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

Switzerland has 11 undergraduate programmes in Mechanical Engineering at 10 universities in 10 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 Mechanical Engineering programmes in Switzerland

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / year
Bachelor in Automobil- und FahrzeugtechnikBerner Fachhochschule (Biel)BielGerman, French3 yr€5,391€5,391
Bachelor in MaschinentechnikBerner Fachhochschule (Burgdorf)BurgdorfGerman3 yr€5,391€5,391
Bachelor's program in Mechanical EngineeringEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanneFrench3 yr€4,630€4,630
Bachelor in MaschineningenieurwissenschaftenEidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichZurichGerman3 yr€4,630€4,630
Bachelor in MaschinenbauFachhochschule NordwestschweizBrugg-WindischGerman3 yr€2,114€10,570
Bachelor of Science HES-SO en Génie mécaniqueHaute Ecole Spécialisée de Suisse occidentale (Fribourg)FribourgGerman, French3 yr€2,220€2,220
Bachelor in MaschinentechnikHochschule Luzern (Horw)HorwGerman3 yr€1,691—
Bachelor in Maschinentechnik | InnovationOST − Ostschweizer Fachhochschule (Rapperswil-Jona)Rapperswil-JonaGerman3 yr€3,171€3,171
Bachelor of Science SUP in Ingegneria meccanicaScuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (Lugano)LuganoItalian3 yr€3,382€3,382
Bachelor in AviatikZürcher Hochschule für angewandte WissenschaftenWinterthurGerman3 yr€2,579€2,579
Bachelor in MaschinentechnikZürcher 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 · Mechanical Engineering in other countries

Sources

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