18 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 1.86M citations received by 63.4K 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

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Mechanical Engineering

#7 in Europe

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Mechanical Engineering

#70 in Europe

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Mechanical Engineering

#96 in Europe

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Mechanical Engineering

#112 in Europe

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Mechanical Engineering

#133 in Europe

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Mechanical Engineering

#258 in Europe

#681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Mechanical Engineering

#426 in Europe

#1169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Mechanical Engineering

#431 in Europe

#1180 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Mechanical Engineering

#440 in Europe

#1201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Mechanical Engineering

#455 in Europe

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Mechanical Engineering

#632 in Europe

#1980 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Mechanical Engineering

#650 in Europe

#2055 in the World

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Mechanical Engineering

#676 in Europe

#2162 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Mechanical Engineering

#702 in Europe

#2297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Mechanical Engineering

#713 in Europe

#2352 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Mechanical Engineering

#897 in Europe

#3195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Mechanical Engineering

#919 in Europe

#3297 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.