12 Best universities for Renewable Energy 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 Renewable Energy Engineering. A graph of 202K citations received by 4.11K academic papers made by 12 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

#4 in Europe

#7 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#8 in Europe

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#167 in Europe

#499 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#220 in Europe

#664 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#398 in Europe

#1260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

6. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#410 in Europe

#1303 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

7. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#454 in Europe

#1455 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

8. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#463 in Europe

#1501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

9. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#473 in Europe

#1537 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

10. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#489 in Europe

#1613 in the World

11. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#502 in Europe

#1655 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

12. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#549 in Europe

#1900 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.