Is ENSAI a public school?

Yes, ENSAI is a public engineering school (Grande école). It falls under the technical supervision of l’INSEE and is attached to the Ministry for the Economy and Finance of France. ENSAI, along with ENSAE Paris, is part of the Group of National Economics and Statistics Schools (GENES), a public higher education and research establishment. 

Graduates of ENSAI’s engineering program, accredited by the Commission des titres d’ingénieur (CTI), receive a Master-level degree delivered by the French government. 

ENSAI trains data scientists – engineers or civil servants – who are able to give meaning to data.