14 Best universities for Architectural 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 Architectural Engineering. A graph of 103K citations received by 3.46K academic papers made by 14 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 Architectural Engineering

#10 in Europe

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Architectural Engineering

#12 in Europe

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Architectural Engineering

#120 in Europe

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Architectural Engineering

#202 in Europe

#529 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Architectural Engineering

#235 in Europe

#622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Architectural Engineering

#254 in Europe

#660 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Architectural Engineering

#290 in Europe

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

8. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Architectural Engineering

#322 in Europe

#825 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Architectural Engineering

#392 in Europe

#1052 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Architectural Engineering

#396 in Europe

#1062 in the World

11. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Architectural Engineering

#420 in Europe

#1136 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

12. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Architectural Engineering

#489 in Europe

#1383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

13. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Architectural Engineering

#512 in Europe

#1489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Architectural Engineering

#524 in Europe

#1530 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

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