Founded in 1816, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de St-Etienne (National Graduate School of Engineering, St-Etienne) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the small city of Saint-Étienne (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes. Officially recognized by the Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation, France (Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation of France), École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de St-Etienne (ENSM-SE) is a very small coeducational French higher education institution. École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de St-Etienne (ENSM-SE) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. This 206 years old French higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 20-30% making this French higher education organization a very selective institution. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment. ENSM-SE also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, sports facilities, study abroad and exchange programs, as well as administrative services.