It was founded on January 1, 2007, by the merger of three life sciences grandes écoles (INA P-G, ENGREF and ENSIA).

AgroParisTech is one of the founding members of the Université Paris-Saclay, which will be the largest European multidisciplinary campus.

AgroParisTech is a part of the Paris-Saclay University and a member of the Paris Institute of Technology (ParisTech).

AgroParisTech is also part of 'The Life and Environmental Science and Technology Hub' of the Paris region, together with INRAE, Cemagref, AFSSA, École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort and the Versailles National School of Landscape architecture.

The grandes écoles are the best rated pathways for higher education in Engineering and Management.