cut-off for school years that end late in the calendar year: if you graduated prior to November 2026, you have to request a dispensation.

What you can choose

The Paris general programme is only available to candidates who have completed French secondary education.

Transfers and reapplying

• Reapplying: Sciences Po states that it is not possible to apply more than once to Sciences Po Undergraduate College.
• Transfers: Sciences Po does not accept transfer students, and it is not possible to be admitted into the 2nd or 3rd year of our undergraduate programmes.

Sciences Po runs the 2027 international undergraduate admissions in three rounds, with deadlines on 4 November 2026, 13 January 2027 and 1 March 2027, and every deadline ends at 11.59pm Paris time. The earlier you apply, the earlier you get a result, and remote interviews follow each round.

International admissions run on a rolling basis up to 1 March 2027. Sciences Po lists three submission dates, each with its own result date.

Application rounds and interviews

The Boutmy deadline is a separate item. Sciences Po lists 13 January 2027 as the date for applying for the Émile Boutmy Scholarship, and the scholarship chapter explains what it covers.

Academic references

• Two academic references from secondary school teachers. They are mandatory, and Sciences Po states that applications submitted without two academic references are considered incomplete.

Fee and submission

The application fee is €150 and Sciences Po does not refund it. Sciences Po grants an exemption only to candidates who can prove their refugee status. If you pay by bank transfer, Sciences Po advises you to keep at least one week to spare before the final deadline. The email with your account activation link may take up to two hours to arrive.

Check everything before you press submit. Once you have submitted, the application can no longer be modified by Sciences Po or by you.

Step 6: Offers and results

An offer of admission includes an assignment to one of the two programmes you requested. Sciences Po states that acceptances are conditional on the obtention of your final high school diploma. After you accept the offer, you may download an enrollment certificate through the online student space, which you can use for your visa file.

The academic year at Sciences Po begins between mid-August and the end of August, depending on the programme, and there is no mid-year intake. The Undergraduate College induction week in the 2026-2027 calendar ran from Monday 24 to Friday 28 August, which is past. Sciences Po's calendar pages do not yet show the 2027-2028 calendar, so no induction dates for 2027 are given here.

Sciences Po marks an international application out of 100: the written file is worth up to 50 points and the remote interview is worth 50. There are no specific subject requirements.

The written file has three evaluations. Candidates are awarded two marks out of 20 and one out of 10, for a total of 50 points. The interview is also graded out of 50, and after it the jury totals the four marks to give a final mark out of 100.

Evaluation 2 focuses on academic performance throughout the last three years of secondary school, and the examiner marks it without knowing the result of Evaluation 1.

Step 3: Written essays - the academic core of the application

Sciences Po states that the third motivation question is not graded.

You write the pieces in the language(s) of instruction of the two programmes you apply to. In case of suspicion of plagiarism, essays may be given a mark of 0.

Step 4: Recommendations

You need two academic references. Sciences Po requires that they are secondary school teachers, preferably from one of your main classes or a subject taught at Sciences Po. Do not choose a physical education teacher, a career/college counsellor, or a private tutor. You cannot read them: applicants cannot have access to the reference letters.

Step 5: The oral interview - Sciences Po's distinctive stage

Not every applicant is interviewed. Sciences Po invites only candidates whose written applications have obtained a minimum mark defined by Sciences Po each year. The interview is conducted remotely for all French and international applicants, so you do not travel to Paris. It takes place approximately 5 to 7 weeks after the application deadline.

The panel consists of two examiners, including secondary school teachers and/or members of the academic staff at Sciences Po. If you applied to several programmes within Sciences Po, you may be invited to several interviews. Failure to attend your interview will result in the rejection of your application.

The minimum mark

To proceed to the interview, candidates must obtain a mark equal to or higher than a minimum mark defined by Sciences Po each year.

The Sciences Po Undergraduate College has seven campuses, and six of them are open to international applicants: each regional campus carries its own geographical minor, and the Paris campus is reserved for candidates with a French secondary education.

Step 1: Choose your campus and programme

The Undergraduate College welcomes students across seven campuses located throughout France: Dijon, Le Havre, Menton, Nancy, Paris, Poitiers and Reims. For the Paris campus, Sciences Po states that the programme is only available to candidates who have completed French secondary education. The six other campuses each offer a geographical minor:

English-taught options are Le Havre and the Reims North America minor, while Menton and the Reims Africa minor can be taken in English too. Dijon, Nancy and Poitiers teach in French, with the option of taking the first semester in English. If you choose one of those three, check how much French you need before you apply.

How the campus system actually works

You choose two programmes in your application, and Sciences Po decides which one you get: in case of admission, Sciences Po will assign you to one of the two selected programmes. Rank only minors you would accept.

After the campus years, all students spend their third year in full immersion at a partner university abroad. Students may then go on to a two-year Master’s degree on the Sciences Po Paris Campus.

Campus character at a glance

• Reims has over 70 nationalities represented. It opened in September 2010.
• Le Havre has hosted the Asia-Pacific campus since 2007, with a yearly cohort of around 150 students from across the world.
• Menton is Sciences Po’s southernmost campus and opened in 2005.
• Dijon was created in 2001, with a large number of Central and Eastern Europeans among its students.
• Nancy was established in the region of Lorraine in 2000.
• Poitiers has hosted a Sciences Po campus since 2001.

Amphithéâtre Émile Boutmy at Sciences Po, during a lecture

Sciences Po publishes no minimum grades or typical offers for the IB, A-levels, the US High School Diploma or any other national diploma. It states that candidates must reach a minimum mark defined by Sciences Po each year.

This is a gap, so do not trust any "required IB score" you see quoted for Sciences Po. Sciences Po's admissions pages state no points, predicted grades, GPA or minimums for any diploma. Thresholds quoted elsewhere, such as IB point ranges, A-level grades, GPA bands or Gaokao tiers, have no source on Sciences Po pages.

School records

Sciences Po assesses academic performance throughout the last three years of secondary school.

How transcripts are assessed

Sciences Po states that there are no specific subject requirements. Transcripts are assessed by experts in systems of secondary education abroad.

Who is not eligible

• French baccalauréat holders: if you received a French baccalauréat in France, including the BFI, you must apply as a French high school student through the Parcoursup platform.
• Transfers: Sciences Po does not accept transfer students.

English is the other academic gate. Applicants to English-taught minors must have a command of the English language equivalent to a European C1 level, but attaching proof of language proficiency is entirely optional at the time of application.

Sciences Po asks for a level of C1 in the language of most of its programmes, and French is not required for the English-taught minors. A language test is entirely optional at application: the level is judged in your written pieces and in the interview.

The main working languages in the undergraduate programmes are French and/or English. Which one you need depends on the campus and the minor you apply to, and the level is the same almost everywhere: a European C1.

Paris is not open on the international pathway, so it is listed only for completeness. For the English-taught minors, Sciences Po states that proficiency in French is not a prerequisite.

Tests and how your level is checked

Sciences Po says that attaching proof of language proficiency at the time of application is entirely optional. Your level is checked anyway: during the interview, as well as via the texts submitted, candidates will be tested on their language proficiency. If the level is insufficient, the interview panel reserves the right to issue a negative opinion.

You write the pieces in the language(s) of instruction of the two programmes you apply to. Sciences Po sets a C1 level, not a test score, and it publishes no minimum IELTS or TOEFL number on its admissions pages.

Languages of study

Sciences Po lists the Europe-Asia, North America and Mediterranean-Middle East minors as taught in English.

Language and the dual degrees

For the Columbia dual degree, Sciences Po states that interviews are conducted in English, although some questions in French can be asked if you chose a French track. For the UCL dual degree, interviews are conducted in English or French depending on your minor, and UCL’s English track is offered only on the Menton campus.

Sciences Po states that submitting SAT/ACT scores is optional but encouraged for its international undergraduate admissions, so neither test is required for 2027 entry. Sciences Po publishes no minimum score and no score range for either test.

Sciences Po states that submitting standardised tests, such as the SAT or the ACT, is optional but encouraged.

Submitting scores

You create and submit your application through the Sciences Po admissions website.

Score ranges

Sciences Po's admissions pages give no minimum SAT, no minimum ACT and no typical range of admitted students. Thresholds you may see quoted elsewhere have no source on Sciences Po's admissions pages. Without a published range, treat a score as one supporting piece of the file, next to the marks that decide the outcome.

Subjects and academic assessment

Sciences Po states that there are no specific subject requirements. Academic performance is assessed throughout the last three years of secondary school.

The Sciences Po undergraduate degree is a Bachelor’s degree conferring the European grade of licence.

Major coursework

Each student must validate 40% of courses in the framework of their major.

The third year abroad

All students spend the third year abroad. One Sciences Po page says you study at one of 480 partner universities, possibly with a semester-long internship, and another counts 445 partner institutions. Quote the figure together with its page.

A gap year is possible, but students on a gap year must register and pay 25 % of their fees, as stated for 2026-2027.

Capstone Project

• End of second year: a Capstone Project submitted at the end of the second year.

Certifications and the Master

Students can follow four thematic pathways in the form of certifications. One of them is the CIVICA European Certification, through an alliance of 10 European universities. After the Bachelor, the majority of students continue their studies in a Master’s degree at Sciences Po.

Programmes taught in English

At the undergraduate level, Sciences Po states that the Europe-Asia, North America and Mediterranean-Middle East minors are taught in English.

Sciences Po’s origins

Sciences Po was founded in 1872.

Where Sciences Po does not focus

The Bachelor is a social sciences and humanities degree. If you want a degree centred on engineering or the natural sciences, check the majors against your plans before you apply.

Amphithéâtre Émile Boutmy at Sciences Po

A Sciences Po dual degree takes four years instead of three.

The international partners are Columbia University, Freie Universität Berlin, FGV EAESP in Brazil, Keio University, LUISS, the University of Hong Kong, UCL, Berkeley, NUS, the University of Sydney and the University of British Columbia. The programme length is four-year in case of a dual degree, against three for the standard Bachelor.

Where to apply

Choose one dual degree programme as your first choice, plus one minor of the Bachelor of Arts.

Degrees and interviews

• UCL: candidates are awarded a Bachelor degree from Sciences Po and UCL’s BA in European Social and Political Studies. If you do not reach the grade UCL sets in its offer, you will not be admitted to the dual degree.
• Columbia: if you apply to both the dual BA and a Sciences Po undergraduate programme, you may be invited to two different interviews.
• Waiting list: Sciences Po states that there may be a waiting list for some undergraduate dual degree programmes.

Sciences Po's admissions pages give no acceptance rate for any dual degree.

In the 2025 employment survey, Sciences Po reports that 9 out of 10 of graduates who chose to enter the job market are employed. These are surveys of graduates, mostly Master graduates, not of Bachelor alumni alone.

The surveys cover people who finished a Master, because nearly all students continue on to graduate study after completing their Bachelor at Sciences Po. Read the figures below as the outcome of the whole Sciences Po path, not of the three-year Bachelor on its own.

Sciences Po’s page for counsellors gives 98 percent as the share hired within six months.

Sciences Po's career pages give no single employment rate for Bachelor graduates. The 2025 survey states that 9 out of 10 of graduates who chose to enter the job market are currently employed, and that is the figure to quote.

Continuing to a Master

After the Bachelor, the majority of students continue their studies in a Master’s degree at Sciences Po.

Career Services

Sciences Po states that as early as the first year of study the Career Services helps students define their professional goals. It publishes thousands of job and internship offers every year.

Working in France after your degree

Sciences Po states that international students on a student visa can work a maximum of 964 hours per year during their studies. Sciences Po's career pages give no post-study work route, so this report does not describe one. Ask the French authorities or Sciences Po’s international student services before you plan to stay.

For 2026-2027, undergraduates whose parents are tax residents outside the EEA pay 14,900 euros a year in tuition at Sciences Po. Sciences Po has published no 2027-2028 fee: tuition fees are voted every year by the Board of Directors, for the following academic year.

Tuition fees 2026/2027

Sciences Po’s non-EEA rates apply to non-European students who enrol for the first time in a Bachelor’s or Master’s programme at Sciences Po in September 2026; the undergraduate rate is €14,900. Treat it as the latest published figure, not as a forecast for 2027-2028, which is the year a student entering in 2027 would pay.

The income scale is for EEA tax residents only. Sciences Po states that nationality is not taken into consideration in the tuition fees calculation, so a passport does not decide your fee; your parents’ tax residence does. If an EEA student does not provide the documents needed for the calculation, the maximum amount will be applied. If the applicable fee is under €100, it is waived.

At graduate level the non-EEA fee is 20,640 euros, and the EEA range runs from €0 to €20,640. For an international dual degree, tuition fees are to be paid to the university where you are studying.

Other fees

• Application fee: €150, non-refundable.
• Gap year: students on a gap year must register and pay 25 % of their fees.

Living costs in Paris

Sciences Po states that the cost of living is particularly high in Paris compared to other cities. You should expect to pay, on average, €885 in monthly rent in the capital, and the landlord will ask for one month’s rent as a deposit. For Paris, a global budget for food, transport, books and leisure should be at least €1,235 per month; the table below gives the costs on each of the other campuses.

In Paris, a monthly Navigo pass is €90.80, and the ImagineR card (for those under 26) costs €392.30 as an annual subscription. Reims is 45 minutes from Paris by high-speed train. The general French social security system is open to all students free of charge.

Total annual cost for international undergraduates

Sciences Po publishes no single total for a year of study, and we do not add up estimates from different pages. Take the tuition for your family’s tax residence, add the rent and budget figures for your campus, and add the application fee once.

How does this compare?

We do not compare Sciences Po with other universities here, because comparison figures would have to come from those universities’ own fee pages, which are outside this report. Check each university’s fee page for the same year and the same tax-residence category before you compare.

Currency strategy for international families

Sciences Po states every amount in euros, so your cost in your home currency moves with the exchange rate. Sciences Po's fee pages give no official guidance on banks or currency transfers, so we give none. Budget for exchange-rate movement, and ask Sciences Po’s student services about payment methods before you pay.

The main Sciences Po award for non-EU undergraduates is the Émile Boutmy scholarship, which gives either a total exemption or an exemption of €9,500 from tuition fees. The deadline for the 2027 intake is January 13, 2027, and around 300 students are awarded it every year across all levels.

Émile Boutmy Scholarship - the flagship undergraduate award

Sciences Po states that it is awarded based on merit and according to the type of profile sought for this programme. It does not publish an undergraduate-only count of awards, so the figure of around 300 is for all levels together.

• The scholarship may not be combined with any other scholarship awarded by Sciences Po and its partners.
• If you defer your admission, your scholarship will be lost.
• The scholarship is automatically renewed if you continue to graduate studies at Sciences Po.

Other Sciences Po scholarships and bursaries

Sciences Po offers international mobility grants for those in need.

Sciences Po reports that 27% of students receive scholarships and 36% are exempt from tuition fees, with €11.5 million set aside for grants and other financial aid. Another page says nearly one in three students receives a full-fee scholarship, and that support reaches nearly four in ten students.

Master's-level scholarships - substantial international funding

These awards are for postgraduate study only. At Master’s level the Boutmy scholarship entitles the recipient to a €18,500 exemption from tuition fees for each of the two years. The Eiffel scholarship is awarded by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to candidates from emerging countries. The Mastercard Foundation scholarships are open to candidates applying to one of the seven graduate schools or the Summer School, not to Bachelor applicants.

External funding by region

The Sciences Po site lists region-specific funding such as the Latin American agreements in the table above. For national schemes in your own country, start from the Sciences Po financial aid pages for your region. European students who have studied in France for at least one year can apply for the CROUS scholarship; Sciences Po's financial aid page states this eligibility for European students.

Alternative financial support

Sciences Po and its partners offer international mobility grants for those in need.

Sciences Po does not state a housing guarantee for first-year students. It offers partner residences and an online rental platform; average rent in Paris is €885 a month.

Outside Paris, Sciences Po states that each campus has several partnerships with multiple student residences. At Le Havre, the partnership with CROUS Normandie provides for the pre-reservation of around a hundred furnished apartments. At Menton, two residences set aside spots: Villa Jasmin has 28 spots open only to women, and Maison Menton Plus has 18 spots open only to men.

Finding a place

Sciences Po runs an online platform that lists rentals in privately owned apartments. Sciences Po has housing pages for each campus, and it recommends that international students arrive at least two weeks before classes start.

Deposit and housing benefit

When you sign a lease, your landlord will ask for the equivalent of one month’s rent as a deposit in addition to the first month’s rent. French housing benefit is paid by the CAF: expect the application to take about a month to be processed. Sciences Po also publishes advice on housing benefits, flat-sharing and internet scams on its housing pages.

Location differs by campus: at Reims, accessible housing is available within walking distance of the campus, and Le Havre sits within a short distance of student residences and sports facilities.

Sciences Po states that more than 200 associations help students grow through arts, athletics and civic action, and that the university runs 2,000 events per year. The Paris College campus alone is supported by more than eighty student associations.

Societies and clubs

The association figures are Sciences Po’s own. The count of more than 200 is for the whole university, and the more than eighty figure is for the Paris College campus. Sciences Po's student-life pages give no count of sports clubs or names of societies, so check the campus pages for the associations you care about. Reims reports almost 1,000 events a year, which Sciences Po describes as making student life there particularly vibrant.

Traditions you will encounter

The Paris campus is on Saint-Germain-des-Prés and is Sciences Po’s historic birthplace, where the institution was founded in 1872. Sciences Po's student-life pages list no named traditions such as galas or inter-campus competitions, so this report does not describe any.

Academic terms and rhythm

Sciences Po states that Saturdays are teaching days and are used for scheduling exams, so do not plan weekend travel in term time. This calendar is for 2026-2027 only; Sciences Po's calendar pages do not yet show 2027-2028 dates.

The campus cities

• Reims: with more than 180,000 inhabitants, it is a university centre just 45 minutes from Paris by high-speed train, with over 70 nationalities represented on the campus.
• Nancy: 1 hour and 30 minutes from Paris by high-speed train, and home to nearly 50,000 students.
• Poitiers: 1 hour and 15 minutes from Paris by high-speed train.
• Le Havre: home to more than 11,000 students.

Support for international students

International students have a Welcome Programme in the week before classes. If you come from outside the EEA, Sciences Po states that you must register with the general social security system in France.

Students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland need a French student visa, and Sciences Po says a visa request may take 2 to 3 months. Citizens of the EU, the EEA or Switzerland do not need a visa to study in France.

Student visa requirements

Sciences Po states that students from countries other than the EU, the EEA and Switzerland must apply for a student visa to come to France. British citizens are in this group since the 1st of January 2021.

One point catches applicants out: Sciences Po’s admissions procedure does not come under the Campus France initiative, so your Sciences Po application does not go through Campus France even if your visa does. Confirm the document list for your country with the French consulate.

After you accept your offer, you may download an enrollment certificate through the student services centre in your online student space.

Application timeline

Sciences Po gives a minimum resources figure of 615€/month only for validating a permit when you move from another EU country, not for a first student visa. Sciences Po's visa pages give no statement of the proof of resources that French consulates ask for, so check it with your consulate.

Working during studies

A student residence permit valid for a year allows you to work a maximum of 964 hours per year. Sciences Po's visa pages give no statement on internship pay or freelance rules, so ask the Sciences Po student services centre before you sign a work contract.

Health insurance

If you are an international student from a country outside the EEA, you must register with the general social security system in France. Sciences Po states that the system is open to all students free of charge.

Post-study options - APS and Talent Passport

Sciences Po's career pages describe no post-study work route, no job-search permit and no work-permit salary threshold, so this report does not describe any. Plan your stay after graduation with the French authorities, and check any route you read about elsewhere against their current rules.

Sciences Po suits applicants who show a strong interest in social sciences and humanities and strengths at oral and written expression, and who accept a compulsory third year abroad. The first deadline for 2027 entry is 4 November 2026.

Who Sciences Po suits best

These are the expectations Sciences Po states for international undergraduate applicants. Check each one against your own file:

• Interest in the subject: Sciences Po asks you to demonstrate a strong interest in social sciences and humanities.
• Expression: Sciences Po asks you to show strengths at oral and written expression. The essays and the remote interview are where this shows.
• Language: Sciences Po asks you to master English language for English-taught programmes.
• Mobility: all students spend their third year of the undergraduate programme studying in full immersion at a partner university abroad, so you will not stay in one place for the whole degree. Sciences Po counts 445 partnership agreements with universities around the world.

If you want a degree centred on engineering or the natural sciences, look at the majors first: Sciences Po's Bachelor pages describe a social sciences and humanities Bachelor. If you want a tutorial-style model or a US-style campus, compare those features on the other universities’ own pages before you apply.

Next steps

If you are not admitted

If a dispensation request is denied, you may apply for one of the Master’s programmes after obtaining a Bachelor’s degree at another institution.

The 2026-2027 undergraduate induction week ran 24 to 28 August; Sciences Po's calendar pages do not yet show the 2027-2028 dates. The academic year begins between mid-August and the end of August, depending on the programme.

Official pages of Sciences Po, UCAS, gov.uk and the ranking publishers. Applicant reports, where shown, are self-reported and labelled.

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