Grande École programme

Admissions in 1st year

International admissions are open to candidates who either hold or are in the process of obtaining a non-French Higschool completion certificate (or equivalent).

International admissions process

The evaluation committee conducts a preliminary academic assessment of the application file.
This assessment may be eliminatory, resulting in a decision of non-admission if the application does not meet the required criteria or expectations.

Application fee: €100

Required documents

• Copy of an IDA resume (written in the chosen language of study)A cover letter (written in the chosen language of study)
• Last 2 year- transcripts of secondary education
• School certificate for the current year or the 1st quarter/semester transcript (if available)
• Score in an official French and/or English language proficiency test(*)
• Any additional and optional document highlighting your application (recommendation letters, GMAT certificate, other certificates, awards etc.)

(*) English and/or French language proficiency tests are mandatory, depending on the applicant’s chosen language of study. However, applicants are exempt from providing an English and/or French score if they:

– Have studied at least one year in French and/or English
– Have French and/or English as their mother tongue

Admissions in 3rd year

International admissions are open to candidates who validated and are currently validating 2 years of studies at the University in a foreign country (equivalent to 60 ECTS credits).

International admissions process

The evaluation committee conducts a preliminary academic assessment of the application file.
This assessment may be eliminatory, resulting in a decision of non-admission if the application does not meet the required criteria or expectations.

Application fee: €100

Required documents

• Copy of an IDA resume (written in the chosen language of study)
• Cover letter (written in the chosen language of study)
• Last 2 year-transcripts of higher education
• School certificate for the current year or the 1st quarter/semester transcript (if available)
• Score in an official French and/or English language proficiency test (*)
• Any additional and optional document highlighting your application (recommendation letters, GMAT certificate, other certificates, awards etc.)

(*) English and/or French language proficiency tests are mandatory, depending on the applicant’s chosen language of study.

However, applicants are exempt from providing an English and/or French score if they:

– Have studied at least one year in French and/or English
– Have French and/or English as their mother tongue

Admissions in 4rd year

International admissions are open to candidates who hold or are about to hold a 3-year non-French Bachelor Degree minimum (equivalent to 180 ECTS credits).

International admissions process

The evaluation committee conducts a preliminary academic assessment of the application file.
This assessment may be eliminatory, resulting in a decision of non-admission if the application does not meet the required criteria or expectations.

Application fee: €100

Required documents

• Copy of an IDA resume (written in the chosen language of study)
• Cover letter (written in the chosen language of study)
• Last 2 year-transcripts of higher educationA school certificate for the current year or the 1st quarter/semester transcript (if available)
• Copy of the Bachelor Degree (if obtained)
• Score in an official French and/or English language proficiency test (*)
• Any additional and optional document highlighting your application (recommendation letters, GMAT certificate, other certificates, awards etc.)

(*) English and/or French language proficiency tests are mandatory, depending on the applicant’s chosen language of study.

However, applicants are exempt from providing an English and/or French score if they:

– Have studied at least one year in French and/or English
– Have French and/or English as their mother tongue

Year 1 admissions (France)

Applying to join the first year of the Grande Ecole programme involves taking an internal admission test following registration on Parcoursup, the centralised French admissions system for higher education studies.

The admission test is accessible to all candidates who are either preparing for a French baccalaureate (in mainland France, the French overseas departments and territories, or French lycées abroad) or already hold a French baccalaureate.

The admission test for the programme consists of two parts: candidates first take the written tests of the concours ACCÈS remotely. Then, subject to eligibility, the oral exams are held in person on one of ESSCA’s campuses or remotely for those not residing in mainland France.

1. Study of the Application: a 350-word summary, a logical and mathematical reasoning MCQ and an English MCQ
2. Admission Tests: Admission tests: a cultural awareness test (MCQ on mobile phone), a collaborative interview, an individual motivation interview on one of the campuses and an English oral. You will only have to sit one interview, even if you apply to several campuses, and the location of your interview does not determine your future place of study.

Calendar

Apply via Parcoursup

This entrance exam is open to candidates who hold (or are about to hold) a French 2-year Bachelor Degree (equivalent to 120 ECTS credits in any subject: management, business, science, literature, law), and to students who have completed 2 years of “Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles”.

Students who have been declared eligible to take the competitive entrance exams for business schools, after completing an economics, business or literature preparatory class for the Grandes Écoles (CPGE).

Number of places: 10 places

Calendar

• Application fee: 140 euros (one fee, regardless of the number of schools submitted)
• Early bird: €100 if the application is complete and submitted before 2 March 2026
• Application fee for scholarship holders is €50

Required documents

• Resume
• Cover letter for each school presented
• Letter of recommendation from a teacher or professional
• Official Baccalauréat transcript
• Transcripts for each term or semester of higher education
• Official English test score less than two year old (TOEIC, TOEFL, iELTS, Cambridge, etc.)
• Copy of any degree already hold
• Copy of an identity document (ID card or passport)

Admission tests

Register for Concours Accès Admissions Parallèles

This entrance exam is open to candidates who hold (or are about to hold) a French 3-year Bachelor Degree (equivalent to 180 ECTS credits in any subject: management, business, science, literature, law).

Number of places: 250 places

Calendar

• Application fee: 140 euros (one fee, regardless of the number of schools submitted)
• Early bird: €100 if the application is complete and submitted before 2 March 2026
• Application fee for scholarship holders is €50

Required documents

• Resume
• Cover letter for each school presented
• Letter of recommendation from a teacher or professional
• Official Baccalauréat transcript
• Transcripts for each term or semester of higher education
• Official English test score less than two year old (TOEIC, TOEFL, iELTS, Cambridge, etc.)
• Copy of any degree already hold
• Copy of an identity document (ID card or passport)

Admission tests

Register for Concours Accès Admissions Parallèles