The École normale supérieure de Lyon (also known as ENS Lyon, ENSL or Normale Sup' Lyon) is a highly selective grande école located in Lyon, France. It is one of France's four Écoles normales supérieures, training researchers and teachers in the sciences and the humanities.
According to the Times Higher Education rankings of universities in 2010, ENS Lyon was ranked as one of the top 3 French universities along with École Normale Supérieure (Paris) and École Polytechnique, and also the 100th best university in the world
