Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

23 Best Universities in Switzerland

Discover the top 23 universities in Switzerland with our comprehensive academic index. We analyzed 1.07M scientific publications and 40.73M citations to accurately measure the research output of these institutions.

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1

Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

#7 in Europe #52 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

2

Zurich

University of Zurich

#15 in Europe #81 in the World

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

3

Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

#33 in Europe #125 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

4

Geneva

University of Geneva

#49 in Europe #155 in the World

25% Acceptance

17,744 Enrollment

5

Bern

University of Bern

#58 in Europe #169 in the World

26% Acceptance

19,608 Enrollment

6

Basel

University of Basel

#80 in Europe #222 in the World

28% Acceptance

12,896 Enrollment

7

Lausanne

University of Lausanne

#98 in Europe #259 in the World

31% Acceptance

16,908 Enrollment

8

Fribourg

University of Fribourg

#224 in Europe #547 in the World

33% Acceptance

10,366 Enrollment

9

St. Gallen

University of St. Gallen

#277 in Europe #667 in the World

33% Acceptance

7,666 Enrollment

10

Neuchatel

University of Neuchatel

#366 in Europe #906 in the World

25% Acceptance

4,282 Enrollment

11

Lugano

University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

#442 in Europe #1146 in the World

20% Acceptance

3,017 Enrollment

12

Brugg

University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

#497 in Europe #1287 in the World

69% Acceptance

12,646 Enrollment

13

Geneva

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

#573 in Europe #1523 in the World

20% Acceptance

1,141 Enrollment

14

Lucerne

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

#615 in Europe #1685 in the World

38% Acceptance

7,066 Enrollment

15

Bern

Bern University of Applied Sciences

#616 in Europe #1691 in the World

43% Acceptance

6,970 Enrollment

16

Delemont

University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

#628 in Europe #1720 in the World

58% Acceptance

21,038 Enrollment

17

Manno

University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

#704 in Europe #2021 in the World

64% Acceptance

21,038 Enrollment

18

Lucerne

University of Lucerne

#724 in Europe #2103 in the World

70% Acceptance

2,944 Enrollment

19

Bellevue

Webster University Geneva

#1472 in Europe #6246 in the World

73% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

1915 Founded

20

Bulle

Les Roches-Gruyere University of Applied Sciences

#1506 in Europe #6425 in the World

90% Acceptance

2008 Founded

21

St. Gallen

University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland

#1765 in Europe #7726 in the World

76% Acceptance

5,982 Enrollment

22

Zurich

Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences

#1955 in Europe #8305 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,519 Enrollment

23

Zurich

University of Applied Sciences Zurich

#2277 in Europe #9494 in the World

67% Acceptance