16 Best universities for Chemical 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 Chemical Engineering. A graph of 2.18M citations received by 45.5K academic papers made by 16 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 Chemical Engineering

#1 in Europe

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Chemical Engineering

#5 in Europe

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Chemical Engineering

#128 in Europe

#449 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Chemical Engineering

#133 in Europe

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Chemical Engineering

#164 in Europe

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

6. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Chemical Engineering

#203 in Europe

#615 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

7. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Chemical Engineering

#208 in Europe

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

8. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Chemical Engineering

#260 in Europe

#791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Chemical Engineering

#289 in Europe

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Chemical Engineering

#518 in Europe

#1925 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Chemical Engineering

#566 in Europe

#2140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

12. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Chemical Engineering

#642 in Europe

#2473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Chemical Engineering

#696 in Europe

#2785 in the World

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Chemical Engineering

#718 in Europe

#2878 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Chemical Engineering

#753 in Europe

#3061 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Chemical Engineering

#786 in Europe

#3195 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

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