18 Best universities for Optical 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 Optical Engineering. A graph of 5.48M citations received by 137K 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. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Optical Engineering

#5 in Europe

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Optical Engineering

#6 in Europe

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Optical Engineering

#53 in Europe

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Optical Engineering

#58 in Europe

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Optical Engineering

#81 in Europe

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Optical Engineering

#118 in Europe

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Optical Engineering

#184 in Europe

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Optical Engineering

#283 in Europe

#756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Optical Engineering

#293 in Europe

#782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Optical Engineering

#557 in Europe

#1857 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Optical Engineering

#616 in Europe

#2123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Optical Engineering

#645 in Europe

#2244 in the World

13. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Optical Engineering

#657 in Europe

#2308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Optical Engineering

#671 in Europe

#2365 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Optical Engineering

#716 in Europe

#2606 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Optical Engineering

#803 in Europe

#3051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Optical Engineering

#805 in Europe

#3053 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Optical Engineering

#953 in Europe

#3870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

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