The cost of studying at Swiss universities depends on the chosen university. If you choose a public university, then the tuition fee will be from 1500 € per year. In private universities, the cost of one academic year is significantly higher - from 20,000 € per year. However, it should be borne in mind that Switzerland is an expensive country, and the costs of students for accommodation, food and transport are 1500-2500 € per month. To obtain a visa to study at a Swiss university, you will also need to confirm the presence of at least 25,000€ per year.
In state universities, the cost of education at the bachelor's and master's degrees is approximately the same. There are many good public universities in the country with excellent rankings. They are located in different cities and cantons of the country, which affects the price for the academic year. Examples of universities (price per year):
- Swiss Higher Technical School Zurich – 1109€
- Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne – 1210€
- University of Zurich – 2118€
- University of Geneva – 1008€
- University of Basel – 1714€
- University of Bern– 1513€
- University of Lausanne– 1170€
- State School of Business and Economics – 6305€
- University of Fribourg – 1624€.
Studying at a business school will cost approximately 23,000-40,000 CHF per year, prices for undergraduate programs at a state university will be lower.
Some universities provide students with scholarships - from 1500 to 11 000 HCF per semester.
A few examples of excellent private universities in Switzerland (price per year):
- School of Hotel Management – from CHF 37 050
- School of Business and Hotel Management – from 29 900 CHF
- Swiss Caesar Ritz College – from 40 700 CHF
- Swiss School of Hotel Management – from CHF 35 500
- Geneva International University – from CHF 36 400
- Institute of Hotel Management in Montreux – from CHF 57 400
- World Trade Institute – from 21 000 CHF
- Geneva University of Economics and Finance – from CHF 20,900
- Academy of Culinary Arts – from CHF 64,850
- IMI, Institute of Hotel Management – from 30 250 CHF
- Hotel school in Lausanne – from 52 990 CHF.
In total, for all the years of study, you need to spend:
- For a bachelor's degree of 3.5 years – from CHF 120,000 for a full course
- For master's degree – from 20 000 CHF per half of the year
- For MBA - from 30 000 SNF for the first half of the year.
Doctoral programs are also present in Swiss universities. Doctoral studies are more often taught in English. In a state university, the price can start from 3500 €.
Paid additionally and is not included in the price:
- Registration fee — 250 CHF
- Deposit and uniform — 1250 CHF
- Manuals, books and materials – 3600 CHF/4 years
- Compulsory health insurance – 5950 CHF/4 years
- Additional language course (optional) – 1500 CHF/semester
- Accommodation and meals – 9850 CHF/3 compulsory semesters
- Exam fees
- Additional leisure activities and excursions (optional)
- Round-trip flights
- Visa fees and services, translation and verification of documents
- Consular fee (to be paid at the Embassy)
- Books and textbooks – from 250 CHF
- Transport — from 250 CHF.
Advantages of studying in Switzerland
- A valuable diploma that is quoted all over the world, an important experience of studying abroad
- Possibility of further acquisition of citizenship
- Multiculturalism, non-discrimination
- Constant development of self-motivation
- Safety and high standard of living
- No bureaucratic hurdlings – the procedure for obtaining a visa is easier than in Germany or the UK.
- High level of medical care.
