18 Best universities for Management 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 Management. A graph of 1.98M citations received by 57.6K 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 Management

#8 in Europe

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Management

#11 in Europe

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Management

#53 in Europe

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Management

#86 in Europe

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Management

#116 in Europe

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Management

#144 in Europe

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Management

#146 in Europe

#431 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

8. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Management

#181 in Europe

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

9. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Management

#354 in Europe

#933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

10. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Management

#355 in Europe

#934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Management

#495 in Europe

#1393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Management

#568 in Europe

#1719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Management

#615 in Europe

#1942 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Management

#620 in Europe

#1966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

15. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Management

#679 in Europe

#2261 in the World

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Management

#722 in Europe

#2475 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Management

#737 in Europe

#2540 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Management

#798 in Europe

#2806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

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