12 Best universities for Creative Writing in Switzerland

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 33.5K citations received by 2.71K 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

#86 in Europe

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Creative Writing

#91 in Europe

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

3. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Creative Writing

#155 in Europe

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Creative Writing

#160 in Europe

#405 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Creative Writing

#162 in Europe

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Creative Writing

#196 in Europe

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

7. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Creative Writing

#267 in Europe

#661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

8. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Creative Writing

#287 in Europe

#700 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Creative Writing

#318 in Europe

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

10. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Creative Writing

#324 in Europe

#835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

11. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Creative Writing

#370 in Europe

#973 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Creative Writing

#439 in Europe

#1190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

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