18 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 2.46M citations received by 71.3K 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. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in Europe

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Mechanical Engineering

#7 in Europe

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Mechanical Engineering

#62 in Europe

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Mechanical Engineering

#85 in Europe

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Mechanical Engineering

#103 in Europe

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Mechanical Engineering

#131 in Europe

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Mechanical Engineering

#245 in Europe

#652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Mechanical Engineering

#396 in Europe

#1083 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Mechanical Engineering

#412 in Europe

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Mechanical Engineering

#441 in Europe

#1221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Mechanical Engineering

#447 in Europe

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Mechanical Engineering

#617 in Europe

#1956 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Mechanical Engineering

#655 in Europe

#2094 in the World

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Mechanical Engineering

#676 in Europe

#2179 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Mechanical Engineering

#699 in Europe

#2285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Mechanical Engineering

#713 in Europe

#2349 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Mechanical Engineering

#780 in Europe

#2706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Mechanical Engineering

#954 in Europe

#3519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

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