List of universities in Switzerland


This list of universities in Switzerland lists all public and private higher education institutions accredited and coordinated according to the Federal Act on Funding and Coordination of the Swiss Higher Education Sector.
This includes all 12 publicly funded Swiss universities and a number of public and private Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences and other education institutions as higher education institutions. The Swiss University Conference and its accreditation body the CRUS-OAQ is responsible for their recognition; an accreditation also defines the right to call itself accordingly.

Universities

InstitutionAbbreviationLocationFoundedLanguageTypeEnrollment
University of BaselUNIBASBasel1460German / EnglishPublic (cantonal)13,139
University of BernUNIBEBern1834German / EnglishPublic (cantonal)17,882
University of FribourgUNIFRFribourg1889French / GermanPublic (cantonal)10,000
University of GenevaUNIGEGeneva1559French / EnglishPublic (cantonal)16,530
University of NeuchâtelUNINENeuchâtel1838French / EnglishPublic (cantonal)4,173
University of LausanneUNILLausanne1537French / EnglishPublic (cantonal)13,500
University of LucerneUNILULucerne2000German / EnglishPublic (cantonal)3,037
Università della Svizzera italianaUSILugano1995Italian / EnglishPublic (cantonal)2,862
University of St. GallenHSGSt. Gallen1898German / EnglishPublic (cantonal)8,553
University of ZurichUZHZürich1833German / EnglishPublic (cantonal)26,356
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology LausanneEPFLLausanne1853French / EnglishPublic (federal)10,686
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ZurichETH / ETHZZürich1855German / EnglishPublic (federal)20,607

Universities of Applied Sciences

There are ten public and one private Universities of Applied Sciences,, and ) in Switzerland.
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Higher education institutions of art and music

Universities of teacher education

According to diploma recognition by the EDK / CDIP:
  • Haute école pédagogique des cantons de Berne, du Jura et de Neuchâtel, HEP-BEJUNE
  • Haute école pédagogique du canton de Vaud, HEP Vaud
  • Pädagogische Hochschule Wallis | Haute école pédagogique du Valais, HEP-VS | PH-VS
  • Haute école pédagogique Fribourg | Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg, HEP | PH FR
  • Hochschulinstitut IVP NMS
  • Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik Zürich, HfH
  • Pädagogische Hochschule Graubünden | Alta scuola pedagogica dei Grigioni | Scola auta da pedagogia dal Grischun, PHGR
  • Pädagogische Hochschule Bern, PHBern
  • Pädagogische Hochschule Luzern, PH Luzern
  • Pädagogische Hochschule Nordwestschweiz, PH FHNW
  • Pädagogische Hochschule St. Gallen, PHSG
  • Pädagogische Hochschule Schaffhausen, PHSH
  • Pädagogische Hochschule Schwyz, PHSZ
  • Pädagogische Hochschule Thurgau, PHTG
  • Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich, PH Zürich
  • Pädagogische Hochschule Zug, PH Zug
  • Schweizer Hochschule für Logopädie Rorschach, SHLR
  • SUPSI – Dipartimento formazione e apprendimento, SUPSI-DFA
  • Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training, SFUVET

Other institutions of the higher education sector

International rankings for the public universities

ARWU

In relation to its population size, Switzerland is the country with the highest number of universities among the 100 best of the Academic Ranking of World Universities.

Switzerland Top Universities in 2020/21

A list of Switzerland top universities as per three major ranking platforms ARWU, THE and the QS.
UniversityLocationARWU
THE
QS
ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of TechnologyZürich20146
EPFL Lausanne834314
University of ZurichZürich567369
University of BaselBasel8892149
University of GenevaGeneva59149106
University of LausanneLausanne101–150191169
University of BernBern101–150109114
University of FribourgFribourg401–500351–400601–650
Università della Svizzera ItalianaLugano701–800251–300273
University of St. Gallen St.Gallen–401–500428
University of NeuchâtelNeuchâtel901–1000401–500–