12 Best universities for Creative Writing 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 Creative Writing. A graph of 19.2K citations received by 2.21K academic papers made by 12 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. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Creative Writing

#106 in Europe

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Creative Writing

#113 in Europe

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Creative Writing

#152 in Europe

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

4. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Creative Writing

#163 in Europe

#421 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Creative Writing

#165 in Europe

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

6. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Creative Writing

#186 in Europe

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

7. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Creative Writing

#258 in Europe

#635 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

8. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Creative Writing

#294 in Europe

#734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

9. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Creative Writing

#306 in Europe

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

10. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Creative Writing

#343 in Europe

#894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

11. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Creative Writing

#389 in Europe

#1039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

12. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Creative Writing

#408 in Europe

#1102 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

The best cities to study Creative Writing in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zurich, Geneva, Bern, and Basel.