16 Best universities for Nanotechnology 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 Nanotechnology. A graph of 2.33M citations received by 51.7K 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

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Europe

#16 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Nanotechnology

#4 in Europe

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Nanotechnology

#48 in Europe

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Nanotechnology

#88 in Europe

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Nanotechnology

#129 in Europe

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

6. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Nanotechnology

#206 in Europe

#611 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

7. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Nanotechnology

#214 in Europe

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

8. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Nanotechnology

#235 in Europe

#699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

9. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Nanotechnology

#247 in Europe

#734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

10. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Nanotechnology

#563 in Europe

#2144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

11. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Nanotechnology

#580 in Europe

#2220 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

12. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Nanotechnology

#607 in Europe

#2322 in the World

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Nanotechnology

#707 in Europe

#2778 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Nanotechnology

#729 in Europe

#2891 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Nanotechnology

#749 in Europe

#2990 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Nanotechnology

#785 in Europe

#3135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

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 Engineering17

Agricultural Engineering5

Applied/Engineering Physics9

Architectural Engineering10

Automation and Control engineering7

Automotive Engineering12

Biochemical Engineering8

Biomedical Engineering13

Biotechnology14

Chemical Engineering16

Civil Engineering18

Computer Engineering11

Computer Networking18

Construction Management4

Electrical Engineering18

Electronic Engineering15

Engineering Management7

Environmental Engineering12

Firefighting and Fire Science3

Geotechnical Engineering15

Human-Computer Interaction16

Industrial Engineering4

Landscape Architecture7

Marine Engineering5

Materials Science18

Mechanical Engineering18

Metallurgical Engineering18

Mining Engineering5

Nuclear Engineering6

Operations Research12

Optical Engineering18

Petroleum Engineering8

Polymer science and Plastics engineering8

Product and Industrial Design7

Reliability and Quality Engineering11

Remote Sensing14

Renewable Energy Engineering12

Structural Engineering18

Systems Engineering16

Technical Drawing6

Telecommunications17

Transportation Engineering10