18 Best universities for Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 2.85M citations received by 83.8K 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

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Electrical Engineering

#97 in Europe

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

4. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Electrical Engineering

#125 in Europe

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Electrical Engineering

#158 in Europe

#449 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Electrical Engineering

#185 in Europe

#523 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Electrical Engineering

#265 in Europe

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

8. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Electrical Engineering

#343 in Europe

#969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Electrical Engineering

#391 in Europe

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Electrical Engineering

#464 in Europe

#1395 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Electrical Engineering

#499 in Europe

#1505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Electrical Engineering

#626 in Europe

#2166 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Electrical Engineering

#634 in Europe

#2196 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

14. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Electrical Engineering

#660 in Europe

#2315 in the World

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Electrical Engineering

#681 in Europe

#2399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Electrical Engineering

#727 in Europe

#2616 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Electrical Engineering

#990 in Europe

#3860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Electrical Engineering

#1132 in Europe

#4668 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.