Switzerland

Country: Switzerland

Each institution sets its own semester fee, the same for EU and non-EU students – e.g. CHF 500 at the University of Lausanne and CHF 2,190 for international students at ETH Zurich. Switzerland has 10 cantonal universities, 2 federal institutes of technology and universities of applied sciences, with more than 4,000 programmes in total. Find out when to apply, how to plan your budget and how many hours you may work.

Friends at an open-air café table on the Münsterplattform terrace in Bern's old town

Switzerland is a small country with very strong universities. According to the Swiss education server educa.ch, you can choose from:

10 cantonal universities – including those in Zurich, Geneva, Lausanne, Bern and Basel,
2 federal institutes of technology – ETH Zurich and EPFL in Lausanne,
universities of applied sciences (Fachhochschulen, hautes écoles spécialisées) – currently 8 public and 1 private, with practice-oriented programmes,
universities of teacher education (Pädagogische Hochschulen, hautes écoles pédagogiques) – where teachers are trained; formally they belong to the universities of applied sciences.

Together they offer more than 4,000 programmes. You'll find them all in the studyprogrammes.ch search engine.

Universities in Switzerland – profiles

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Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.

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