Best Universities in Switzerland 2026

The top 31 universities in Switzerland, ranked by QS World University Rankings — explore programs, tuition and scholarships.

1
E

ETH Zurich

Switzerland · QS World #8
2
U

University of Zurich

Zürich · Switzerland · QS World #71
3
U

University of Geneva

Switzerland · QS World #107
4
U

University of Bern

Switzerland · QS World #120
5
U

University of Basel

Basel · Switzerland · QS World #139
6
U

University of Lausanne

Switzerland · QS World #177
7
U

University of St.Gallen

Switzerland · QS World #460
8
B

Bank for International Settlements(BIS)

Switzerland
9
B

Basel Graduate School of History

Switzerland
10
C

CERN

Switzerland
11
C

Collegium Zurich

Switzerland
12
É

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Switzerland
13
F

Federal Institute of Technology

Switzerland
14
G

Geneva Academy

Switzerland
15
G

Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies

Switzerland
16
I

IMD College

Switzerland
17
I

IMD Switzerland (International Institute for Management Development)

Switzerland
18
I

International Institute for Management Development

Switzerland
19
I

Italian University of Svizzera

Switzerland
20
J

Jacobs Foundation

Switzerland
21
M

Monarch Business School

Switzerland
22
P

Paul Scherrer Institute

Switzerland
23
S

Sawiris Foundation for Social Development

Switzerland
24
S

Schaffhausen Institute of Technology

Switzerland
25
S

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland
26
S

Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality

Switzerland
27
U

University of Lugano

Switzerland
28
U

University of Neuchâtel

Switzerland
29
U

University of St. Gallen

Switzerland
30
W

World Trade Institute

Switzerland