diff --git a/app/scodoc/sco_etud.py b/app/scodoc/sco_etud.py
index 21b5859922..a28728578f 100644
--- a/app/scodoc/sco_etud.py
+++ b/app/scodoc/sco_etud.py
@@ -219,26 +219,27 @@ _identiteEditor = ndb.EditableTable(
     "identite",
     "etudid",
     (
-        "etudid",
-        "nom",
-        "nom_usuel",
-        "prenom",
-        "prenom_etat_civil",
-        "cas_id",
+        "admission_id",
+        "boursier",
         "cas_allow_login",
         "cas_allow_scodoc_login",
-        "civilite",  # 'M", "F", or "X"
+        "cas_id",
         "civilite_etat_civil",
-        "date_naissance",
-        "lieu_naissance",
-        "dept_naissance",
-        "nationalite",
-        "statut",
-        "boursier",
-        "foto",
-        "photo_filename",
+        "civilite",  # 'M", "F", or "X"
         "code_ine",
         "code_nip",
+        "date_naissance",
+        "dept_naissance",
+        "etudid",
+        "foto",
+        "lieu_naissance",
+        "nationalite",
+        "nom_usuel",
+        "nom",
+        "photo_filename",
+        "prenom_etat_civil",
+        "prenom",
+        "statut",
     ),
     filter_dept=True,
     sortkey="nom",
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ def check_nom_prenom_homonyms(
         prenom = prenom.lower().strip()
     # Don't allow some special cars (eg used in sql regexps)
     if scu.FORBIDDEN_CHARS_EXP.search(nom) or scu.FORBIDDEN_CHARS_EXP.search(prenom):
-        return False, 0
+        return False, []
     # Liste homonymes (dans tous les départements):
     query = Identite.query.filter(
         Identite.nom.ilike(nom + "%"), Identite.prenom.ilike(prenom + "%")
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ def _check_duplicate_code(cnx, args, code_name, disable_notify=False, edit=True)
                     parameters = {}
             if not disable_notify:
                 err_page = f"""<h3><h3>Code étudiant ({code_name}) dupliqué !</h3>
-                <p class="help">Le {code_name} {args[code_name]} est déjà utilisé: un seul étudiant peut avoir 
+                <p class="help">Le {code_name} {args[code_name]} est déjà utilisé: un seul étudiant peut avoir
                 ce code. Vérifier votre valeur ou supprimer l'autre étudiant avec cette valeur.
                 </p>
                 <ul><li>
@@ -566,7 +567,7 @@ admission_edit = _admissionEditor.edit
 
 
 # Edition simultanee de identite et admission
-class EtudIdentEditor(object):
+class EtudIdentEditor:
     def create(self, cnx, args):
         admission_id = admission_create(cnx, args)
         args["admission_id"] = admission_id
@@ -979,12 +980,12 @@ def descr_situation_etud(etudid: int, ne="") -> str:
     cnx = ndb.GetDBConnexion()
     cursor = cnx.cursor(cursor_factory=ndb.ScoDocCursor)
     cursor.execute(
-        """SELECT I.formsemestre_id, I.etat 
-        FROM notes_formsemestre_inscription I,  notes_formsemestre S 
-        WHERE etudid=%(etudid)s 
-        and S.id = I.formsemestre_id 
-        and date_debut < now() 
-        and date_fin > now() 
+        """SELECT I.formsemestre_id, I.etat
+        FROM notes_formsemestre_inscription I,  notes_formsemestre S
+        WHERE etudid=%(etudid)s
+        and S.id = I.formsemestre_id
+        and date_debut < now()
+        and date_fin > now()
         ORDER BY S.date_debut DESC;""",
         {"etudid": etudid},
     )
diff --git a/app/scodoc/sco_find_etud.py b/app/scodoc/sco_find_etud.py
index 8601586f65..3b9cd1305a 100644
--- a/app/scodoc/sco_find_etud.py
+++ b/app/scodoc/sco_find_etud.py
@@ -99,6 +99,26 @@ def form_search_etud(
         return "\n".join(H)
 
 
+def search_etuds_infos_from_exp(expnom: str = "") -> list[dict]:
+    """Cherche étudiants, expnom peut être, dans cet ordre:
+    un etudid (int), un code NIP, ou le début d'un nom.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(expnom, int) and len(expnom) <= 1:
+        return []  # si expnom est trop court, n'affiche rien
+    try:
+        etudid = int(expnom)
+    except ValueError:
+        etudid = None
+    if etudid is not None:
+        etuds = sco_etud.get_etud_info(filled=True, etudid=expnom)
+        if len(etuds) == 1:
+            return etuds
+    expnom_str = str(expnom)
+    if scu.is_valid_code_nip(expnom_str):
+        return search_etuds_infos(code_nip=expnom_str)
+    return search_etuds_infos(expnom=expnom_str)
+
+
 def search_etud_in_dept(expnom=""):
     """Page recherche d'un etudiant.
 
@@ -111,21 +131,7 @@ def search_etud_in_dept(expnom=""):
     Args:
         expnom: string, regexp sur le nom ou un code_nip ou un etudid
     """
-    if isinstance(expnom, int) or len(expnom) > 1:
-        try:
-            etudid = int(expnom)
-        except ValueError:
-            etudid = None
-        if etudid is not None:
-            etuds = sco_etud.get_etud_info(filled=True, etudid=expnom)
-        if (etudid is None) or len(etuds) != 1:
-            expnom_str = str(expnom)
-            if scu.is_valid_code_nip(expnom_str):
-                etuds = search_etuds_infos(code_nip=expnom_str)
-            else:
-                etuds = search_etuds_infos(expnom=expnom_str)
-    else:
-        etuds = []  # si expnom est trop court, n'affiche rien
+    etuds = search_etuds_infos_from_exp(expnom)
 
     if request.method == "POST":
         vals = request.form
@@ -256,8 +262,8 @@ def search_etud_by_name(term: str) -> list:
                 """SELECT nom, prenom, code_nip
                 FROM identite
                 WHERE
-                dept_id = %(dept_id)s 
-                AND code_nip LIKE %(beginning)s 
+                dept_id = %(dept_id)s
+                AND code_nip LIKE %(beginning)s
                 ORDER BY nom
                 """,
                 {"beginning": term + "%", "dept_id": g.scodoc_dept_id},
@@ -274,8 +280,8 @@ def search_etud_by_name(term: str) -> list:
             r = ndb.SimpleDictFetch(
                 """SELECT id AS etudid, nom, prenom
                 FROM identite
-                WHERE 
-                dept_id = %(dept_id)s 
+                WHERE
+                dept_id = %(dept_id)s
                 AND nom LIKE %(beginning)s
                 ORDER BY nom
                 """,
@@ -350,7 +356,7 @@ def table_etud_in_accessible_depts(expnom=None):
     else:
         ss = ""
     H.append(
-        f"""<p>(recherche menée dans le{ss} département{ss}: 
+        f"""<p>(recherche menée dans le{ss} département{ss}:
         {", ".join(accessible_depts)})
         </p>
         <p>
diff --git a/sco_version.py b/sco_version.py
index 7c6b9fb4ba..9f9457694c 100644
--- a/sco_version.py
+++ b/sco_version.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- mode: python -*-
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-SCOVERSION = "9.6.47"
+SCOVERSION = "9.6.48"
 
 SCONAME = "ScoDoc"
 
diff --git a/tests/ressources/misc/ImportEtudiants.xlsx b/tests/ressources/misc/ImportEtudiants.xlsx
index 142cab00be..41deb06a51 100644
Binary files a/tests/ressources/misc/ImportEtudiants.xlsx and b/tests/ressources/misc/ImportEtudiants.xlsx differ
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_etudiants.py b/tests/unit/test_etudiants.py
index 15739a1879..2884980a52 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_etudiants.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_etudiants.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 """Test modèle étudiant (identite)
 
 
-Utiliser comme: 
+Utiliser comme:
     pytest tests/unit/test_etudiants.py
 
 """
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import app
 from app import db
 from app.models import Admission, Adresse, Departement, FormSemestre, Identite
 from app.scodoc import sco_etud
-from app.scodoc import sco_import_etuds
+from app.scodoc import sco_find_etud, sco_import_etuds
 from config import TestConfig
 
 from tests.unit import setup, dict_include
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ def test_import_etuds_xlsx(test_client):
             "civilite_etat_civil": "F",
             "civilite": "X",
             "code_ine": "ine10",
-            "code_nip": "nip10",
+            "code_nip": "1000010",
             "date_naissance": "",
             "dept_acronym": "TEST_",
             "dept_naissance": "",
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ def test_import_etuds_xlsx(test_client):
             "civilite_etat_civil": "F",
             "civilite": "X",
             "code_ine": "ine10",
-            "code_nip": "nip10",
+            "code_nip": "1000010",
             "date_naissance": "",
             "dept_acronym": "TEST_",
             "dept_naissance": "",
@@ -367,3 +367,13 @@ def test_import_etuds_xlsx(test_client):
             "telephonemobilestr": "",
         },
     )
+    # Test de search_etud_in_dept
+    etuds = sco_find_etud.search_etuds_infos_from_exp("NOM10")
+    assert len(etuds) == 1
+    assert etuds[0]["code_ine"] == "ine10"
+    etuds = sco_find_etud.search_etuds_infos_from_exp("NOM")
+    assert len(etuds) > 1
+    assert all(e["nom"].startswith("NOM") for e in etuds)
+    etuds = sco_find_etud.search_etuds_infos_from_exp("1000010")
+    assert len(etuds) == 1
+    assert etuds[0]["code_ine"] == "ine10"