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EPFL is one of the top-ranked and most sought-after universities among international students. With prime focus on offering high-quality education to a diverse student community, EPFL holds global and national ranks provided by some of the top ranking bodies globally.
As per Shiksha Popularity Ranking 2025, the university is ranked globally at #34 and #2, among universities in Switzerland. Shiksha Popularity Ranking is a unique ranking system that collects different rankings the university holds from leading publishers globally and aggregates it to allows Indian students to evaluate a university and make a guided decision. According to QS 2026, EPFL has been globally ranked at #22 in 2026. Additionally, the university is also ranked by THE (Times Higher Education) globally in 2025. Its position has 41 to #32 from #33 in 2024. Below are the rankings of EPFL by different leading ranking bodies-
| Ranking Body | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QS | Not Ranked | 36 | 26 | 22 |
| THE | 41 | 33 | 32 | Not Ranked |
| US News | 69 | 88 | 86 | Not Ranked |
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World rank by different ranking providers
Shiksha
#27QS Ranking
#22THE Ranking
#35ARWU Ranking
#44US News Ranking
#86EPFLEPFL Course Ranking
In EPFL subject ranking 2025, many of the university courses are ranked among the top in the world. These courses, available in streams such as Engineering, Medicine & Health Sciences, Science, Humanities & Social Sciences and Accounting & Commerce, are also highly popular among international students. The Shiksha Popularity World Ranking has ranked EPFL Engineering courses at #13 in 2025. This course was ranked at #13 in 2024. On the other hand, the QS ranks these courses at #10 for the Engineering and Technology courses, showing remained unchanged trend from 2024 rank of #10.
The EPFL courses in the field of Medicine & Health Sciences are also ranked by Shiksha Popularity Ranking at #535. Also QS ranks its courses in Medicine & Health Sciences at #136.
According to Shiksha Popularity Rankings 2025, here’s how some of EPFL degrees perform globally:
| Course Category | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | #13 | #13 | #13 |
| Medicine & Health Sciences | Not Ranked | Not Ranked | #535 |
| Science | #33 | #20 | #23 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | Not Ranked | Not Ranked | #448 |
| Accounting & Commerce | Not Ranked | Not Ranked | #106 |
EPFLUS News & World Report Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Universities | 69 | 88 | 86 |
EPFLQS Ranking 2026
| Ranked by | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 9 | 10 | – / – |
| World University | 36 | 26 | 22 |
| Accounting and Finance | – / – | 101 | – / – |
| Architecture and Built Environment | 11 | 14 | – / – |
| Biological Sciences | – / – | 35 | – / – |
| Engineering and Technology | 10 | 10 | – / – |
| Mathematics | 17 | 23 | – / – |
| Mechanical Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering | 18 | 16 | – / – |
| Medicine | – / – | 136 | – / – |
| Physics and Astronomy | 11 | 17 | – / – |
| Sociology | – / – | 301 | – / – |
EPFLTHE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2026
| Ranked by | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University | 33 | 32 | 35 |
| Engineering | 20 | 21 | – / – |
| Life Sciences | 56 | 55 | – / – |
| PG Computer Science | 17 | 20 | – / – |
EPFLARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Universities | – / – | 44 |
| Mathematics | 17 | – / – |
| Physics | 45 | – / – |
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