11 Best universities for Biophysics 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 Biophysics. A graph of 1.01M citations received by 18.3K academic papers made by 11 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

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Biophysics

#16 in Europe

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

3. University of Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Biophysics

#18 in Europe

#83 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

#95 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

#40 in Europe

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

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

#207 in Europe

#536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Biophysics

#385 in Europe

#1121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Biophysics

#448 in Europe

#1415 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

#480 in Europe

#1542 in the World

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