Updated on April 9th 2025.
Grenoble INP - UGA in numbers
- 8,380 students
- 1,520 engineering degrees awarded annually, 1,070 engineering and management master's degrees granted annually, and 230 defended theses per year
- Over 75,800 alumni worldwide
- 8 engineering and management schools, 2 integrated preparatory cycles
- 41 laboratories and 21 technological platforms and fablabs
- 72 startups
- 540 patent and software families
Key figures for 2024 - 2025.
All key figures by theme
Academics
8,380 students
1,520 engineering degrees awarded annually
1,070 engineering and management master's degrees granted annually
230 defended theses per year
1,520 engineering degrees awarded annually
1,070 engineering and management master's degrees granted annually
230 defended theses per year
34 engineering programs, including 7 apprenticeship tracks
53 master's programs, with 28 in management
12 master's programs in apprenticeship
127 years of existence
75,800 alumni worldwide
53 master's programs, with 28 in management
12 master's programs in apprenticeship
127 years of existence
75,800 alumni worldwide
8 engineering and management schools
- Grenoble INP - Ense3, UGA : Energy, Water and Environmental Sciences
- Grenoble INP - Ensimag, UGA : Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences
- Grenoble INP - Esisar, UGA : Advanced Systems and Networks
- Grenoble INP - Génie industriel, UGA : Engineering and Management
- Grenoble INP - Pagora, UGA : Paper, Print Media and Biomaterials
- Grenoble INP - Phelma, UGA : Physics, Electronics, Materials Sciences
- Polytech Grenoble - INP, UGA : Polytechnic Engineering School of Université Grenoble Alpes
- Grenoble IAE - INP, UGA : Graduate School of Management
+ 1 partner school
SeaTech : Marine Sciences and Technologies
3 Special Statuses
High-Level Artist | High-Level Athlete | Student Entrepreneur
1 Integrated Preparatory Program
- The Prépa des INP in Grenoble and Valence: the integrated preparatory cycle of the INP Group
- PeiP : Pathway to Polytech Engineering Schools
1 Professional Training Department
Short or degree-granting programs aligned with the scientific expertise of the schools, laboratories, and platforms.
Research
7 strong thematic areas:
Energy & environment | Geomaterials & civil engineering | Materials, bio-materials | Micro & nano technology | Digital technology & usages | Industrial engineering | Management & organizations
2,254 scientific publications
per year in internationally recognized journals
Grenoble INP - UGA leads the Carnot Energy of the Future and is a member of the Carnot Institutes Polynat, LSI, and Cognition.
21 technological platforms and fablabs
These technological platforms are open to research, teaching, and businesses
41 laboratories:
- 27 laboratories in science and technology (jointly supervised by CEA, CNRS, Inria, UGA)
- 5 laboratories in social sciences
- 9 international laboratories
- 580 privileged partner companies, including 124 directly involved in the governance of Grenoble INP - UGA
- 540 patent and software families
- Member of competitiveness clusters: Axelera, INDURA, Minalogic, SCS (Secure Communicating Solutions), Tenerrdis, ViaMéca, Fibres, Rovaltain
- Founding member of Linksium: Technology Transfer Acceleration Company (SATT) of Grenoble Alpes
- ISO 26000 certified: Social responsibility
Technology transfer subsidiary: INPG Entreprise SA
72 start-ups in the portfolio stemming from research (subsidiary & SATT). On average, 2 start-ups incubated per year by the subsidiary.
Industrial chairs
25 industrial chairs (Grenoble INP Foundation, MIAI Institute, schools).
Isère
- The leading public research hub outside Paris, with 30,000 jobs (50% in the public sector), Isère boasts a top-tier scientific community with 13 national and international research centers, including ESRF, ILL, EMBL, CEA, and CNRS.
- Clusters of competitiveness and excellence: Minalogic, Tenerrdis, Axelera, Medicalps, PIL'ES, MIAI Grenoble Alpes (Artificial Intelligence).
Grenoble
- 2nd largest R&D (research & development) hub in France
- No. 1 in France for R&D employment density (7.4%)
- 30,000 research jobs within a 20 km radius
- Grenoble ranks in the world’s Top 50 most innovation-friendly cities (Finom) with 943 published patent applications in 2023
- Over 750 startups created since 2000
- Ranked among the top student cities and most livable cities in France, according to the press
- 62,000 students
Université Grenoble Alpes
Certified PUI, FITInnovE University Innovation Hub supported by the University of Grenoble Alpes.
International
- 27% international students
- Mobility accessible to 100% of students
- 380 international partners.
- 70 engineering double degree agreements.
- 38 programs taught in English
International networks for engineering education and research.
European:
- CLUSTER Leading Universities of Science and Technology
- EIT (InnoEnergy / Raw Materials / Advanced Manufacturing)
- UNITE! University Network for Innovation, Technology and Engineering
French-speaking:
- RESCIF Excellence Network in Engineering Science
Latin America:
- FITEC (MEXFITEC, Mexico ; ARFITEC, Argentina ; BRAFITEC, Brasil)
- MAGALHAES Excellence Network in Engineering Science