13 Best universities for Nutrition and Food Science 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 Nutrition and Food Science. A graph of 490K citations received by 10.8K 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

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Nutrition and Food Science

#104 in Europe

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

3. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Nutrition and Food Science

#110 in Europe

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Nutrition and Food Science

#139 in Europe

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Nutrition and Food Science

#208 in Europe

#616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Nutrition and Food Science

#233 in Europe

#705 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Nutrition and Food Science

#274 in Europe

#850 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#464 in Europe

#1690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Nutrition and Food Science

#505 in Europe

#1915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Nutrition and Food Science

#549 in Europe

#2205 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

11. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Nutrition and Food Science

#649 in Europe

#2784 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

12. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#796 in Europe

#3646 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

13. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#816 in Europe

#3740 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.