Figures for 2009-2010
Recruitment
288 students entered ECL
Students and graduates
1,270 engineering students
among them : 140 foreign students
59 students taking a M.Sc
170 doctoral students
over 10,000 graduates working
in 50 countries worldwide
Staff
168 faculty members among them :
111 teaching research staff
8 foreign teachers
15 % of the courses are given by outside contributors from industry
48 CNRS researchers
90 technicians and engineers
206 administrative and technical staff
Engineering program
- 1st and 2nd year :
5 broad fields of study
4 spring-boards into industry
among them 2 internships :
a minimum of 1 month in 1st year
a minimum of 3 months in 2nd year
76 engineering students are taking a sabbatical year for a long-term
corporate mission (minimum of 9 weeks) between the 2nd and the 3rd year
1 specialization via a two-fold choice : 
1 of 7 options and 1 of 6 job-descriptions
2 spring-boards into works
among them a 3-6 months internship
9 foreign languages
about 30 sports
Specialized programs
4 Doctoral schools
1 Specialized master
Employment
68 % of students are hired ahead of graduation
30 % of students are hired abroad for their 1st job
80 % of the starting salaries in the € 37,000 - € 40,000 braket
67 % of the graduates who answered the "ECL 1st job" survey are working in an over-2,000-employee companyCampus
16 hectares on campus
10 hectares of residential space
2 dormitories
403 bedrooms in the Paul Comparat residence
222 flats in the Paul Emile Victor residence
1 refectory
1 gymnasium
4 tennis courts
56,600 m2 of teaching and research premises
1 library
with over 25,000 free access books
1,000 e-books
3,000 scientific reviews
International
More than 160 exchange agreements
48 double degree agreements
Centrale Graduate School
5 écoles Centrale
1,200 fresh graduates per year
140 PhDs per year