19 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 5.48M citations received by 140K academic papers made by 19 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. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#4 in Europe

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#7 in Europe

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#33 in Europe

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#76 in Europe

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#104 in Europe

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#143 in Europe

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#169 in Europe

#457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#241 in Europe

#638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#250 in Europe

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#345 in Europe

#927 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#403 in Europe

#1142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#469 in Europe

#1394 in the World

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#565 in Europe

#1753 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#626 in Europe

#2139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#725 in Europe

#2650 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#833 in Europe

#3109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#851 in Europe

#3218 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#934 in Europe

#3584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

19. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1313 in Europe

#5583 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1915

The best cities to study Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zurich, Lausanne, Geneva, and Bern.

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