At a glance
- Address
- Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
- City
- Zurich
- Country
- Switzerland — process, visa & costs
- Website
- ethz.ch/en.html
- Founded
- 1855
- Students
- 23,420 (2020)
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
#22 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Robotic Science & Engineering | #3 |
| Earth Sciences | #5 |
| Atmospheric Science | #6 |
| Mathematics | #10 |
| Ecology | #13 |
| Transportation Science & Technology | #21 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply
- Application page ↗
- Cycle
- Autumn 2027 entry; exact bachelor's application deadline not published on the pages checked
- Tests
- No universal entrance test, but applicants with a non-recognized non-Swiss secondary certificate may have to pass an ETH entrance examination
- English
- German is the main teaching language of bachelor's programmes; English is also needed
- Tuition
- CHF 2,190 / semester (since autumn 2025, for the non-Swiss-linked fee group) · about ₹2.5 lakh
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
- Apply
- Application page ↗
- Deadlines
- Applicants with a non-Swiss bachelor's degree (most Indian applicants): 1-30 Nov 2026, 11:59am CET, for autumn 2027 entry; Swiss-bachelor's holders apply 1-30 Apr 2027
- Tests
- GRE required for some programmes; admission based on bachelor's degree, grades and subject fit, checked per programme
- English
- Language requirement set per programme; TOEFL/IELTS certificates must be less than 2 years old
- Tuition
- CHF 2,190 / semester (since autumn 2025, for the non-Swiss-linked fee group) · about ₹2.5 lakh
- Funding
- ETH's master's application dates page refers to the Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP)
Scholarships
- Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships — postgraduate research applicants from India
Studying in Switzerland
Indian students go to Switzerland for globally top-ranked technical universities (ETH Zurich, EPFL) and research-intensive programmes; comparatively low public tuition contrasts with a high cost of living. There is no single national admissions portal — students apply directly to each Swiss university/canton, and the national (D) visa needs cantonal migration-authority approval on top of the consulate process.
- Visa
- National (D) visa for a stay of more than 90 days (study purposes)
Every subject ranking
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Admission facts on this page were read from: ethz.ch/en/studies/master/application.html · ethz.ch/en/studies/master/application/dates.html · ethz.ch/en/studies/master/application/language-requirements.html · ethz.ch/en/studies/bachelor.html · ethz.ch/en/studies/bachelor/application.html · ethz.ch/en/studies/bachelor/application/non-swiss-matriculation-certificate.html · ethz.ch/en/studies/financial.html · ethz.ch/en/studies/financial/tuition-fees.html · ethz.ch/students/en/studies/financial/tuition-fees.html · ethz.ch/en/utils/contact.html · sbfi.admin.ch/sbfi/en/home/education/scholarships-and-grants/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships.html — checked 28 September 2026.