18 Best universities for Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience. A graph of 4.49M citations received by 103K academic papers made by 18 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 Neuroscience

#8 in Europe

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Neuroscience

#38 in Europe

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

3. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Neuroscience

#40 in Europe

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

4. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Neuroscience

#51 in Europe

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Neuroscience

#63 in Europe

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

6. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Neuroscience

#64 in Europe

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

7. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Neuroscience

#69 in Europe

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Neuroscience

#137 in Europe

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Neuroscience

#332 in Europe

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

10. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Neuroscience

#374 in Europe

#1072 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Neuroscience

#396 in Europe

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Neuroscience

#510 in Europe

#1608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

13. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Neuroscience

#550 in Europe

#1797 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Neuroscience

#561 in Europe

#1842 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Neuroscience

#694 in Europe

#2487 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Neuroscience

#707 in Europe

#2533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

17. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Neuroscience

#718 in Europe

#2593 in the World

18. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Neuroscience

#959 in Europe

#3869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

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