18 Best universities for Electrical Engineering in Switzerland

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Electrical Engineering. A graph of 3.86M citations received by 93.7K academic papers made by 18 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 Electrical Engineering

#1 in Europe

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Electrical Engineering

#5 in Europe

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Electrical Engineering

#104 in Europe

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

4. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Electrical Engineering

#113 in Europe

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Electrical Engineering

#160 in Europe

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Electrical Engineering

#193 in Europe

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Electrical Engineering

#286 in Europe

#813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

8. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Electrical Engineering

#320 in Europe

#932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Electrical Engineering

#392 in Europe

#1180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Electrical Engineering

#453 in Europe

#1414 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Electrical Engineering

#490 in Europe

#1542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Electrical Engineering

#611 in Europe

#2125 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Electrical Engineering

#631 in Europe

#2228 in the World

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Electrical Engineering

#632 in Europe

#2233 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Electrical Engineering

#694 in Europe

#2519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Electrical Engineering

#754 in Europe

#2746 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Electrical Engineering

#984 in Europe

#3857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Electrical Engineering

#1129 in Europe

#4653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

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