13 Best universities for Biomedical 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 Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 333K citations received by 9.11K 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. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biomedical Engineering

#5 in Europe

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biomedical Engineering

#7 in Europe

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biomedical Engineering

#10 in Europe

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Biomedical Engineering

#19 in Europe

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Biomedical Engineering

#72 in Europe

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Biomedical Engineering

#73 in Europe

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biomedical Engineering

#153 in Europe

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Biomedical Engineering

#254 in Europe

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Biomedical Engineering

#404 in Europe

#1168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

10. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Biomedical Engineering

#456 in Europe

#1394 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

11. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Biomedical Engineering

#472 in Europe

#1445 in the World

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Biomedical Engineering

#509 in Europe

#1581 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Biomedical Engineering

#521 in Europe

#1614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

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