14 Best universities for Biotechnology in Switzerland

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Biotechnology. A graph of 718K citations received by 16.7K 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 Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biotechnology

#33 in Europe

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Biotechnology

#35 in Europe

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

3. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biotechnology

#49 in Europe

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Biotechnology

#63 in Europe

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biotechnology

#66 in Europe

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

6. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biotechnology

#86 in Europe

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Biotechnology

#143 in Europe

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Biotechnology

#304 in Europe

#946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Biotechnology

#442 in Europe

#1510 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Biotechnology

#551 in Europe

#2106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Biotechnology

#570 in Europe

#2201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Biotechnology

#608 in Europe

#2504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Biotechnology

#635 in Europe

#2646 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Biotechnology

#698 in Europe

#3005 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

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