12 Best universities for Creative Writing in Switzerland

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 37.4K citations received by 2.83K 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

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Creative Writing

#83 in Europe

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Creative Writing

#95 in Europe

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

3. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Creative Writing

#150 in Europe

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

4. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Creative Writing

#152 in Europe

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

5. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Creative Writing

#157 in Europe

#402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

6. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Creative Writing

#195 in Europe

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

7. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Creative Writing

#272 in Europe

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

8. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Creative Writing

#297 in Europe

#716 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Creative Writing

#318 in Europe

#806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

10. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Creative Writing

#324 in Europe

#834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

11. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Creative Writing

#376 in Europe

#986 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Creative Writing

#443 in Europe

#1199 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, Basel, and Bern.