EPF

In 1925, the school, then called the Institut électromécanique féminin (IEF), was founded by the engineer Marie-Louise Paris in order to train young women for a degree in electromechanical engineering. The offerings included a short programme preparing them for positions as draughtswomen and assistant engineers. In 1933, the IEF became the École polytechnique féminine (EPF) or Women's Polytechnic School, moving from two to three years of study and adding an aeronautics department. In 1938, the school was authorised to award a degree in engineering. In 1943, it was recognized by the French State. In 1956, the school moved to Sceaux in the suburbs south of Paris.

In 1964, 45% of women who obtained an egineering degree had graduated from IEF or EPF. In 1976, EPF became a member of the Conférence des grandes écoles (CGE). In 1991, the school became a recognised public-benefit foundation. In 1993, it joined the Union of Independent Grandes Écoles (UGE!). As more schools opened their doors to women wishing to study engineering, EPF became co-educational, changing its name from École polytechnique féminine to École d'ingénieurs or EPF Engineering School in 1989. It started to take in male students in 1994 but still has the highest percentage of female students of French engineering schools.

New campuses were established in 2010 and 2012 in Troyes and Montpelier, in 2022 in Cachan (Val-de-Marne) and in Saint-Nazaire (Loire Atlantique) in 2023. One was also established in Dakar, Senegal in 2023. The school is a member of the Conférence des directeurs des écoles françaises d'ingénieurs (CDEFI) and the Université de Champagne consortium. The highly ranked institution trains students to be engineers in all sectors of industry at both degree and apprenticeship level and helps with internships.