16 Best universities for Software Engineering in Switzerland

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 538K citations received by 11.8K 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

#4 in Europe

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Software Engineering

#10 in Europe

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Software Engineering

#39 in Europe

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Software Engineering

#82 in Europe

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Software Engineering

#116 in Europe

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Software Engineering

#226 in Europe

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Software Engineering

#261 in Europe

#590 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

8. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Software Engineering

#270 in Europe

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

9. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Software Engineering

#279 in Europe

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

10. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Software Engineering

#411 in Europe

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

11. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Software Engineering

#455 in Europe

#1101 in the World

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Software Engineering

#495 in Europe

#1225 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Software Engineering

#497 in Europe

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

14. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Software Engineering

#551 in Europe

#1409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

15. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Software Engineering

#685 in Europe

#2056 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Software Engineering

#710 in Europe

#2160 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

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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