18 Best universities for Literature 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 Literature. A graph of 456K citations received by 18.5K 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. University of Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Literature

#35 in Europe

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Literature

#43 in Europe

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Literature

#57 in Europe

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

4. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Literature

#63 in Europe

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Literature

#99 in Europe

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Literature

#161 in Europe

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

7. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Literature

#183 in Europe

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Literature

#263 in Europe

#626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Literature

#300 in Europe

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

10. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Literature

#317 in Europe

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Literature

#338 in Europe

#849 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Literature

#542 in Europe

#1554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Literature

#762 in Europe

#2542 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Literature

#790 in Europe

#2701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Literature

#791 in Europe

#2703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Literature

#809 in Europe

#2794 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Literature

#824 in Europe

#2864 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Literature

#931 in Europe

#3496 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.