London – The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) has climbed to the top of the current QS ranking of the best universities in Europe. The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne is the second Swiss university in the top 10. A total of seven make it into the top 101.
ETH leads the current ranking of the best universities in Europe by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) with 100 out of a possible 100 points. "QS is delighted to celebrate ETH Zurich as Europe's top university for its advanced ESG strategies, student exchange and impactful research," reads the introduction to the 2025 edition of the QS World University Rankings: Europe.
A total of twelve categories were evaluated. ETH received full marks for its academic reputation and for its high proportion of international faculty staff. With 99 points, it also scored top marks for sustainability.
Imperial College London improved from 4th to 2nd place, while the University of Oxford fell from the top spot to 3rd place, followed by exclusively British universities until the University of Paris Sciences & Lettres (PSL) appeared in 9th place. The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne is the second Swiss university in 10th place with 93 points.
The University of Zurich ranked 36th with 79.9 points, the University of Geneva 53rd, the University of Basel 80th, the University of Bern 84th and the University of Lausanne 101st. The University of Fribourg, the Università della Svizzera Italiana and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences ranked 237th, 245th and 338th respectively.
A total of 685 institutions in 42 countries were evaluated. The UK is the most represented country with 103 universities, followed by Turkey with 72 and Germany with 53. ce/mm