It is multidisciplinary and contributes to making Poitiers the city with the highest student/inhabitant ratio in France by welcoming nearly 28,000 students in 2017.

[1] Founded in 1431 by Pope Eugene IV and chartered by King Charles VII, the University of Poitiers was originally composed of five faculties: theology, canon law, civil law, medicine, and arts.

In the 16th century, the university exerted its influence over the town cultural life, and was ranked second only to Paris.

[citation needed] In 2012, the university launched a blogging platform where the teaching staff and researchers deal with topical subjects, each in their area of expertise.

The university covers all major academic fields through its 14 teaching and research departments, institutes and schools: In the scientific domain, it has these laboratories, where ENSIP is part of: In the legal domain, the Center for Studies on International Legal Cooperation (CECOJI) is a joint research unit (UMR) involving the University of Poitiers and the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS).