18 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 2.6M citations received by 72.7K 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

#4 in Europe

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Mechanical Engineering

#7 in Europe

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Mechanical Engineering

#66 in Europe

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Mechanical Engineering

#85 in Europe

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Mechanical Engineering

#103 in Europe

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Mechanical Engineering

#132 in Europe

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Mechanical Engineering

#244 in Europe

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Mechanical Engineering

#385 in Europe

#1074 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Mechanical Engineering

#412 in Europe

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Mechanical Engineering

#443 in Europe

#1237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Mechanical Engineering

#449 in Europe

#1252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Mechanical Engineering

#619 in Europe

#1953 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Mechanical Engineering

#655 in Europe

#2098 in the World

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Mechanical Engineering

#671 in Europe

#2165 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Mechanical Engineering

#690 in Europe

#2245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Mechanical Engineering

#710 in Europe

#2333 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Mechanical Engineering

#783 in Europe

#2737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Mechanical Engineering

#949 in Europe

#3496 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.