Admission prerequisites

Admission requirements with non-Swiss matriculation certificate

Up-to-date information on admission requirements (country- and certificate-specific) are published on the website of external pageswissuniversities.

Please note: Under "Ausländische Vorbildungsausweise" you will find the admission requirements for the "International Baccalaureate", "European Baccalaureate" and "International Advanced Level + International GCSE".  

The Downloadcountry list (PDF, 470 KB) also provides a comprehensive overview of ETH admission requirements.

There are three types of admission to the first semester of the desired Bachelor’s degree programme:

Language requirements

The main teaching language in all Bachelor’s degree programmes is German. However, some individual courses may be conducted in English or French. Prospective Bachelor’s students must satisfy our language requirements to be admitted. This may mean submitting a certificate of proficiency in German.

Your chances of admission

Please understand that we are not in a position to discuss your personal chances of admission in advance, without first receiving your complete application in eApply.

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