13 Best universities for Nutrition and Food Science 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 Nutrition and Food Science. A graph of 518K citations received by 11.1K 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 Nutrition and Food Science

#39 in Europe

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Nutrition and Food Science

#107 in Europe

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

3. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Nutrition and Food Science

#113 in Europe

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Nutrition and Food Science

#143 in Europe

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Nutrition and Food Science

#212 in Europe

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Nutrition and Food Science

#235 in Europe

#722 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Nutrition and Food Science

#279 in Europe

#868 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#472 in Europe

#1735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Nutrition and Food Science

#506 in Europe

#1950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Nutrition and Food Science

#543 in Europe

#2166 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

11. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Nutrition and Food Science

#640 in Europe

#2718 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

12. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#818 in Europe

#3769 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

13. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#819 in Europe

#3775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

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