18 Best universities for Literature 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 Literature. A graph of 502K citations received by 19K 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

#36 in Europe

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Literature

#39 in Europe

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Literature

#59 in Europe

#167 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

#98 in Europe

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

6. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Literature

#158 in Europe

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

7. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Literature

#183 in Europe

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Literature

#267 in Europe

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Literature

#299 in Europe

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

10. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Literature

#318 in Europe

#767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Literature

#334 in Europe

#834 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Literature

#549 in Europe

#1575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Literature

#749 in Europe

#2453 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Literature

#796 in Europe

#2719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Literature

#797 in Europe

#2725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Literature

#801 in Europe

#2736 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Literature

#832 in Europe

#2939 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Literature

#928 in Europe

#3483 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.