14 Best universities for Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology. A graph of 896K citations received by 18.3K academic papers made by 14 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. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Biotechnology

#28 in Europe

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

2. University of Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Biotechnology

#29 in Europe

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

3. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biotechnology

#47 in Europe

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

4. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Biotechnology

#55 in Europe

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

5. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Biotechnology

#64 in Europe

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biotechnology

#83 in Europe

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

7. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Biotechnology

#144 in Europe

#372 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Biotechnology

#319 in Europe

#1017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Biotechnology

#435 in Europe

#1510 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Biotechnology

#542 in Europe

#2109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Biotechnology

#579 in Europe

#2307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

12. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Biotechnology

#600 in Europe

#2453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Biotechnology

#653 in Europe

#2763 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Biotechnology

#711 in Europe

#3082 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

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