18 Best universities for Paleontology 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 Paleontology. A graph of 4.75M citations received by 127K 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

Switzerland | Zurich

For Paleontology

#8 in Europe

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Paleontology

#19 in Europe

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Paleontology

#23 in Europe

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

4. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Paleontology

#30 in Europe

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Paleontology

#83 in Europe

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Paleontology

#85 in Europe

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Paleontology

#90 in Europe

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Paleontology

#237 in Europe

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Paleontology

#250 in Europe

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Paleontology

#450 in Europe

#1336 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Paleontology

#576 in Europe

#1934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Paleontology

#698 in Europe

#2560 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Paleontology

#719 in Europe

#2690 in the World

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Paleontology

#773 in Europe

#3001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Paleontology

#775 in Europe

#3013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Paleontology

#805 in Europe

#3252 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Paleontology

#843 in Europe

#3394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

18. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Paleontology

#997 in Europe

#4299 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 Basel.