15 Best universities for Geotechnical 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 861K citations received by 22.3K 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

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Europe

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Geotechnical Engineering

#82 in Europe

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

4. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Geotechnical Engineering

#99 in Europe

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#113 in Europe

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Geotechnical Engineering

#128 in Europe

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Geotechnical Engineering

#158 in Europe

#507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

8. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Geotechnical Engineering

#168 in Europe

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#341 in Europe

#1071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Geotechnical Engineering

#575 in Europe

#2065 in the World

11. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Geotechnical Engineering

#578 in Europe

#2093 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Geotechnical Engineering

#646 in Europe

#2434 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#673 in Europe

#2614 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#699 in Europe

#2778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Geotechnical Engineering

#789 in Europe

#3177 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.