Tuition fees
The study fees include the tuition and the semester fees. Since the autumn semester 2025, a new regulation has been in effect that distinguishes between two tuition fee groups.
Simple tuition fee: CHF 730 / semester
- for students with Swiss citizenship.
- for students with Liechtenstein citizenship.
- for students who were resident in Switzerland or the Principality of Liechtenstein at the time they obtained their university entrance qualification certificate (e.g. Matura, Abitur, etc.). This applies to all students regardless of their nationality.
Other foreign students
For all other foreign students, the simple tuition fee applies ONLY IF:
- they have an EU/EFTA citizenship and a B, L or G permit with the remark ‘right to gainful employment’ or a settlement permit C before starting their studies.
Note: The remark ‘right to gainful employment up to 15 hrs/week’ is not sufficient. - one parent has an EU/EFTA citizenship and a B or L permit (both with the remark ‘right to gainful employment’) or a settlement permit C and the students have a residence permit in Switzerland before starting their studies.
- they can claim family reunification in accordance with the free Movement of Persons with the EU/EFTA before starting their studies (for details, see the Factsheets external page website (“Family reunification”)).
- they have an F, S or B permit (refugee) before starting their studies.
For a reallocation you must submit a request (see reallocation to fee group 1)!
The cantonal migration offices or the municipality of residence are responsible for issuing a residence permit or settlement permit. If you have any questions about your residence status, please contact directly the relevant migration authority or municipality of residence.
updated 19.11.2025
Threefold tuition fee: CHF 2190 / semester
All students who do not fulfil the criteria for simple tuition fee will be assigned to the second group paying a threefold tuition fee. See above: Students simple tuition fee
(Group 1).
As part of the admission procedure, ETH Zurich will check whether a threefold tuition fee is required.
Transitional regulations
The threefold tuition fee for foreign students will apply from the Autumn Semester 2025.
Exempt from this rule are students who prior to this date were already:
a. enrolled in a Bachelor's degree programme at ETH. In this case the previous fees apply until completion of the Bachelor's degree programme, as long as students as of the autumn semester 2025 do not additionally enrol for a Master’s degree programme.
b. enrolled in a Master's degree programme at ETH. In this case, the previous fees apply until completion of the Master's degree programme, as long as students as of the autumn semester 2025 do not additionally enrol for a Bachelor’s degree programme.
updated 15.07.2025
You have been assigned to tuition fee group 2 (threefold tuition fee), based on the information provided in your application. If you believe that you meet the criteria for tuition fee group 1 (simple tuition fee), you can submit a request for reallocation.
The assignment takes place once before the start of studies. A reallocation during your studies is not possible.
The deadline for submitting the request for reallocation to group 1 is Sunday before semester start.
For a reallocation, please contact the relevant office (see below) in good time to ask for the request form. Requests must be submitted in full, i.e. including the qualifying residence permit, to the relevant office by the deadline.
For admitted international Bachelor’s students who are not yet enrolled at ETH:
For admitted Master's students who are not yet enrolled at ETH Zurich:
For already enrolled Bachelor's and Master's students or consecutively progressing Master's students:
updated 15.07.2025
Note
Please note that if the purpose of your stay in Switzerland changes from ‘study’ to ‘gainful employment’,
- you cannot take out a Swiss health insurance for international students anymore, which means that the monthly costs for the health insurance are going to be at least CHF 250 to 300 higher.
- a change back to a Swiss health insurance for international students is not possible anymore, even if you are not employed anymore.
- a request for exemption from the Swiss health insurance obligation will not be granted in the canton of Zurich. Please check the rules for other cantons directly with the cantonal institutions authorised to grant exemption from compulsory health insurance. An overview can be found on the website of the external page Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), under ‘Documents’.
- the conditions for obtaining a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) may no longer be met.
If you have any questions about financing your studies, please contact the Financial Aid Office.
If you have questions about the study fees, please contact the following offices:
- Active students: Registrar's Office
- Before starting the Bachelor's programme
with non-Swiss matriculation certificates: Admissions office - Before starting the Bachelor's programme
with Swiss matriculation certificates: Registrar's Office - Before starting the Master's programme: Admissions office