18 Best universities for Paleontology 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 Paleontology. A graph of 6.56M citations received by 146K 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. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Paleontology

#7 in Europe

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. University of Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Paleontology

#17 in Europe

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

3. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Paleontology

#21 in Europe

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

4. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Paleontology

#35 in Europe

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

5. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Paleontology

#80 in Europe

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Paleontology

#83 in Europe

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

7. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Paleontology

#87 in Europe

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Paleontology

#229 in Europe

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Paleontology

#255 in Europe

#703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Paleontology

#432 in Europe

#1307 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Paleontology

#587 in Europe

#2004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Paleontology

#695 in Europe

#2613 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Paleontology

#704 in Europe

#2642 in the World

14. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Paleontology

#772 in Europe

#3043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Paleontology

#793 in Europe

#3123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Paleontology

#814 in Europe

#3272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

17. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Paleontology

#815 in Europe

#3283 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

18. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Paleontology

#1007 in Europe

#4319 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

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