18 Best universities for Structural 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 Structural Engineering. A graph of 1.15M citations received by 33.6K 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

#75 in Europe

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Structural Engineering

#137 in Europe

#410 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Structural Engineering

#141 in Europe

#417 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Structural Engineering

#176 in Europe

#493 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Structural Engineering

#289 in Europe

#823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Structural Engineering

#322 in Europe

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Structural Engineering

#456 in Europe

#1391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Structural Engineering

#537 in Europe

#1689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Structural Engineering

#541 in Europe

#1704 in the World

12. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Structural Engineering

#654 in Europe

#2170 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

13. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Structural Engineering

#674 in Europe

#2245 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

14. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Structural Engineering

#711 in Europe

#2478 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

15. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Structural Engineering

#726 in Europe

#2554 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

16. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Structural Engineering

#811 in Europe

#2915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

17. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Structural Engineering

#943 in Europe

#3593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

18. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Structural Engineering

#959 in Europe

#3646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

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