18 Best universities for Acoustical 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 Acoustical Engineering. A graph of 1.33M citations received by 38.7K 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. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Acoustical Engineering

#7 in Europe

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Acoustical Engineering

#8 in Europe

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Acoustical Engineering

#67 in Europe

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Acoustical Engineering

#87 in Europe

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Acoustical Engineering

#99 in Europe

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Acoustical Engineering

#182 in Europe

#469 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Acoustical Engineering

#221 in Europe

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Acoustical Engineering

#284 in Europe

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Acoustical Engineering

#353 in Europe

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Acoustical Engineering

#444 in Europe

#1268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Acoustical Engineering

#507 in Europe

#1525 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

12. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Acoustical Engineering

#707 in Europe

#2469 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Acoustical Engineering

#732 in Europe

#2548 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Acoustical Engineering

#805 in Europe

#2856 in the World

15. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Acoustical Engineering

#825 in Europe

#2969 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

16. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Acoustical Engineering

#842 in Europe

#3085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Acoustical Engineering

#846 in Europe

#3105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Acoustical Engineering

#869 in Europe

#3214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

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