18 Best universities for Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience. A graph of 3.48M citations received by 92.7K 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

Switzerland | Zurich

For Neuroscience

#9 in Europe

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Neuroscience

#38 in Europe

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Neuroscience

#39 in Europe

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Neuroscience

#52 in Europe

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Neuroscience

#61 in Europe

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

6. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Neuroscience

#64 in Europe

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Neuroscience

#68 in Europe

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Neuroscience

#133 in Europe

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Neuroscience

#370 in Europe

#1060 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Neuroscience

#389 in Europe

#1116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Neuroscience

#430 in Europe

#1297 in the World

12. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Neuroscience

#517 in Europe

#1617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

13. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Neuroscience

#530 in Europe

#1666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Neuroscience

#592 in Europe

#1959 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Neuroscience

#679 in Europe

#2420 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Neuroscience

#687 in Europe

#2443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Neuroscience

#955 in Europe

#3905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

18. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Neuroscience

#969 in Europe

#3980 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

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