4 Best Universities in Zurich [2025 Rankings]

Top 4 universities in Zurich ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 14.2M citations received by 361K academic publications made by 4 universities from Zurich, the popularity of 765 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

#1 in Switzerland

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. University of Zurich

#2 in Switzerland

#17 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

3. Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences

#22 in Switzerland

#1955 in Europe

Enrollment: 3,519

4. University of Applied Sciences Zurich

#23 in Switzerland

#2121 in Europe

Universities near Zurich

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
28	University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland	12	Brugg
40	University of Lucerne	18	Lucerne
44	Lucerne University of Applied Sciences	15	Lucerne
57	Constance University of Applied Sciences	133	Konstanz
57	Allensbach University of Applied Sciences	337	Konstanz
60	University of Konstanz	39	Konstanz
62	University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland	21	St. Gallen
63	University of St. Gallen	9	St. Gallen
74	Zeppelin University	130	Friedrichshafen
75	University of Basel	6	Basel