20 Best Art & Design schools in Switzerland

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 24.2M citations received by 744K academic papers made by 20 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. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Art & Design

#21 in Europe

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Art & Design

#22 in Europe

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Art & Design

#43 in Europe

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Art & Design

#71 in Europe

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Art & Design

#85 in Europe

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Art & Design

#175 in Europe

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 12,811

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Art & Design

#178 in Europe

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Art & Design

#263 in Europe

#649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Art & Design

#270 in Europe

#667 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Art & Design

#301 in Europe

#738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Art & Design

#352 in Europe

#886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Art & Design

#551 in Europe

#1553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

13. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Art & Design

#602 in Europe

#1790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Art & Design

#656 in Europe

#2083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 21,038

15. University of Applied Sciences Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Art & Design

#691 in Europe

#2237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%

16. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Art & Design

#759 in Europe

#2639 in the World

17. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Art & Design

#778 in Europe

#2748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 2,944

18. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Art & Design

#802 in Europe

#2918 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

19. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Art & Design

#866 in Europe

#3294 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

20. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Art & Design

#1157 in Europe

#4773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1915

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