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.

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

Admission without entrance examination
Admission contingent upon passing the Downloadreduced entrance examination (PDF, 526 KB) (4 examination subjects)
Admission contingent upon passing the Downloadcomprehensive entrance examination (PDF, 586 KB) (8 examination subjects)

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 ETH’s 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 or by telephone, without first receiving your complete application documents.

Legal bases

external pageETH Zurich Admissions Ordinance (in German)

internal page Contact Admissions Office