19 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Switzerland

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 5.18M citations received by 137K 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)

#5 in Europe

#35 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)

#32 in Europe

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#77 in Europe

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#106 in Europe

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#145 in Europe

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#172 in Europe

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#242 in Europe

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#248 in Europe

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#349 in Europe

#924 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#397 in Europe

#1108 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)

#470 in Europe

#1388 in the World

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#566 in Europe

#1752 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#627 in Europe

#2133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#732 in Europe

#2677 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#824 in Europe

#3092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#851 in Europe

#3217 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#943 in Europe

#3623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

19. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1306 in Europe

#5539 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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