15 Best universities for Library and Information science 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 Library and Information science. A graph of 287K citations received by 11.9K academic papers made by 15 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 Library and Information science

#30 in Europe

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Library and Information science

#32 in Europe

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

3. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Library and Information science

#43 in Europe

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

4. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Library and Information science

#45 in Europe

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Library and Information science

#87 in Europe

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Library and Information science

#94 in Europe

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Library and Information science

#131 in Europe

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Library and Information science

#217 in Europe

#549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Library and Information science

#247 in Europe

#635 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Library and Information science

#415 in Europe

#1109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Library and Information science

#425 in Europe

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Library and Information science

#437 in Europe

#1207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

13. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Library and Information science

#652 in Europe

#2197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

14. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Library and Information science

#696 in Europe

#2374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

15. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Library and Information science

#719 in Europe

#2510 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

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 Basel.

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