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Zurich: studying in Switzerland
Verified information about Zurich in Switzerland and the universities located there.
Verified facts about Zurich
- Home of ETH Zurich and UZH.
- ETH: shared room CHF 800-1,000, flat CHF 1,000-1,800 per month; budget CHF 20,000-26,000 per year.
Universities in Zurich
ETH Zurich
Zurich · Public
Study fees (tuition plus semester fees) from autumn 2025: Group 1 CHF 730 per semester (Swiss/Liechtenstein citizens, those resident in Switzerland when obtaining their entrance qualification, certain others); Group 2 CHF 2,190 per semester (threefold) for all others, which includes most international students.
University of Zurich (UZH)
Zurich · Public
Tuition CHF 720 per semester; foreign-student surcharge CHF 500 per semester (bachelor) or CHF 100 (master, PhD); mandatory semester contributions CHF 59. Master total about CHF 879 per semester. Application fee CHF 150 for foreign qualifications.
University of Teacher Education in Special Needs
Zurich · Public
Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences Switzerland
Zurich · Private
University of Teacher Education Zurich
Zurich · Public
Zurich University of the Arts
Zurich · Public
Most common figure reported on the Swiss national programme portal for this institution's English-available programmes (period/category as stated by the institution): 720 / 1220. Figures differ by programme and student category; confirm on the programme page.
Cost information for Switzerland
The information below is not specific to Zurich; it applies to Switzerland as a whole.
- Monthly living cost (country-level)
- ETH recommends CHF 20,000-26,000 per year for Zurich; UZH advises at least CHF 2,200 per month; UNIL estimates about CHF 2,050 per month; Basel-Stadt migration refers to CHF 2,000 per month; ETH lists fixed costs from CHF 1,790 per month. Shared room in Zurich CHF 800-1,000.Source
- Accommodation (country-level)
- ETH has no residences; WOKO cooperative serves ETH/UZH students; shared rooms CHF 800-1,000 in Zurich. Other cities not verified.Source
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