18 Best universities for Chemistry 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 Chemistry. A graph of 18.1M citations received by 442K 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. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Chemistry

#10 in Europe

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Chemistry

#11 in Europe

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Chemistry

#27 in Europe

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Chemistry

#59 in Europe

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Chemistry

#62 in Europe

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Chemistry

#63 in Europe

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Chemistry

#89 in Europe

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Chemistry

#256 in Europe

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Chemistry

#321 in Europe

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Chemistry

#601 in Europe

#2103 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Chemistry

#619 in Europe

#2209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Chemistry

#698 in Europe

#2661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

13. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Chemistry

#711 in Europe

#2743 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Chemistry

#757 in Europe

#2969 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

15. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Chemistry

#799 in Europe

#3194 in the World

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Chemistry

#825 in Europe

#3297 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Chemistry

#943 in Europe

#3934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

18. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Chemistry

#1012 in Europe

#4276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

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

Chemistry subfields in Switzerland

Biochemical Engineering8

Chemical Engineering16

Computational Chemistry11

Environmental Chemistry13

Inorganic Chemistry10

Materials Science18

Nanotechnology16

Nutrition and Food Science11

Organic Chemistry18

Petrology and Geochemistry13

Physical chemistry16

Polymer science and Plastics engineering8

Radiochemistry9