19 Best Art & Design schools in Switzerland

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 1.48M citations received by 55.8K academic papers made by 19 universities in Switzerland was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Art & Design

#17 in Europe

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Art & Design

#20 in Europe

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Art & Design

#43 in Europe

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Art & Design

#82 in Europe

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Art & Design

#91 in Europe

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Art & Design

#181 in Europe

#441 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Art & Design

#183 in Europe

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Art & Design

#210 in Europe

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Art & Design

#283 in Europe

#681 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Art & Design

#317 in Europe

#753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Art & Design

#347 in Europe

#856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Art & Design

#551 in Europe

#1496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

13. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Art & Design

#640 in Europe

#1890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Art & Design

#669 in Europe

#2041 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

15. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Art & Design

#757 in Europe

#2513 in the World

16. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Art & Design

#806 in Europe

#2807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

17. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Art & Design

#813 in Europe

#2892 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

18. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Art & Design

#842 in Europe

#3065 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

19. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Art & Design

#1099 in Europe

#4310 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1915

The best cities to study Art & Design in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zurich, Lausanne, Geneva, and Bern.