18 Best universities for Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning. A graph of 2.66M citations received by 66.3K 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

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Machine Learning

#10 in Europe

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Machine Learning

#29 in Europe

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Machine Learning

#101 in Europe

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Machine Learning

#132 in Europe

#398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Machine Learning

#136 in Europe

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Machine Learning

#173 in Europe

#510 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Machine Learning

#200 in Europe

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Machine Learning

#233 in Europe

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Machine Learning

#302 in Europe

#884 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Machine Learning

#413 in Europe

#1318 in the World

12. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Machine Learning

#443 in Europe

#1464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Machine Learning

#567 in Europe

#1947 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Machine Learning

#707 in Europe

#2683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Machine Learning

#794 in Europe

#3150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Machine Learning

#801 in Europe

#3197 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Machine Learning

#805 in Europe

#3208 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Machine Learning

#864 in Europe

#3526 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.