15 Best universities for Accounting 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 Accounting. A graph of 162K citations received by 7.47K academic papers made by 15 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 Accounting

#33 in Europe

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Accounting

#38 in Europe

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Accounting

#65 in Europe

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

4. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Accounting

#68 in Europe

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Accounting

#103 in Europe

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

6. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Accounting

#141 in Europe

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

7. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Accounting

#157 in Europe

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

8. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Accounting

#211 in Europe

#576 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Accounting

#277 in Europe

#741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Accounting

#289 in Europe

#770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Accounting

#332 in Europe

#864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Accounting

#519 in Europe

#1464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Accounting

#531 in Europe

#1521 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Accounting

#606 in Europe

#1858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

15. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Accounting

#732 in Europe

#2405 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

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