This list of universities in Switzerland lists all public and private higher education institutions accredited and coordinated according the Federal Act on Funding and Coordination of the Swiss Higher Education Sector (short: Federal Higher Education Act, HEdA).[1]
This includes all 12 publicly funded Swiss universities (10 cantonal universities and 2 federal institutes of technology) 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.[2][1][3]
Locations of the Universities of Switzerland |
There are seven public and two private Universities of Applied Sciences (or German: Fachhochschule (FH), French: Haute école specialisée (HES), and Italian: scuola universitaria professionale (SUP)) in Switzerland.
According to diploma recognition by the EDK / CDIP:
According to the Berufsbildungsgesetz (BBG), Art. 48 / Loi fédérale sur la formation (LFPr), l'art. 48
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 (2014-2015).[4]
A list of Switzerland top universities in 2020 as per three major ranking platforms ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), THE (Times Higher Education) and the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds).[citation needed]
University | Location | ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities) World Ranking 2020 | THE (Times Higher Education) World Ranking 2020 | QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World Rankings 2021 |
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ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology | Zurich | 20 | 14 | 6 |
EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) | Lausanne | 83 | 43 | 14 |
University of Zurich | Zurich | 56 | 73 | 69 |
University of Basel | Basel | 88 | 92 | 149 |
University of Geneva | Geneva | 59 | 149 | 106 |
University of Lausanne | Lausanne | 101-150 | 191 | 169 |
University of Bern | Bern | 101-150 | 109 | 114 |
University of Fribourg | Fribourg | 401-500 | 351–400 | 601-650 |
Università della Svizzera Italiana | Lugano | 701-800 | 251-300 | 273 |
University of St. Gallen (HSG) | St.Gallen | - | 401–500 | 428 |
University of Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | 901-1000 | 401-500 | - |