11 Best universities for Political Economy 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 Political Economy. A graph of 73.4K citations received by 4.35K academic papers made by 11 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 Political Economy

#28 in Europe

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Political Economy

#70 in Europe

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

3. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Political Economy

#72 in Europe

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Political Economy

#79 in Europe

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Political Economy

#90 in Europe

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

6. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Political Economy

#98 in Europe

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

7. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Political Economy

#156 in Europe

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

8. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Political Economy

#189 in Europe

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Political Economy

#270 in Europe

#683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Political Economy

#277 in Europe

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Political Economy

#282 in Europe

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

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

Economics subfields in Switzerland

Actuarial Science12

Agricultural Economics6

Development Studies18

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics17

Environmental Economics12

International Economics13

International Relations and Diplomacy10

International Trade13

Investment Banking and Stock trading12