22 schools are recognized by the State and the Order of Architects: ENSA (National Higher Schools of Architecture), a private school ESA (Special School of Architecture) in Paris, and a public engineering school, INSA (National Institute of Applied Sciences) in Strasbourg. Count at least 5 years of study after the baccalaureate, to train for the profession of architect.
Twenty in number (including 6 in the Paris region), the ENSA (National Schools of Architecture) train more than 90% of future architects. Applications go through the Parcoursup platform. Admission is based on examination of the file, supplemented by an interview and possibly by tests. General baccalaureate holders are the most numerous among the students, but the schools also welcome holders of the STI2D and STD2A baccalaureate degrees, and professional baccalaureate holders in a building specialty.
List of Architecture schools based on cities:
École nationale supérieure d’architecture et de paysage de Bordeaux (ENSAP)
Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de Bretagne (ENSAB)
Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de Clermont-Ferrand (ENSACF)
Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de Grenoble (ENSAG)
Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture et de paysage de Lille (ENSAPL)
Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de Lyon (ENSAL)
Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de Marseille (ENSA-Marseille)
Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de Montpellier (ENSA)
École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Nancy (ENSA)
Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de Nantes, Nantes université (ENSA)
Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de Normandie (ENSA)
Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de Paris Belleville (ENSAPB)
Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de la ville et des territoires Paris-Est (ENSA)
Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture Paris Malaquais (ENSAPM)
Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture Paris-Val de Seine (ENSAPVS)
Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de Saint-Etienne (ENSASE)
Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de Strasbourg (ENSAS)
Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture de Toulouse (ENSA)
Ecole nationale supérieure d’architecture Paris La Villette (ENSAPLV)
