12 Best universities for Zoology 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 Zoology. A graph of 1000K citations received by 23.5K academic papers made by 12 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 Zoology

#5 in Europe

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Zoology

#17 in Europe

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

3. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Zoology

#41 in Europe

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

4. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Zoology

#55 in Europe

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

5. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Zoology

#63 in Europe

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

6. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Zoology

#122 in Europe

#323 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

7. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Zoology

#129 in Europe

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

8. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Zoology

#144 in Europe

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

9. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Zoology

#260 in Europe

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Zoology

#603 in Europe

#2347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Zoology

#604 in Europe

#2349 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Zoology

#704 in Europe

#2915 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

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