12 Best universities for Architecture in Switzerland

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 138K citations received by 2.78K 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. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Architecture

#3 in Europe

#12 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Architecture

#9 in Europe

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Architecture

#44 in Europe

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Architecture

#84 in Europe

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

5. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Architecture

#160 in Europe

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Architecture

#189 in Europe

#414 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Architecture

#287 in Europe

#631 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Architecture

#334 in Europe

#771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Architecture

#374 in Europe

#870 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

10. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Architecture

#375 in Europe

#872 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

11. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Architecture

#382 in Europe

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

12. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Architecture

#424 in Europe

#1007 in the World

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

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