18 Best universities for Data Science in Switzerland

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 713K citations received by 13.6K 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 Data Science

#11 in Europe

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Data Science

#20 in Europe

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Data Science

#22 in Europe

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Data Science

#66 in Europe

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Data Science

#102 in Europe

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Data Science

#118 in Europe

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

7. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Data Science

#153 in Europe

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Data Science

#163 in Europe

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Data Science

#192 in Europe

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Data Science

#230 in Europe

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Data Science

#417 in Europe

#1052 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

12. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Data Science

#421 in Europe

#1062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

13. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Data Science

#499 in Europe

#1337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Data Science

#550 in Europe

#1528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Data Science

#560 in Europe

#1563 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Data Science

#571 in Europe

#1605 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Data Science

#623 in Europe

#1838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

18. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Data Science

#636 in Europe

#1904 in the World

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