14 Best universities for Microbiology 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 Microbiology. A graph of 910K citations received by 22.2K 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 Microbiology

#13 in Europe

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Microbiology

#28 in Europe

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

3. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Microbiology

#54 in Europe

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

4. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Microbiology

#55 in Europe

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Microbiology

#67 in Europe

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Microbiology

#73 in Europe

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Microbiology

#112 in Europe

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Microbiology

#177 in Europe

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Microbiology

#323 in Europe

#972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Microbiology

#443 in Europe

#1587 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Microbiology

#560 in Europe

#2334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Microbiology

#601 in Europe

#2582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Microbiology

#665 in Europe

#2973 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Microbiology

#702 in Europe

#3180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

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