13 Best universities for Environmental Chemistry 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 Environmental Chemistry. A graph of 1.31M citations received by 28K academic papers made by 13 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 Environmental Chemistry

#1 in Europe

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Environmental Chemistry

#6 in Europe

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Environmental Chemistry

#76 in Europe

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Environmental Chemistry

#88 in Europe

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Environmental Chemistry

#98 in Europe

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Environmental Chemistry

#158 in Europe

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Environmental Chemistry

#193 in Europe

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Environmental Chemistry

#302 in Europe

#850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Environmental Chemistry

#365 in Europe

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Environmental Chemistry

#536 in Europe

#1969 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

11. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Environmental Chemistry

#543 in Europe

#1989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

12. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Environmental Chemistry

#767 in Europe

#3315 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Environmental Chemistry

#797 in Europe

#3519 in the World

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