18 Best Materials Science schools 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 Materials Science. A graph of 9.45M citations received by 227K academic papers made by 18 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.

1. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Materials Science

#2 in Europe

#19 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Materials Science

#6 in Europe

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Materials Science

#81 in Europe

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Materials Science

#85 in Europe

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Materials Science

#107 in Europe

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Materials Science

#108 in Europe

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Materials Science

#211 in Europe

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Materials Science

#264 in Europe

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Materials Science

#300 in Europe

#866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Materials Science

#563 in Europe

#1936 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Materials Science

#641 in Europe

#2295 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

12. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Materials Science

#685 in Europe

#2485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Materials Science

#713 in Europe

#2617 in the World

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Materials Science

#748 in Europe

#2811 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

15. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Materials Science

#749 in Europe

#2825 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

16. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Materials Science

#762 in Europe

#2910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

17. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Materials Science

#1008 in Europe

#4089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

18. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Materials Science

#1040 in Europe

#4255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

The best cities to study Materials Science in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lausanne, Zurich, Geneva, and Basel.