19 Best universities for Biology 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 Biology. A graph of 20.3M citations received by 505K 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

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biology

#20 in Europe

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biology

#22 in Europe

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biology

#31 in Europe

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Biology

#42 in Europe

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Biology

#58 in Europe

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Biology

#63 in Europe

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biology

#70 in Europe

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Biology

#250 in Europe

#715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Biology

#324 in Europe

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Biology

#467 in Europe

#1492 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Biology

#539 in Europe

#1842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Biology

#647 in Europe

#2444 in the World

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Biology

#719 in Europe

#2837 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Biology

#732 in Europe

#2909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Biology

#738 in Europe

#2931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

16. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Biology

#777 in Europe

#3120 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

17. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Biology

#827 in Europe

#3432 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

18. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Biology

#877 in Europe

#3675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

19. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Biology

#1403 in Europe

#6531 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.