16 Best Agricultural Science schools 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 Agricultural Science. A graph of 1.29M citations received by 25.4K academic papers made by 16 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.

1. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Agricultural Science

#9 in Europe

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Agricultural Science

#34 in Europe

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

3. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Agricultural Science

#39 in Europe

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Agricultural Science

#77 in Europe

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Agricultural Science

#95 in Europe

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Agricultural Science

#183 in Europe

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

7. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Agricultural Science

#233 in Europe

#724 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

8. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Agricultural Science

#234 in Europe

#730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Agricultural Science

#349 in Europe

#1168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Agricultural Science

#582 in Europe

#2394 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

11. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Agricultural Science

#594 in Europe

#2431 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Agricultural Science

#639 in Europe

#2624 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Agricultural Science

#680 in Europe

#2834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Agricultural Science

#725 in Europe

#3062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Agricultural Science

#768 in Europe

#3305 in the World

16. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Agricultural Science

#777 in Europe

#3347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

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

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