17 Best universities for Virology 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 Virology. A graph of 1.37M citations received by 33.1K academic papers made by 17 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 Virology

#8 in Europe

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Virology

#29 in Europe

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

3. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Virology

#42 in Europe

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

4. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Virology

#48 in Europe

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Virology

#49 in Europe

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Virology

#84 in Europe

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

7. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Virology

#127 in Europe

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

8. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Virology

#215 in Europe

#674 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Virology

#256 in Europe

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

10. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Virology

#263 in Europe

#804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Virology

#290 in Europe

#946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Virology

#493 in Europe

#1875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

13. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Virology

#628 in Europe

#2630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

14. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Virology

#629 in Europe

#2639 in the World

15. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Virology

#632 in Europe

#2652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

16. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Virology

#677 in Europe

#2885 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

17. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Virology

#746 in Europe

#3340 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

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