13 Best universities for Architectural Engineering 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 Architectural Engineering. A graph of 94.3K citations received by 3.37K academic papers made by 13 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

#8 in Europe

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Architectural Engineering

#13 in Europe

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Architectural Engineering

#119 in Europe

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Architectural Engineering

#203 in Europe

#534 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Architectural Engineering

#232 in Europe

#618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Architectural Engineering

#250 in Europe

#655 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Architectural Engineering

#285 in Europe

#741 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

8. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Architectural Engineering

#315 in Europe

#819 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Architectural Engineering

#385 in Europe

#1025 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Architectural Engineering

#394 in Europe

#1061 in the World

11. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Architectural Engineering

#418 in Europe

#1130 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

12. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Architectural Engineering

#481 in Europe

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

13. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Architectural Engineering

#505 in Europe

#1452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

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