20 Best universities for Computer Science in Switzerland

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Computer Science. A graph of 24.2M citations received by 744K academic papers made by 20 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 Computer Science

#8 in Europe

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Computer Science

#10 in Europe

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Computer Science

#25 in Europe

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Computer Science

#56 in Europe

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Computer Science

#67 in Europe

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Computer Science

#112 in Europe

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 12,811

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Computer Science

#119 in Europe

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Computer Science

#252 in Europe

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Computer Science

#322 in Europe

#853 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Computer Science

#358 in Europe

#944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Computer Science

#393 in Europe

#1084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Computer Science

#596 in Europe

#1915 in the World

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Computer Science

#609 in Europe

#1988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 21,038

14. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Computer Science

#654 in Europe

#2237 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

15. University of Applied Sciences Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Computer Science

#678 in Europe

#2346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%

16. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Computer Science

#680 in Europe

#2363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

17. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Computer Science

#721 in Europe

#2555 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

18. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Computer Science

#782 in Europe

#2952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

19. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Computer Science

#806 in Europe

#3078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 2,944

20. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Computer Science

#1274 in Europe

#5420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1915

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