15 Best universities for Geotechnical 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 663K citations received by 19.8K academic papers made by 15 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 Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Europe

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Europe

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Geotechnical Engineering

#96 in Europe

#323 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

4. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#106 in Europe

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

5. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Geotechnical Engineering

#120 in Europe

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Geotechnical Engineering

#122 in Europe

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Geotechnical Engineering

#160 in Europe

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

8. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Geotechnical Engineering

#161 in Europe

#502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#354 in Europe

#1085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Geotechnical Engineering

#547 in Europe

#1898 in the World

11. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Geotechnical Engineering

#597 in Europe

#2153 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Geotechnical Engineering

#635 in Europe

#2346 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#702 in Europe

#2717 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#705 in Europe

#2738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Geotechnical Engineering

#762 in Europe

#3050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

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