18 Best universities for Cyber Security 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 Cyber Security. A graph of 813K citations received by 29.1K 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. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Cyber Security

#5 in Europe

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Cyber Security

#6 in Europe

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Cyber Security

#36 in Europe

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Cyber Security

#80 in Europe

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Cyber Security

#171 in Europe

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Cyber Security

#199 in Europe

#526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Cyber Security

#229 in Europe

#620 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Cyber Security

#245 in Europe

#657 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Cyber Security

#258 in Europe

#698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

10. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Cyber Security

#333 in Europe

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Cyber Security

#447 in Europe

#1260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Cyber Security

#472 in Europe

#1371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Cyber Security

#497 in Europe

#1490 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Cyber Security

#562 in Europe

#1745 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

15. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Cyber Security

#574 in Europe

#1817 in the World

16. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Cyber Security

#599 in Europe

#1934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Cyber Security

#772 in Europe

#2867 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Cyber Security

#827 in Europe

#3100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

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