18 Best universities for Literature in Switzerland

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 24.2M citations received by 744K 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

#45 in Europe

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Literature

#49 in Europe

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Literature

#52 in Europe

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Literature

#62 in Europe

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Literature

#109 in Europe

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Literature

#156 in Europe

#399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Literature

#183 in Europe

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 12,811

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Literature

#269 in Europe

#659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Literature

#299 in Europe

#744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

10. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Literature

#325 in Europe

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Literature

#348 in Europe

#906 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Literature

#605 in Europe

#1919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

13. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Literature

#687 in Europe

#2279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Literature

#759 in Europe

#2691 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

15. University of Applied Sciences Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Literature

#762 in Europe

#2710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%

16. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Literature

#777 in Europe

#2794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 2,944

17. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Literature

#806 in Europe

#2944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 21,038

18. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Literature

#845 in Europe

#3158 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

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