Lausanne, Switzerland
EPFL
Ranked in the world
11
EPFL is ranked 11th in the world for Architecture & Built Environment.
Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Architecture & Built Environment, 2026
Full ranking profile
EPFL's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.
| Ranking | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| QS by Subject 2026Headlinein the world for Architecture & Built Environment | Quacquarelli Symonds | 11 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Engineering & Technology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 12 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 12 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Computer Science & Information Systems | Quacquarelli Symonds | 15 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 17 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 19 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 19 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 22 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 27 |
| RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | 31 |
| THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputation | Times Higher Education | 31 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 32 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 38 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Energy Science & Engineering | National Taiwan University | 38 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Physics | National Taiwan University | 38 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 44 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Space Science | National Taiwan University | 45 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 48 |
| Nature 2025in the world for physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 50 |
| RUR 2026in the world for research | RUR Rankings Agency | 59 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | 64 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | 71 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 72 |
| RUR 2026in the world for international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | 72 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | 73 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Engineering | SCImago Research Group | 76 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 78 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | 80 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | 84 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 85 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | 88 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 107 |
| Nature 2025in the world for biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 107 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 129 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | SCImago Research Group | 138 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 156 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | 169 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 188 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 189 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 190 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 196 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 216 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 223 |
| RUR 2026in the world for teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | 229 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Medicine | SCImago Research Group | 279 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 300 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 327 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 364 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 439 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 451 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 451 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.
In their own words
EPFL on the subject of its own standing, quoted from its published material.
chemistry at EPFL is ranked number one in Europe.
source · retrieved 2026-09-06