18 Best universities for Cyber Security 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 Cyber Security. A graph of 1.21M citations received by 33.1K 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

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Cyber Security

#5 in Europe

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Cyber Security

#6 in Europe

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Cyber Security

#38 in Europe

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Cyber Security

#93 in Europe

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Cyber Security

#156 in Europe

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

6. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Cyber Security

#201 in Europe

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

7. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Cyber Security

#219 in Europe

#599 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Cyber Security

#245 in Europe

#675 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Cyber Security

#266 in Europe

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

10. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Cyber Security

#336 in Europe

#963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

11. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Cyber Security

#451 in Europe

#1326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

12. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Cyber Security

#481 in Europe

#1460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Cyber Security

#491 in Europe

#1501 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Cyber Security

#559 in Europe

#1792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

15. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Cyber Security

#590 in Europe

#1921 in the World

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Cyber Security

#601 in Europe

#1967 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Cyber Security

#774 in Europe

#2899 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Cyber Security

#874 in Europe

#3358 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.