16 Best universities for Library and Information 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 Library and Information science. A graph of 440K citations received by 14.9K 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. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Library and Information science

#30 in Europe

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Library and Information science

#33 in Europe

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Library and Information science

#46 in Europe

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

4. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Library and Information science

#50 in Europe

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Library and Information science

#73 in Europe

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

6. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Library and Information science

#108 in Europe

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Library and Information science

#112 in Europe

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Library and Information science

#223 in Europe

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Library and Information science

#231 in Europe

#585 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Library and Information science

#386 in Europe

#1033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Library and Information science

#409 in Europe

#1113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Library and Information science

#429 in Europe

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Library and Information science

#666 in Europe

#2226 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Library and Information science

#682 in Europe

#2311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Library and Information science

#712 in Europe

#2453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Library and Information science

#720 in Europe

#2500 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

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

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