A consensus ranking of 12 universities in Switzerland, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table. Part of our <a href="/rankings/country/">global rankings by country</a> coverage (Europe).
| # | University | QS 2026 | THE 2026 | ARWU 2025 | U.S. News 2026 | Consensus score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ETH Zurich · Zurich | 7 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 98.8 |
| 2 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne · Lausanne | 22 | 35 | · | 86 | 97.6 |
| 3 | University of Zurich · Zurich | 100 | · | 64 | 59 | 95.2 |
| 4 | University of Geneva · Geneva | 155 | · | 58 | 120 | 93.5 |
| 5 | University of Basel · Basel | 158 | 120 | 94 | 180 | 91.9 |
| 6 | University of Lausanne | 212 | · | 101-150 | 153 | 89.7 |
| 7 | University of Bern · Bern | 184 | · | 151-200 | 114 | 89.2 |
| 8 | Università Della Svizzera Italiana | 473 | 275 | 601-700 | 550 | 67.5 |
| 9 | University of St Gallen | · | 375 | · | 1018 | 65.2 |
| 10 | University of Fribourg | 642 | 450 | 501-600 | · | 63.5 |
| 11 | University of Neuchâtel | · | 700 | · | 1195 | 52.6 |