13 Best universities for Renewable Energy 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 Renewable Energy Engineering. A graph of 264K citations received by 4.47K academic papers made by 13 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 Renewable Energy Engineering

#5 in Europe

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#8 in Europe

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#170 in Europe

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#213 in Europe

#668 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#418 in Europe

#1343 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

6. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#430 in Europe

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

7. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#451 in Europe

#1471 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

8. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#483 in Europe

#1612 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

9. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#492 in Europe

#1644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

10. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#513 in Europe

#1745 in the World

11. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#523 in Europe

#1788 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

12. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#554 in Europe

#1961 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

13. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#583 in Europe

#2073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

The best cities to study Renewable Energy Engineering in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lausanne, Zurich, St. Gallen, and Geneva.