16 Best universities for Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering. A graph of 366K citations received by 10.5K academic papers made by 16 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 Software Engineering

#5 in Europe

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Software Engineering

#7 in Europe

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Software Engineering

#40 in Europe

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Software Engineering

#86 in Europe

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Software Engineering

#109 in Europe

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Software Engineering

#244 in Europe

#540 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Software Engineering

#254 in Europe

#564 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Software Engineering

#265 in Europe

#595 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Software Engineering

#270 in Europe

#608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

10. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Software Engineering

#409 in Europe

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

11. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Software Engineering

#460 in Europe

#1092 in the World

12. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Software Engineering

#516 in Europe

#1276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Software Engineering

#521 in Europe

#1292 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Software Engineering

#532 in Europe

#1329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Software Engineering

#662 in Europe

#1917 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Software Engineering

#734 in Europe

#2306 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

The best cities to study Software Engineering in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zurich, Lausanne, Lugano, and Bern.

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