18 Best universities for Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 3.69M citations received by 92.1K 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

#9 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Electrical Engineering

#5 in Europe

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Electrical Engineering

#103 in Europe

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

4. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Electrical Engineering

#112 in Europe

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Electrical Engineering

#160 in Europe

#450 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Electrical Engineering

#193 in Europe

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Electrical Engineering

#281 in Europe

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

8. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Electrical Engineering

#318 in Europe

#916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Electrical Engineering

#390 in Europe

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Electrical Engineering

#452 in Europe

#1399 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Electrical Engineering

#492 in Europe

#1528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Electrical Engineering

#609 in Europe

#2107 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Electrical Engineering

#628 in Europe

#2213 in the World

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Electrical Engineering

#630 in Europe

#2217 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Electrical Engineering

#693 in Europe

#2527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Electrical Engineering

#754 in Europe

#2753 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Electrical Engineering

#991 in Europe

#3878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Electrical Engineering

#1124 in Europe

#4630 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.