17 Best universities for Physical chemistry in Switzerland

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 24.2M citations received by 744K academic papers made by 17 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

#15 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Physical chemistry

#6 in Europe

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Physical chemistry

#74 in Europe

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 17,744

4. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Physical chemistry

#110 in Europe

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 12,811

5. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Physical chemistry

#134 in Europe

#412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

6. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Physical chemistry

#169 in Europe

#493 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Physical chemistry

#215 in Europe

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Physical chemistry

#297 in Europe

#862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Physical chemistry

#306 in Europe

#899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of Applied Sciences Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Physical chemistry

#607 in Europe

#2232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%

11. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Physical chemistry

#618 in Europe

#2309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Physical chemistry

#684 in Europe

#2668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Physical chemistry

#705 in Europe

#2766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Physical chemistry

#744 in Europe

#2964 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

15. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Physical chemistry

#745 in Europe

#2972 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

16. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Physical chemistry

#801 in Europe

#3246 in the World

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Physical chemistry

#870 in Europe

#3574 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.