18 Best universities for Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning. A graph of 1.9M citations received by 60.6K 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 Machine Learning

#6 in Europe

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Machine Learning

#9 in Europe

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Machine Learning

#38 in Europe

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Machine Learning

#104 in Europe

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Machine Learning

#132 in Europe

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Machine Learning

#135 in Europe

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Machine Learning

#171 in Europe

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Machine Learning

#221 in Europe

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Machine Learning

#291 in Europe

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Machine Learning

#309 in Europe

#880 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Machine Learning

#326 in Europe

#937 in the World

12. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Machine Learning

#437 in Europe

#1369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Machine Learning

#573 in Europe

#1941 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Machine Learning

#708 in Europe

#2669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Machine Learning

#813 in Europe

#3220 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

16. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Machine Learning

#814 in Europe

#3223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

17. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Machine Learning

#815 in Europe

#3225 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Machine Learning

#833 in Europe

#3339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

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