16 Best universities for Physical 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 Physical chemistry. A graph of 2.05M citations received by 48.7K academic papers made by 16 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 Physical chemistry

#1 in Europe

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Physical chemistry

#5 in Europe

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Physical chemistry

#80 in Europe

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

4. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Physical chemistry

#116 in Europe

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

5. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Physical chemistry

#140 in Europe

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

6. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Physical chemistry

#169 in Europe

#494 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Physical chemistry

#220 in Europe

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Physical chemistry

#281 in Europe

#798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Physical chemistry

#314 in Europe

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Physical chemistry

#624 in Europe

#2296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

11. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Physical chemistry

#686 in Europe

#2656 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

12. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Physical chemistry

#710 in Europe

#2782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

13. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Physical chemistry

#738 in Europe

#2915 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Physical chemistry

#753 in Europe

#2998 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

15. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Physical chemistry

#830 in Europe

#3334 in the World

16. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Physical chemistry

#876 in Europe

#3582 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

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