19 Best universities for Biology 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 Biology. A graph of 27.7M citations received by 590K academic papers made by 19 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

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Biology

#20 in Europe

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Biology

#21 in Europe

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biology

#33 in Europe

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

4. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Biology

#41 in Europe

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

5. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Biology

#59 in Europe

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Biology

#60 in Europe

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biology

#70 in Europe

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Biology

#255 in Europe

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Biology

#339 in Europe

#1032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Biology

#449 in Europe

#1482 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Biology

#483 in Europe

#1609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Biology

#692 in Europe

#2792 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Biology

#726 in Europe

#2941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Biology

#740 in Europe

#3000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Biology

#810 in Europe

#3341 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

16. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Biology

#817 in Europe

#3378 in the World

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Biology

#823 in Europe

#3401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

18. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Biology

#828 in Europe

#3429 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

19. Webster University Geneva

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Switzerland | Bellevue

For Biology

#1409 in Europe

#6559 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1915

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