16 Best Agricultural Science schools 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 Agricultural Science. A graph of 1.21M citations received by 24.8K 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

#8 in Europe

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Agricultural Science

#35 in Europe

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

3. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Agricultural Science

#38 in Europe

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Agricultural Science

#78 in Europe

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Agricultural Science

#93 in Europe

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Agricultural Science

#180 in Europe

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

7. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Agricultural Science

#230 in Europe

#709 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

8. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Agricultural Science

#233 in Europe

#718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Agricultural Science

#347 in Europe

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Agricultural Science

#584 in Europe

#2393 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Agricultural Science

#591 in Europe

#2414 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Agricultural Science

#639 in Europe

#2622 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Agricultural Science

#682 in Europe

#2837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Agricultural Science

#728 in Europe

#3087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Agricultural Science

#769 in Europe

#3301 in the World

16. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Agricultural Science

#775 in Europe

#3343 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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