18 Best universities for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 803K citations received by 14.2K 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 Data Science

#11 in Europe

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Data Science

#22 in Europe

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Data Science

#23 in Europe

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Data Science

#66 in Europe

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

5. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Data Science

#104 in Europe

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Data Science

#122 in Europe

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

7. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Data Science

#155 in Europe

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

8. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Data Science

#166 in Europe

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Data Science

#185 in Europe

#430 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Data Science

#233 in Europe

#524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Data Science

#426 in Europe

#1079 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

12. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Data Science

#429 in Europe

#1100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

13. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Data Science

#507 in Europe

#1354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Data Science

#551 in Europe

#1533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Data Science

#557 in Europe

#1568 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Data Science

#572 in Europe

#1640 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

17. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Data Science

#615 in Europe

#1813 in the World

18. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Data Science

#639 in Europe

#1916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

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