18 Best universities for Structural 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 Structural Engineering. A graph of 821K citations received by 29.4K 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 Structural Engineering

#4 in Europe

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Structural Engineering

#8 in Europe

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Structural Engineering

#76 in Europe

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Structural Engineering

#138 in Europe

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Structural Engineering

#144 in Europe

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Structural Engineering

#189 in Europe

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Structural Engineering

#294 in Europe

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Structural Engineering

#309 in Europe

#860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Structural Engineering

#441 in Europe

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Structural Engineering

#547 in Europe

#1699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Structural Engineering

#556 in Europe

#1725 in the World

12. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Structural Engineering

#658 in Europe

#2164 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

13. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Structural Engineering

#688 in Europe

#2316 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

14. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Structural Engineering

#706 in Europe

#2431 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

15. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Structural Engineering

#760 in Europe

#2664 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

16. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Structural Engineering

#793 in Europe

#2828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Structural Engineering

#915 in Europe

#3419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Structural Engineering

#929 in Europe

#3478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

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