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Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

🇨🇭 Switzerland 4-Year University
Global #46 Switzerland #1

Institution Info

Founded
1969
Type
4-Year University
Students
12,576 students

About

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne is a higher education institution in Switzerland, founded in 1969. Recognized as one of the world's top 100 universities, it is the top-ranked university in Switzerland. The university has approximately 13K students, a member of Global A-Tier (World 21-100) and Top 50 Universities in Europe.

Rankings

Source Year Rank Score
QS 2026 QS #22 · Top 50 90.20
THE 2026 THE #35 · Top 50 79.62
UNIRANKS 2026 UniRanks #46 · Top 50 93.40
ARWU 2025 ARWU #44 · Top 50 34.10

Research Output via OpenAlex

1,179
h-index
19,013,637
Citations
163,349
Publications
216,104
i10-index
4.26
Mean Citedness

Frequently Asked Questions

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne is ranked #46 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Switzerland, it holds the #1 position.
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne was founded in 1969, making it 57 years old. It is one of the established institutions in Switzerland.
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne has a student body of approximately 12,576 students.
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne has produced 163,349 research publications with 19,013,637 total citations and an h-index of 1,179, according to OpenAlex data.