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ETH Zurich tops our list of 6 Public Computer Science universities in Switzerland at #7 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. University of Basel (QS World #158) and University of St. Gallen (QS World #435) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 10 courses to choose from.
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4 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #7 (ETH Zurich) to #473 (Universita della Svizzera Italiana); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: ETH Zurich is cited most (28,392,948 citations).
6 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Zurich (1) and St. Gallen (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is ETH Zurich, founded in 1855. ETH Zurich is the largest, with 25,000 students.
By level: 8 bachelor's, 1 master's and 1 phd / doctorate. The usual length is 6-8 Semester and 4 years. 60% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (56% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (56% of courses with a stated intake). FHNW - Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz offers the widest choice, with 4 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. ETH Zurich is the least expensive at USD 1,600 a year and University of St. Gallen the most at USD 3,500; the middle of the range is about USD 3,500. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
ETH Zurich (QS World #7), University of Basel (QS World #158) and University of St. Gallen (QS World #435) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, ETH Zurich is the least expensive at about USD 1,600 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
6 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 6-8 Semester, with 4 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 56% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
FHNW - Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, with 4, ahead of ETH Zurich (2).
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