The best universities in Switzerland take first places in world rankings - the Zurich Higher Technical School is consistently in the TOP-10, and three more Swiss universities are confidently in the TOP-100 ranking. There are few universities in the country, but all of them stand out against the background of higher education institutions in many other European countries.
The best universities in Switzerland rankings attract students from all over the world with a number of advantages:
- High level of teaching
- An innovative approach to the educational system
- Wide range of specialties
- Participation in important research
- Good reputation among global companies.
Times Higher Education’s best universities in Switzerland 2024
| Rank |
Name Country/Region |
No. of FTE Students | No. of students per staff | International Students | Female:Male Ratio |
| 11 | ETH Zurich | 22,619 | 15.4 | 43% | 33 : 67 |
| 33 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | 12,543 | 13.5 | 64% | 30 : 70 |
| 80 | University of Zurich | 25,608 | 14.7 | 24% | 58 : 42 |
| =116 | University of Bern | 12,399 | 18.2 | 16% | 59 : 41 |
| =123 | University of Basel | 8,536 | 10.4 | 31% | 56 : 44 |
| =143 | University of Lausanne | 14,478 | 10.5 | 23% | n/a |
| 183 | University of Geneva | 18,865 | 8.4 | 40% | 62 : 38 |
| 251–300 | Università della Svizzera italiana | 3,714 | 14.0 | 67% | 46 : 54 |
| 351–400 | University of St Gallen | 8,799 | 12.9 | 33% | 36 : 64 |
| 401–500 | University of Fribourg | 6,961 | 16.0 | 15% | 64 : 36 |
| 401–500 | University of Neuchâtel | 4,379 | 11.8 | 21% | 61 : 39 |
| 801–1000 | ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences | 11,120 | 12.3 | 11% | 52 : 48 |
| 1001–1200 | University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland | 17,933 | 6.5 | 29% | 54 : 46 |
| Reporter | SBS Swiss Business School | 2,200 | 13.6 | 61% | 35 : 65 |
