19 Best universities for Environmental 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 Environmental Science. A graph of 11.2M citations received by 320K academic papers made by 19 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 Environmental Science

#5 in Europe

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Environmental Science

#18 in Europe

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Environmental Science

#29 in Europe

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Environmental Science

#41 in Europe

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Environmental Science

#109 in Europe

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Environmental Science

#112 in Europe

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Environmental Science

#122 in Europe

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Environmental Science

#277 in Europe

#767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Environmental Science

#293 in Europe

#806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Environmental Science

#380 in Europe

#1055 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Environmental Science

#567 in Europe

#1795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Environmental Science

#620 in Europe

#2107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Environmental Science

#676 in Europe

#2380 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Environmental Science

#702 in Europe

#2487 in the World

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Environmental Science

#734 in Europe

#2696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Environmental Science

#804 in Europe

#3088 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Environmental Science

#841 in Europe

#3279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

18. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Environmental Science

#869 in Europe

#3502 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

19. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Environmental Science

#1288 in Europe

#5626 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1915

The best cities to study Environmental Science in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zurich, Lausanne, Bern, and Basel.