19 Best universities for 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 Engineering. A graph of 13.6M citations received by 406K academic papers made by 19 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 Engineering

#4 in Europe

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Engineering

#6 in Europe

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Engineering

#65 in Europe

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Engineering

#85 in Europe

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Engineering

#97 in Europe

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Engineering

#125 in Europe

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Engineering

#188 in Europe

#509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Engineering

#295 in Europe

#819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Engineering

#331 in Europe

#929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Engineering

#472 in Europe

#1392 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Engineering

#526 in Europe

#1615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Engineering

#654 in Europe

#2226 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

13. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Engineering

#678 in Europe

#2331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

14. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Engineering

#696 in Europe

#2456 in the World

15. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Engineering

#703 in Europe

#2492 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Engineering

#745 in Europe

#2695 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Engineering

#949 in Europe

#3647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Engineering

#975 in Europe

#3810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

19. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Engineering

#1398 in Europe

#6146 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1915

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

Engineering subfields in Switzerland

Acoustical Engineering18

Aerospace Engineering17

Agricultural Engineering5

Applied/Engineering Physics9

Architectural Engineering10

Automation and Control engineering7

Automotive Engineering12

Biochemical Engineering8

Biomedical Engineering13

Biotechnology14

Chemical Engineering16

Civil Engineering18

Computer Engineering11

Computer Networking18

Construction Management4

Electrical Engineering18

Electronic Engineering15

Engineering Management7

Environmental Engineering12

Firefighting and Fire Science3

Geotechnical Engineering15

Human-Computer Interaction16

Industrial Engineering4

Landscape Architecture7

Marine Engineering5

Materials Science18

Mechanical Engineering18

Metallurgical Engineering18

Mining Engineering5

Nanotechnology16

Nuclear Engineering6

Operations Research12

Optical Engineering18

Petroleum Engineering8

Polymer science and Plastics engineering8

Product and Industrial Design7

Reliability and Quality Engineering11

Remote Sensing14

Renewable Energy Engineering12

Structural Engineering18

Systems Engineering16

Technical Drawing6

Telecommunications17

Transportation Engineering10