Best Universities in Switzerland [2026 Rankings]

16 Best Universities in Switzerland

Discover the top 16 universities in Switzerland with our comprehensive academic index. We analyzed 783.6K scientific publications and 29.94M citations to accurately measure the research output of these institutions.

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Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

#7 in Europe #52 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

#33 in Europe #125 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

Geneva

University of Geneva

#49 in Europe #155 in the World

25% Acceptance

17,744 Enrollment

Bern

University of Bern

#58 in Europe #169 in the World

26% Acceptance

19,608 Enrollment

Lausanne

University of Lausanne

#98 in Europe #259 in the World

31% Acceptance

16,908 Enrollment

Fribourg

University of Fribourg

#224 in Europe #547 in the World

33% Acceptance

10,366 Enrollment

St. Gallen

University of St. Gallen

#277 in Europe #667 in the World

33% Acceptance

7,666 Enrollment

Neuchatel

University of Neuchatel

#366 in Europe #906 in the World

25% Acceptance

4,282 Enrollment

Lugano

University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

#442 in Europe #1146 in the World

20% Acceptance

3,017 Enrollment

Brugg

University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

#497 in Europe #1287 in the World

69% Acceptance

12,646 Enrollment

Lucerne

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

#615 in Europe #1685 in the World

38% Acceptance

7,066 Enrollment

Manno

University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

#704 in Europe #2021 in the World

64% Acceptance

21,038 Enrollment

Lucerne

University of Lucerne

#724 in Europe #2103 in the World

70% Acceptance

2,944 Enrollment

Bellevue

Webster University Geneva

#1472 in Europe #6246 in the World

73% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

1915 Founded

St. Gallen

University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland

#1765 in Europe #7726 in the World

76% Acceptance

5,982 Enrollment

Zurich

Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences

#1955 in Europe #8305 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,519 Enrollment

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