12 Best universities for Biophysics 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 Biophysics. A graph of 1.05M citations received by 18.6K academic papers made by 12 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

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Biophysics

#8 in Europe

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Biophysics

#17 in Europe

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

3. University of Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Biophysics

#18 in Europe

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biophysics

#22 in Europe

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

5. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Biophysics

#28 in Europe

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Biophysics

#41 in Europe

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

7. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biophysics

#57 in Europe

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Biophysics

#206 in Europe

#536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Biophysics

#388 in Europe

#1145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Biophysics

#447 in Europe

#1421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Biophysics

#472 in Europe

#1517 in the World

12. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Biophysics

#484 in Europe

#1562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

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