18 Best Materials Science schools 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 Materials Science. A graph of 7.17M citations received by 199K 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

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Materials Science

#6 in Europe

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Materials Science

#79 in Europe

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

4. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Materials Science

#91 in Europe

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Materials Science

#105 in Europe

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Materials Science

#114 in Europe

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Materials Science

#204 in Europe

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Materials Science

#270 in Europe

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Materials Science

#287 in Europe

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Materials Science

#595 in Europe

#2032 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Materials Science

#601 in Europe

#2055 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

12. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Materials Science

#676 in Europe

#2399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Materials Science

#720 in Europe

#2631 in the World

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Materials Science

#749 in Europe

#2829 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

15. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Materials Science

#756 in Europe

#2845 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

16. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Materials Science

#762 in Europe

#2871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

17. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Materials Science

#975 in Europe

#3911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

18. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Materials Science

#1050 in Europe

#4326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

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