The Best School Experience 2026 ranking recognizes UniLaSalle, which tied for second place with Télécom Paris, just behind ESTIA and ahead of CentraleSupélec.
With an overall score of 4.46 out of 5, UniLaSalle has made significant gains in Speak & Act’s 2026 “Best School Experience” ranking compared to last year, when the institution ranked 4th with a score of 4.12 out of 5.
A ranking based on 5 key criteria
The Best School Experience ranking is based on five key dimensions:
- Student life and sense of belonging,
- Quality of education,
- Facilities and environment,
- School-Business Relations,
- CSR initiatives and positive impact.
Results well above the average for engineering schools
Indicators based on student feedback confirm UniLaSalle’s excellence, with satisfaction levels far higher than those observed at other engineering schools.
The Best School Experience 2026 Survey: Key Figures
- 97% of students believe that the school helps them build a network that is useful for their careers (78% at other engineering schools),
- 86% believe that school-industry partnerships offer numerous professional opportunities (77% at other engineering schools),
- 98% appreciate the quality of student life (80% at other engineering schools),
- 97% recommend UniLaSalle (80% at other engineering schools).
Recognition of the Student Experience
By ranking second nationally, UniLaSalle confirms the effectiveness of its academic model and educational mission. The student experience encompasses all aspects of the learning and living environment offered to students: quality of instruction, student support, campus life, industry partnerships, the academic environment, and social engagement.
This ranking thus recognizes UniLaSalle’s ability to provide a comprehensive, challenging, and sustainable experience that fosters its students’ success and employability.
About Speak & Act's “Best School Experience - Happiness Barometer” Ranking
Speak & Act Institute is the leading platform dedicated to employer branding and the student experience. It evaluates and certifies companies and schools that stand out for the quality of the experience they offer their employees, job candidates, work-study students, interns, and students, in order to help talented individuals make informed choices about their academic and professional futures.
The “Best School Experience – Happiness Barometer” CSR ranking and certification highlights schools highly rated by their students for the excellence of their student experience. Based on a 100% independent and transparent methodology, it relies solely on certified student reviews collected via an anonymous questionnaire.
2025 and 2026, students evaluated their schools based on key criteria: academic quality, environment and facilities, student organizations, recognition by employers, alumni network, support services, and career placement.
UniLaSalle in previous “Best School Experience” surveys
Baromètre Speak & Act - Best School Experience 2024
UniLaSalle has been awarded the “Best School Experience – Happiness Barometer 2024” designation by Speak & Act, in collaboration with JobTeaser, for the second consecutive year and ranks as one of the four French engineering schools most favored by students.
When interviewed by Speak & Act, UniLaSalle students were able to freely express their thoughts on five major topics:
- quality of education,
- facilities and environment,
- CSR initiatives and positive impact,
- relationship between the school and businesses,
- student life and sense of belonging.
The renewal of this accreditation is a mark of quality for all current and future UniLaSalle students.
88% of UniLaSalle students recommend the school
With a rating of 4.43 out of 5, UniLaSalle ranks among the best engineering schools where students enjoy living and studying, and reaffirms its commitment to offering its students a rich student experience—both academically, through the curriculum, study methods, and the resources made available to them, and extracurricularly, particularly through involvement in student organizations and the values associated with them.
This ranking reflects the UniLaSalle Group’s ambitions because:
- 88% are satisfied with the breadth of the academic program (specialization, inter-campus exchanges, international focus), compared to an average of 80% at other engineering schools;
- 91% are satisfied with the facilities and consider them well-suited to new learning methods (research, focused study, group work, remote collaboration, etc.), compared to 84% at other engineering schools;
- 98% of students are satisfied with the school’s student organizations, compared to an average of 85% at other engineering schools;
This student experience is also characterized by a strong commitment from graduates to the alumni network—a point that the students surveyed were quick to highlight, as 92% of them believe the school enables them to access and develop a network that will be useful for their future careers, compared to 80% at other schools.
Finally, it is worth noting that 86% of students are proud of UniLaSalle and 88% would recommend the school.
Speak & Act Barometer - Best School Experience 2023
UniLaSalle has been awarded the “Best School Experience 2023” designation and ranks as one of the French engineering schools offering the best student experience, coming in 4th place behind ESTIA, the École des Mines de Paris, and Centrale Supelec.
In an interview with Speak & Act, UniLaSalle students were able to freely express their views on five major topics: quality of education, facilities and environment, CSR initiatives and positive impact, school-business relations, and student life and sense of belonging. This certification is essential for a school like UniLaSalle, as it allows prospective students to envision themselves in this environment.
Survey Results
Through its Uni4Change strategy, UniLaSalle places the well-being and personal growth of its students at the heart of its priorities and affirms a strong commitment to getting involved—and to engaging all members of the university community—in ecological and societal transformation. As a result,
- 90% of students identify with the school’s values, compared to an average of only 77% at other engineering schools;
- 91% of students believe that UniLaSalle is committed to improving its social and environmental impact, compared to an average of 77% at other engineering schools;
- 92% of students feel they are fully aware of social and environmental issues, compared to an average of 79% at other engineering schools.
Student well-being is also reflected in the opportunity to develop extracurricular projects. Each year, the school supports 107 student organizations in carrying out their projects and promoting their initiatives. As a result, 96% of students highlight the quality of student life and place great importance on it (compared to an average of 82% at other engineering schools).
Students recognize UniLaSalle’s close ties to the business world, as 90% of students believe the school helps them build a network that is useful for their careers (vs. 81% at engineering schools) and 92% believe the school offers them numerous professional opportunities (vs. 80% at engineering schools).
Overall, 92% of students are proud of their school, and 94% would recommend it (compared to 79% and 80%, respectively, on average among engineering schools)
This result in the Speak & Act rankings is a testament to the total and dedicated commitment of all UniLaSalle employees.