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.