12 Best universities for Architecture in Switzerland

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 197K citations received by 3.13K academic papers made by 12 universities in Switzerland was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Architecture

#6 in Europe

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Architecture

#12 in Europe

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Architecture

#45 in Europe

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Architecture

#90 in Europe

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

5. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Architecture

#170 in Europe

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Architecture

#181 in Europe

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Architecture

#270 in Europe

#601 in the World

8. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Architecture

#302 in Europe

#679 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

9. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Architecture

#325 in Europe

#756 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

10. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Architecture

#352 in Europe

#831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

11. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Architecture

#360 in Europe

#842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Architecture

#458 in Europe

#1143 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

The best cities to study Architecture in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zurich, Lausanne, St. Gallen, and Lugano.

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