Zurich€3,000 / semester · year not stated · confirm with the source
17% maths and foundations · 13% data and computing
Our classification by 105 module titles, weighted by credits.
A 3-year bachelor's programme, taught in German, in Zurich.
PriceCHF 2,190/ semester · 2026/27 · Other foreign · note: students w… ≈ €2,384CHF 2,190/ semester · 2026/27 · Other foreign · note: students w… ≈ €2,384For you · specific applicants
Next dateApply by
LanguageGermanRequires C1 level
Duration3 years
What you will study
105 modules published
What are all the subjects?
All 105 modules
Year 1 · 14 modules · all required · 42 ECTS
| Module | ECTS |
|---|---|
| · autumn_semester | 15 |
| · autumn_semester | 1 |
| · autumn_semester | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | 3 |
| · autumn_semester | 3 |
| · autumn_semester | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | 2 |
Source: vvz.ethz.ch, checked 31 Oct 2026
Modules · 91 modules · 597 ECTS
| Module | Type | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| · autumn_semester | Required | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 3 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 1 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 1 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Required | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Required | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Required | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Required | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 3 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Required | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Required | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Required | 4 |
| · autumn_semester | Required | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Required | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Required | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Required | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Required | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Required | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 4 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
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| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Required | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
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| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
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| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 14 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Required | 8 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Required | 4 |
| · autumn_semester | Required | 1 |
| · autumn_semester | Required | 1 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 10 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 10 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 10 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 10 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 2 |
| · autumn_semester | Elective | 3 |
Source: vvz.ethz.ch, checked 31 Oct 2026
The degree in facts
LevelCh bachelor · EQF 6, ISCED 6
Credits180 ECTS
Study mode?Not found on official pages
Delivery?Not found on official pages
How it differs
Against similar programmes
Where this programme leans, compared with the same level and field.
What is there more of here?
More projects and labs than 6 of 6 similar
Share of credits by theme. Right: modules counted. Our classification by module titles.
This programmeBachelor Architecture
ETH Zürich
ETH Zürich105
- Specialist subjects
- Maths and foundations
- Data and computing
- Business and management
- Society, ethics and law
- Languages and communication
- Research methods
- Projects and labs
- Internship
- Thesis
- Free electives
Is this a typical programme?
More projects and labs, less maths and foundations
Share here against the average of 6 similar programmes. Our classification by module titles.
More here than typical
Projects and labs
Society, ethics and law
Less here than typical
Specialist subjects
Maths and foundations
Data and computing
About the same as typical: business and management, internship, thesis.
Where you'll study
Studying in Zurich
What is the campus like?
City size100,000 to 500,000 people · our calculation from Wikidata: about 440,935 in 2025
Distance to the centre≈ 0.6 km from the centre, straight line · our calculation
HousingHelp finding a room, no rooms of its ownInferred
FacilitiesGymInferred, Library, Music rooms
FoodCafeteria (Hönggerberg campus), Cafeteria (Zentrum campus)
SupportCareer service, Counselling, Disability support, Student clubsInferred, Student union
The rest of what we hold on ETH Zürich is on its page.
What it costs
At least CHF 4,530 for the first year
What does the first year cost?
≥ CHF 4,530 first year · 2026/27 · specific applicants · our sum
Tuition 2026/27 · 2 semestersCHF 4,380
Application feeCHF 150
?Not published: living costs
Add your own figures Not published. Only you see these, nothing is saved.
Every fee as the institution publishes it (2)
| Fee | Who pays it | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | ch, li · or residence in CH/LI when the entrance qualification was obtained; EU/EFTA wit… | 2026/27 | CHF 730 / semester ≈ €795 |
| Tuition | Other foreign · note: students who do not meet the group 1 criteria | 2026/27 | CHF 2,190 / semester ≈ €2,384 |
What changes the price?
3 things that move it
−CHF 12,000
Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP)
Grant
Giorgio Pegoraro Scholarship
Grant
Nizzola Excellence Scholarship
How to start
Apply by 31 Mar 2027
Dates that differ by citizenship are marked for your group.
When does it happen?
Next upApplication deadlineAdd to calendarReminds you 14 days beforeUnder 14 days left: the reminder fires right awayThis date has passed
ThenLanguage certificateAdd to calendarReminds you 14 days beforeUnder 14 days left: the reminder fires right awayThis date has passed
ThenApplication deadlineAdd to calendarReminds you 14 days beforeUnder 14 days left: the reminder fires right awayThis date has passed
Every date (6 dates)
Mar 2027
- Application deadline
- Language certificate
- Application deadline
- Language certificate
Sep 2027
- Programme starts
Oct 2027
- Entrance exam registration
Is my language good enough?
German requirementC1 CEFR minimum
What are the steps?
- 1Check you qualify·Unknown
- 2Prove your languageStage: Application · CEFR from: C1 · Language: German
- 3Admission tests·Unknown
- 4How they choose·Unknown
- 5Where you apply·Unknown
- 6Documents·Unknown
- 7Deadline31 Mar 2027 · Application · Term: Autumn semester · With entrance exam · Start date: 1 Dec 2026 · 2027/28
+4 more
- 31 Mar 2027 · Language certificate · Term: Autumn semester · With entrance exam · 2027/28
- 15 Oct 2027 · Entrance exam registration · Term: Autumn semester · With entrance exam · Start date: 15 Sep 2027 · 2027/28
- 31 Mar 2027 · Application · Term: Autumn semester · Without entrance exam · Start date: 1 Dec 2026 · 2027/28
- 31 Mar 2027 · Language certificate · Term: Autumn semester · Without entrance exam · 2027/28
- 8StartDate: 20 Sep 2027 · Term: Autumn semester · 2027/28
What else to look at
Other options
How do the alternatives compare?
3 of 6 similar publish a price
Similar: same level, field and language, all countries
The first two matches side by side with this programme, then 4 more.
| This programmeBachelor Architecture ETH Zürich | SimilarArchitecture TUM | SimilarCivil Engineering FH OÖ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | CHF 2,190 / semester · 2026/27 | €2,300 / semester · 2027/28 | Not published |
| Duration | 3 years | 8 semesters | 6 semesters |
| Language | German | German | German |
| Next date | 1 Dec 2026 | 18 Oct 2027 | 31 May 2027 |
5 of 6 publish a next date.
ETH Zürich · ZurichSwitzerland
Bachelor Civil Engineering
CHF 2,190 / semester · 2026/27 · Other foreign · note: students w… ≈ €2,384CHF 2,190 / semester · 2026/27 · for you (Other foreign · note: students w…) ≈ €2,384
30% maths and foundations · 8% thesis
Next date
€726.72 / semester · year not stated · confirm with the source
8% internship · 5% maths and foundations
Next date
€3,400 / semester · 2027/28 · non-EU €3,400 / semester · 2027/28 · for you (non-EU)
Next date
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The short version
The programme, from the facts
Bachelor Architecture is a bachelor's programme in architecture and building at ETH Zürich in Zurich, Switzerland. It takes 3 years. It carries 180 ECTS credits. Teaching is in German.
The institution publishes 105 modules, of which 72 are optional. By our classification of module titles, the largest themes are free electives (70%), projects and labs (12%) and society, ethics and law (7%).
How much does Bachelor Architecture cost?
CHF 2,190 / semester · 2026/27 · Other foreign · note: students w…. In euros that is ≈ €2,384.
When is the next deadline or start?
1 Dec 2026 (Apply by).
What language is it taught in?
German (Requires C1 level).
How long does it take?
3 years.
Where is it?
ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Everything we hold
All 12 fields we hold
Every value with its source, and every field we looked for but could not find.
Dates · 1 with values
StartDate: 20 Sep 2027 · Term: Autumn semester · 2027/28
Admission · 1 with values
Language requirementStage: Application · CEFR from: C1 · Language: German
Programme · 5 with values · 2 without
Credits180 ECTS
Delivery?Not found on official pages
Duration3 years
Language of instructionGerman
LevelCh bachelor · EQF 6, ISCED 6
LocationZurich, SwitzerlandInferred
Study mode?Not found on official pages
Institution record: ETH Zürich