16 Best universities for Chemical 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 Chemical Engineering. A graph of 2.56M citations received by 49.3K 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

#2 in Europe

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Chemical Engineering

#5 in Europe

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Chemical Engineering

#130 in Europe

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Chemical Engineering

#135 in Europe

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Chemical Engineering

#160 in Europe

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

6. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Chemical Engineering

#190 in Europe

#599 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

7. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Chemical Engineering

#195 in Europe

#614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

8. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Chemical Engineering

#255 in Europe

#791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Chemical Engineering

#297 in Europe

#950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Chemical Engineering

#477 in Europe

#1781 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Chemical Engineering

#582 in Europe

#2230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

12. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Chemical Engineering

#635 in Europe

#2474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Chemical Engineering

#717 in Europe

#2897 in the World

14. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Chemical Engineering

#720 in Europe

#2918 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

15. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Chemical Engineering

#728 in Europe

#2959 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Chemical Engineering

#760 in Europe

#3119 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

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