19 Best universities for Environmental Science in Switzerland

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 15M citations received by 370K 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

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Environmental Science

#19 in Europe

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Environmental Science

#28 in Europe

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Environmental Science

#39 in Europe

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Environmental Science

#106 in Europe

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Environmental Science

#111 in Europe

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Environmental Science

#116 in Europe

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Environmental Science

#271 in Europe

#761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Environmental Science

#301 in Europe

#838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Environmental Science

#377 in Europe

#1059 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Environmental Science

#581 in Europe

#1924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Environmental Science

#608 in Europe

#2068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Environmental Science

#632 in Europe

#2192 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Environmental Science

#689 in Europe

#2467 in the World

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Environmental Science

#747 in Europe

#2796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Environmental Science

#794 in Europe

#3021 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Environmental Science

#852 in Europe

#3321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

18. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Environmental Science

#877 in Europe

#3468 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

19. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Environmental Science

#1349 in Europe

#5842 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 Geneva.