| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth & Geosciences | #1 | — | #5 | #2 |
| Engineering & Technology | #3 | #11 | — | #17 |
| Environmental Science | #4 | — | #13 | #3 |
| Computer Science | #10 | #3 | #33 | #11 |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #3 | — |
| Architecture | #4 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #4 | — | #31 | #79 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #6 | — | #34 | #68 |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #6 | #9 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | #7 | — | #51-75 | #91 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #8 | — | #37 | #41 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #8 | — | #42 | #56 |
| Chemistry | #9 | — | #24 | #25 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #9 | — | #51-75 | #23 |
| Statistics | #9 | — | #22 | — |
| Mathematics | #10 | — | #10 | #9 |
| Materials Science | #10 | — | #76-100 | #49 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #11 | — | #43 | #21 |
| Biological Sciences | #14 | — | #76-100 | #19 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #48 | #14 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #15 | — | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #33 | #19 |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #21 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #60 | #22 | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #23 | — | #51-75 | #72 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #25 | #27 |
| Political Science & IR | #30 | — | #31 | — |
| Arts & Humanities | — | #32 | — | — |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #35 | — | #76-100 | #155 |
| Clinical & Health | — | #36 | — | — |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #39 | — | — | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #41 | #72 |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | — | — | #45 | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #49 | — | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #72 | — | #51-75 | #121 |
| Public Administration | #101-150 | — | #51-75 | — |
| Business & Management | #61 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Education | #62 | — | #301-400 | — |
| Public Health | — | — | #101-150 | #74 |
| Geography | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #76-100 | — |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | #84 |
| Law | #89 | — | #151-200 | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #101-150 | #100 |
| Sports Science | #101-150 | — | — | — |
| Sociology | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Psychology | — | — | #301-400 | #119 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #151-200 | — |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #160 |
ETH Zurich ranks #7 in QS 2026, #11 in THE 2026, #22 in ARWU 2025 and #35 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #19 globally.
ETH Zurich was founded in 1855.
Approximately 41% of ETH Zurich's students are international.