17 Best universities for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 506K citations received by 11.2K academic papers made by 17 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 Data Science

#18 in Europe

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Data Science

#25 in Europe

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Data Science

#26 in Europe

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Data Science

#50 in Europe

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Data Science

#64 in Europe

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Data Science

#130 in Europe

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Data Science

#138 in Europe

#335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Data Science

#151 in Europe

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Data Science

#197 in Europe

#455 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Data Science

#204 in Europe

#468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Data Science

#388 in Europe

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Data Science

#440 in Europe

#1104 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Data Science

#492 in Europe

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Data Science

#511 in Europe

#1369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Data Science

#581 in Europe

#1596 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Data Science

#586 in Europe

#1622 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

17. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Data Science

#620 in Europe

#1756 in the World

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