Doctorate

EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, offers its doctoral candidates an extraordinary setting: customized PhD programs; cutting-edge laboratories directed by internationally renowned professors; a modern, fast-developing campus; satellite sites in French-speaking cantons; and close ties to industry.

Doctoral candidates

Academic year 2023-2024

2412

Country of origin

Switzerland	Europe	World
13%	48%	39%

Degrees

Delivered in 2022-2023

458

Career

	Academia		Industry
	33%		67%

Doctoral studies at EPFL

Doctoral studies structure

An EPFL PhD is typically obtained after four years of study devoted to an original and independent scientific research project.

Doctoral programs

EPFL’s Doctoral School is organized into 22 doctoral programs.

Admission criteria and application

Information about an admission to a PhD program at EPFL.

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