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| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 222 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 80 of 2,786 | In Europe |
| # 6 of 23 | In Switzerland |
| # 77 of 1,880 | For Biophysics |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Quick Review
Acceptance rate
28%
Enrollment
12,896
Languages
German
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private partnership
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Website
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 28% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate (Maturitätszeugnis) or recognized foreign equivalent |
| Academic Calendar | October to June (October - February; April-June) |
| Enrollment | 12,896 |
We've calculated the 28% acceptance rate for University of Basel based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.
Tuition
Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at University of Basel.
| Degree Level | Cost Per Credit |
|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 1,749 CR |
| Bachelor Program | 1,950 CR |
| Master Program | 2,149 CR |
| Ph.D. / Doctoral | 2,850 CR |
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.
University of Basel faculties and divisions
Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up University of Basel.
Faculty : Business and Economics
Business Administration
Economics
Finance
International Economics
Marketing
Statistics
Faculty : Law
Law
Faculty : Medicine
Dentistry
Health Sciences
Immunology
Medicine
Neurosciences
Nursing
Oncology
Sports Medicine
Faculty : Philosophy/History
African Studies
Ancient Civilizations
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art History
Classical Languages
Communication Studies
Cultural Studies
Eastern European Studies
Education
English
French
French Studies
Gender Studies
German
Greek
History
Islamic Studies
Italian
Jewish Studies
Latin
Linguistics
Literature
Media Studies
Modern Languages
Musicology
Native Language
Pedagogy
Philology
Philosophy
Political Sciences
Prehistory
Religious Studies
Romance Languages
Russian
Scandinavian Languages
Slavic Languages
Social Sciences
Sociology
Spanish
Faculty : Psychology
Psychology
Faculty : Science
Actuarial Science
Astronomy and Space Science
Biology
Biophysics
Biotechnology
Botany
Cell Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Earth Sciences
Ecology
Environmental Studies
Epidemiology
Genetics
Geography
Mathematics
Meteorology
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Nanotechnology
Natural Sciences
Pharmacology
Pharmacy
Physics
Science Education
Toxicology
Zoology
Faculty : Theology
Religion
Theology
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of Basel.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | No | No | No |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | No |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | No |
| Engineering | No | No | No |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Bachelor
Anthropology
Archaeology
Arts and Humanities
Biological and Life Sciences
Chemistry
Classical Languages
Cultural Studies
Dentistry
Earth Sciences
Eastern European Studies
Economics
English
French Studies
Gender Studies
Health Sciences
History
Information Sciences
Islamic Studies
Italian
Jewish Studies
Law
Mathematics and Computer Science
Medicine
Middle Eastern Studies
Modern Languages
Nanotechnology
Natural Sciences
Performing Arts
Philology
Philosophy
Prehistory
Psychology
Religious Studies
Sociology
Spanish
Sports
Theology
Master
African Studies
Ancient Civilizations
Anthropology
Archaeology
Art History
Arts and Humanities
Biological and Life Sciences
Botany
Chemistry
Commercial Law
Communication Studies
Cultural Studies
Dentistry
Earth Sciences
Eastern European Studies
Ecology
Economics
Education
English
Environmental Studies
European Studies
Finance
French Studies
Gender Studies
Greek
Health Sciences
History
Information Sciences
Islamic Studies
Italian
Jewish Studies
Law
Literature
Mathematics and Computer Science
Medicine
Middle Eastern Studies
Modern Languages
Musicology
Nanotechnology
Natural Sciences
Nordic Studies
Nursing
Pharmacy
Philology
Philosophy
Physics
Psychology
Religion
Religious Studies
Slavic Languages
Social Sciences
Sociology
Spanish
Sports
Theology
Doktorat/ Doctorat/ Dottorato
African Studies
Ancient Civilizations
Anthropology
Art History
Arts and Humanities
Astronomy and Space Science
Biological and Life Sciences
Biomedical Engineering
Botany
Chemistry
Dentistry
Earth Sciences
Eastern European Studies
Ecology
Education
English Studies
Environmental Studies
Ethics
European Studies
French Studies
Gender Studies
Geography
Greek
Health Sciences
History
Information Sciences
Islamic Studies
Italian
Jewish Studies
Latin
Law
Linguistics
Literature
Mathematics and Computer Science
Medicine
Meteorology
Middle Eastern Studies
Musicology
Nanotechnology
Natural Sciences
Nordic Studies
Nursing
Philology
Philosophy
Physics
Political Sciences
Religious Studies
Slavic Languages
Social Sciences
Sociology
Spanish
Sports
Theology
Research profile
University of Basel is a world-class research university with 91,447 scientific papers published and 3,614,064 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Genetics, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biochemistry, Engineering, Computer Science, and Environmental Science.
Publication / Citation count by topic
| Biology |
58,884
/ 2,817,590
|
|---|---|
| Medicine |
50,008
/ 2,046,640
|
| Chemistry |
46,480
/ 2,337,750
|
| Genetics |
32,363
/ 1,777,404
|
| Physics |
32,317
/ 1,365,573
|
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
32,007
/ 1,046,782
|
| Biochemistry |
31,910
/ 1,786,024
|
| Engineering |
30,902
/ 1,283,380
|
| Computer Science |
29,470
/ 1,322,903
|
| Environmental Science |
27,222
/ 1,161,924
|
| Pathology |
23,487
/ 1,022,183
|
| Psychology |
22,536
/ 925,692
|
| Organic chemistry |
20,875
/ 978,616
|
| Quantum and Particle physics |
20,693
/ 865,291
|
| Materials Science |
15,162
/ 647,812
|
| Psychiatry |
14,653
/ 610,246
|
| Geology |
14,535
/ 650,007
|
| Philosophy |
14,328
/ 392,130
|
| Political Science |
13,110
/ 344,934
|
| Immunology |
12,985
/ 674,248
|
| Mathematics |
12,736
/ 487,602
|
| Geography and Cartography |
12,642
/ 478,396
|
| Ecology |
12,060
/ 565,600
|
| Surgery |
12,040
/ 417,442
|
| Sociology |
11,948
/ 413,026
|
| Statistics |
11,254
/ 436,155
|
| Paleontology |
10,747
/ 478,879
|
| Law |
10,669
/ 329,502
|
| Neuroscience |
10,277
/ 471,848
|
| Optics |
9,239
/ 358,186
|
| History |
8,521
/ 293,053
|
| Public Health |
8,082
/ 351,540
|
| Business |
7,338
/ 258,297
|
| Archaeology |
7,215
/ 263,859
|
| Radiology |
7,083
/ 272,722
|
| Economics |
6,934
/ 228,992
|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
6,922
/ 280,209
|
| Botany |
6,703
/ 321,393
|
| Demography |
6,536
/ 280,085
|
| Anatomy and Physiology |
6,188
/ 244,240
|
Annual publication & citation counts
100 Notable alumni
1. Isaak Iselin
1728-1782 (aged 54)
economist
jurist
philosopher
Isaak Iselin was a Swiss philosopher of history and politics.
2. Thomas Maissen
1962-. (aged 64)
historian
journalist
non-fiction writer
university teacher
Thomas Maissen is a professor of modern history at Heidelberg University and co-director of the Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context". From 2013 to 2023 he was director of the German Historical Institute in Paris.
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3. Jakob Hermann
1678-1733 (aged 55)
naturalist
physicist
university teacher
mathematician
Jakob Hermann was a mathematician who worked on problems in classical mechanics. He is the author of Phoronomia, an early treatise on mechanics in Latin, which has been translated by Ian Bruce in 2015-16. In 1729, he proclaimed that it was as easy to graph a locus on the polar coordinate system as it was to graph it on the...
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4. Kurt Fluri
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Kurt Fluri is a Swiss politician of FDP.The Liberals (FDP), and a member of the National Council of Switzerland.
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