ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich)

As a university of science and technology, ETH Zurich is committed to the study of a diverse range of subjects, which allows knowledge to be shared and combined in original and future-​oriented ways.

The sixteen departments cover a broad academic spectrum, while all kinds of strategic initiatives, competence centres and networks encourage cross-​disciplinary cooperation.

In the 2021 edition of QS World University Rankings, ETH Zurich was ranked 6th in the world, placing it as the second-best European university after the University of Oxford. In the 2020 QS World University Rankings by subject, it ranked 4th in the world for engineering and technology (2nd in Europe) and 1st for earth and marine science.

Also, ETH was rated 8th in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2020. As of 2020 there are 22,200 students from over 120 countries, of which 4,180 are pursuing doctoral degrees.