Scientific Research have found that most business executives in France are traditionally alumni of the École Polytechnique. International rankings General rankings In international rankings, the École Polytechnique is ranked 61st worldwide by the QS World University Rankings 2021, and 93rd worldwide by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020. The Academic Ranking of World Universities, also known as the Shanghai Rankings, places École Polytechnique in 2019 at 301–400th worldwide, and 14–19 in France. In 2020, the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking ranked the École Polytechnique at 342th in the world and 148th in Europe with its "Engineering Subjects" placed at 451th globally. Research performance In 2020, the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities ranked the university at 475th globally with its "Engineering Subjects" placed at 451–500th in the world. In 2020, it is ranked 509th in the world by the University Ranking by Academic Performance. Other rankings In the 2015 Times Higher Education Small Universities Rankings, École Polytechnique ranks third, after Caltech and École normale supérieure (Paris). The Mines ParisTech : Professional Ranking World Universities, which looks at the education of the Fortune 500 CEOs, ranks École Polytechnique seventh in the world in its 2011 ranking (1st being Harvard University), second among French institutions behind HEC Paris. Criticisms The French , including the École Polytechnique, are criticized for their "elitism" and therefore their lack of diversity. INSEE has found that the children of executives and teachers are more likely to enter the écoles than children from lower-income families. A more recent report found that children of employees are 50 times more likely to enter the Ecole polytechnique than the children of workers. Gallery See also Grandes écoles Higher education in France LULI References Bibliography "In France, the Heads No Longer Roll", The New York Times'', Sunday, 17 February 2008 External links Official website Online alumni community École Polytechnique Scholars Program – description of the École Polytechnique on Caltech website Présentation au drapeau Polytechnique 1794 establishments in France Educational institutions established in 1794 ParisTech Technical universities and colleges in France Universities in Île-de-France