12 Best universities for Environmental 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 Environmental Engineering. A graph of 235K citations received by 5.83K academic papers made by 12 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

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Environmental Engineering

#16 in Europe

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Environmental Engineering

#129 in Europe

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Environmental Engineering

#187 in Europe

#529 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Environmental Engineering

#191 in Europe

#534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

6. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Environmental Engineering

#225 in Europe

#666 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Environmental Engineering

#392 in Europe

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Environmental Engineering

#476 in Europe

#1628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Environmental Engineering

#481 in Europe

#1646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Environmental Engineering

#516 in Europe

#1784 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Environmental Engineering

#527 in Europe

#1831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Environmental Engineering

#549 in Europe

#1947 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

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