Study Civil Engineering in Switzerland: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Switzerland has 13 undergraduate programmes in Civil Engineering at 11 universities in 11 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay €3,171 a year (€1,691–€5,391); non-EU students €4,630 a year (€2,220–€10,570).

Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.

All Civil Engineering programmes in Switzerland

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / year
Bachelor in HolztechnikBerner Fachhochschule (Biel)BielGerman3 yr€5,391€5,391
Bachelor in BauingenieurwesenBerner Fachhochschule (Burgdorf)BurgdorfGerman3 yr€5,391€5,391
Bachelor's program in Civil EngineeringEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanneFrench3 yr€4,630€4,630
Bachelor in BauingenieurwissenschaftenEidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichZurichGerman3 yr€4,630€4,630
Bachelor in BauingenieurwesenFachhochschule GraubündenChurGerman3 yr€3,277€3,277
Bachelor in BauingenieurwesenFachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (Muttenz)MuttenzGerman3 yr€2,114€10,570
Bachelor in Bauingenieurwesen Trinational mit integriertem PraktikumFachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (Muttenz)MuttenzGerman, English, French3 yr€2,114€10,570
Bachelor of Science HES-SO en Génie civilHaute Ecole Spécialisée de Suisse occidentale (Fribourg)FribourgGerman, French3 yr€2,220€2,220
Bachelor in BauingenieurwesenHochschule Luzern (Horw)HorwGerman3 yr€1,691—
Bachelor in Digital EngineeringHochschule Luzern (Horw)HorwGerman3 yr€1,691—
Bachelor in BauingenieurwesenOST − Ostschweizer Fachhochschule (Rapperswil-Jona)Rapperswil-JonaGerman3 yr€3,171€3,171
Bachelor of Science in Ingegneria civileScuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (Mendrisio)MendrisioItalian3 yr€3,382€3,382
Bachelor in BauingenieurwesenZürcher Hochschule für angewandte WissenschaftenWinterthurGerman3 yr€2,579€2,579

How admission works in Switzerland

There is no cutoff score: each university sets minimum requirements for foreign school-leaving certificates by country (overview at swissuniversities.ch), sometimes with an additional entrance exam or limited places. Medicine has restricted admission with an aptitude test and is as a rule closed to foreign applicants living abroad. Universities of applied sciences usually require a vocational baccalaureate, or a general one plus a year of work experience. A certificate in the language of instruction is required; the level is set by the university.

See also: Study in Switzerland · Civil Engineering in other countries

Sources

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