13 Best universities for Biomedical 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 Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 404K citations received by 9.97K 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

#4 in Europe

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biomedical Engineering

#7 in Europe

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biomedical Engineering

#11 in Europe

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Biomedical Engineering

#19 in Europe

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Biomedical Engineering

#68 in Europe

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Biomedical Engineering

#74 in Europe

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biomedical Engineering

#137 in Europe

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Biomedical Engineering

#253 in Europe

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Biomedical Engineering

#413 in Europe

#1256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

10. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Biomedical Engineering

#498 in Europe

#1575 in the World

11. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Biomedical Engineering

#499 in Europe

#1578 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Biomedical Engineering

#548 in Europe

#1756 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Biomedical Engineering

#550 in Europe

#1765 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.