13 Best universities for Environmental 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 Environmental Engineering. A graph of 316K citations received by 6.48K academic papers made by 13 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. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Environmental Engineering

#6 in Europe

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Environmental Engineering

#11 in Europe

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Environmental Engineering

#139 in Europe

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

4. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Environmental Engineering

#199 in Europe

#597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

5. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Environmental Engineering

#203 in Europe

#610 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Environmental Engineering

#210 in Europe

#634 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Environmental Engineering

#393 in Europe

#1281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Environmental Engineering

#454 in Europe

#1578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Environmental Engineering

#498 in Europe

#1771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Environmental Engineering

#527 in Europe

#1891 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Environmental Engineering

#556 in Europe

#2039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Environmental Engineering

#568 in Europe

#2129 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Environmental Engineering

#677 in Europe

#2791 in the World

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