Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich: Statistics

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

8%

Enrollment

23,420

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private
partnership

Highest Degree

Doctorate

Website

ethz.ch

Languages

German;English

Acceptance rate & Admissions

We've calculated the 8% acceptance rate for Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Research profile

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich is a world-class research university with 164,449 scientific papers published and 5,677,303 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Quantum and Particle physics, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Materials Science, and Organic Chemistry.

Publications

164,449

Citations

5,677,303

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich majors

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Annual publication & citation counts

Tuition

The tuition table for Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich alumni

1. Albert Einstein

   

   Born in

   Germany

   Years

   1879-1955 (aged 76)

   Enrolled in Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

   1896-1900 graduated with Bachelor of Science in mathematics education

   Occupations

   physicist

   Biography

   Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who is widely held to be one of the greatest and most influential scientists of all time. Best known for developing the theory of relativity, Einstein also made important contributions to quantum mechanics, and was thus a central figure in the revolutionary reshaping of the scientific understanding of nature that modern physics accomplished in the first decades of the twentieth century. His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc, which arises from relativity theory, has been called "the world's most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect", a pivotal step in the development of quantum theory. His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. In a 1999 poll of 130 leading physicists worldwide by the British journal Physics World, Einstein was ranked the greatest physicist of all time. His intellectual achievements and originality have made the word Einstein broadly synonymous with genius.

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2. Mileva Marić

   

   Born in

   Serbia

   Years

   1875-1948 (aged 73)

   Occupations

   teacher

   Biography

   Mileva Marić, sometimes called Mileva Marić-Einstein (Милева Марић-Ајнштајн, Mileva Marić-Ajnštajn), was a Serbian physicist, mathematician, and the first wife of Albert Einstein from 1903 to 1919. She was the only woman among Einstein's fellow students at Zürich Polytechnic. She was Marić and Einstein were study colleagues and lovers, and had a daughter Lieserl in 1902, who likely died of scarlet fever at one and a half years old. They later had two sons, Hans Albert and Eduard.

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3. Klaus Schwab

   

   Born in

   Germany

   Years

   1938-.. (age 86)

   Occupations

   pedagogueinternational forum participanteconomist

   Biography

   Klaus Martin Schwab is a German engineer, economist, and founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF). He has acted as the WEF's chairman since founding the organisation in 1971.

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4. Wilhelm Röntgen

   

   Born in

   Germany

   Years

   1845-1923 (aged 78)

   Enrolled in Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

   1865-1868 studied mechanical engineering

   Occupations

   physicistengineerresearcherprofessor

   Biography

   Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a German mechanical engineer and physicist, who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays or Röntgen rays, an achievement that earned him the inaugural Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. In honour of Röntgen's accomplishments, in 2004 the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) named element 111, roentgenium, a radioactive element with multiple unstable isotopes, after him. The unit of measurement roentgen was also named after him.

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