The school's focus is on educating France's political and diplomatic personnel, but its academic focus spans not only the political and economic sciences, but also law, communications, finance, business, urban policy, management, and journalism.

As all IEP, it aims to give its students training in the civil service, but it specialises in European and International studies.

The curriculum at the IEP is at the crossroads of law, history, economics, political science and sociology.

Thus, in 1996, in order to keep growing, Sciences Po Lille moved into a bigger building, this time located in a working-class district called Moulins [fr].

The two of them are collectively organized by Sciences Po Lille and six other Sciences Po (Aix-en-Provence, Lyon, Rennes, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Strasbourg and Toulouse): Admission procedures for Graduate Programs: Tuitions are based on the income of the student's family.

To tuition must be added health insurance, which costs about 200 euros for the full year.

Here are some of Sciences Po Lille's partner universities: North America South America Sciences Po Lille offers partnerships with a number of universities around the world, and a few dual-degree programs: Prep Program for the École Nationale d'Administration Prep Program for the Agrégation de sciences économiques et sociales Sciences Po Lille Munwalk Association is ranked the 13th world's best Model United Nations delegation according to the Best Delegate Guide.

In 2013, at the NMUN-NY, the school won the "Outstanding Delegation" award,[11] which is considered the most prestigious prize.

[12] It consists in a two-week intensive program during which students attend courses of economics, law, politics and history.

Courses consist of classroom sessions held on each weekday except on the field trip to Brussels.