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 page swissuniversities.
Please note: Under "Ausl?ndische Vorbildungsausweise" you will find the admission requirements for the "International Baccalaureate", "European Baccalaureate" and "International Advanced Level + International GCSE".
The Download country list (PDF, 343 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:
- Admission without entrance examination
- Admission contingent upon passing the Download reduced entrance examination (PDF, 485 KB) (4 examination subjects)
- Admission contingent upon passing the Download comprehensive entrance examination (PDF, 554 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 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.
Legal bases
external page ETH Zurich Admissions Ordinance (in German)