18 Best universities for Literature 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 Literature. A graph of 297K citations received by 15.6K academic papers made by 18 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 Literature

#34 in Europe

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Literature

#46 in Europe

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Literature

#51 in Europe

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Literature

#67 in Europe

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Literature

#117 in Europe

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Literature

#162 in Europe

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Literature

#173 in Europe

#416 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Literature

#259 in Europe

#615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Literature

#313 in Europe

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Literature

#339 in Europe

#827 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Literature

#399 in Europe

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Literature

#586 in Europe

#1740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Literature

#769 in Europe

#2592 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Literature

#777 in Europe

#2666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Literature

#786 in Europe

#2694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Literature

#793 in Europe

#2721 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Literature

#839 in Europe

#2963 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Literature

#941 in Europe

#3562 in the World

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