16 Best universities for Nanotechnology 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 Nanotechnology. A graph of 2.89M citations received by 58.5K academic papers made by 16 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. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Europe

#17 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Nanotechnology

#4 in Europe

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Nanotechnology

#46 in Europe

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

4. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Nanotechnology

#94 in Europe

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Nanotechnology

#124 in Europe

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

6. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Nanotechnology

#200 in Europe

#614 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

7. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Nanotechnology

#205 in Europe

#622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

8. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Nanotechnology

#248 in Europe

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

9. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Nanotechnology

#259 in Europe

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

10. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Nanotechnology

#565 in Europe

#2172 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Nanotechnology

#573 in Europe

#2206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

12. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Nanotechnology

#597 in Europe

#2294 in the World

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Nanotechnology

#673 in Europe

#2724 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Nanotechnology

#697 in Europe

#2808 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

15. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Nanotechnology

#745 in Europe

#3003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Nanotechnology

#755 in Europe

#3041 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

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

Engineering subfields in Switzerland

Acoustical Engineering18

Aerospace Engineering18

Agricultural Engineering5

Applied/Engineering Physics9

Architectural Engineering14

Automation and Control engineering7

Automotive Engineering14

Biochemical Engineering9

Biomedical Engineering13

Biotechnology14

Chemical Engineering16

Civil Engineering18

Computer Engineering11

Computer Networking18

Construction Management5

Electrical Engineering18

Electronic Engineering15

Engineering Management9

Environmental Engineering13

Firefighting and Fire Science3

Geotechnical Engineering15

Human-Computer Interaction16

Industrial Engineering3

Landscape Architecture6

Marine Engineering5

Materials Science18

Mechanical Engineering18

Metallurgical Engineering18

Mining Engineering5

Nuclear Engineering6

Operations Research13

Optical Engineering18

Petroleum Engineering8

Polymer science and Plastics engineering8

Product and Industrial Design7

Reliability and Quality Engineering13

Remote Sensing15

Renewable Energy Engineering13

Structural Engineering18

Systems Engineering16

Technical Drawing6

Telecommunications18

Transportation Engineering11