19 Best universities for 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 Engineering. A graph of 17.9M citations received by 462K 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

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Engineering

#6 in Europe

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Engineering

#56 in Europe

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Engineering

#86 in Europe

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Engineering

#96 in Europe

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Engineering

#124 in Europe

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Engineering

#192 in Europe

#513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Engineering

#281 in Europe

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Engineering

#338 in Europe

#965 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Engineering

#446 in Europe

#1315 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Engineering

#516 in Europe

#1612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Engineering

#657 in Europe

#2274 in the World

13. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Engineering

#673 in Europe

#2358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Engineering

#681 in Europe

#2418 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

15. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Engineering

#704 in Europe

#2546 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Engineering

#747 in Europe

#2722 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Engineering

#898 in Europe

#3425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Engineering

#989 in Europe

#3889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

19. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Engineering

#1402 in Europe

#6184 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 Engineering18

Agricultural Engineering5

Applied/Engineering Physics9

Architectural Engineering13

Automation and Control engineering7

Automotive Engineering14

Biochemical Engineering9

Biomedical Engineering13

Biotechnology14

Chemical Engineering16

Civil Engineering18

Computer Engineering11

Computer Networking18

Construction Management5

Electrical Engineering18

Electronic Engineering15

Engineering Management9

Environmental Engineering13

Firefighting and Fire Science3

Geotechnical Engineering15

Human-Computer Interaction16

Industrial Engineering5

Landscape Architecture6

Marine Engineering5

Materials Science18

Mechanical Engineering18

Metallurgical Engineering18

Mining Engineering5

Nanotechnology16

Nuclear Engineering6

Operations Research13

Optical Engineering18

Petroleum Engineering8

Polymer science and Plastics engineering8

Product and Industrial Design6

Reliability and Quality Engineering12

Remote Sensing15

Renewable Energy Engineering13

Structural Engineering18

Systems Engineering16

Technical Drawing6

Telecommunications18

Transportation Engineering11