19 Best universities for Environmental 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 Environmental Science. A graph of 15.9M citations received by 380K 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

#6 in Europe

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Environmental Science

#21 in Europe

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Environmental Science

#28 in Europe

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Environmental Science

#38 in Europe

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

5. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Environmental Science

#107 in Europe

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Environmental Science

#110 in Europe

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Environmental Science

#116 in Europe

#335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Environmental Science

#274 in Europe

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Environmental Science

#307 in Europe

#856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Environmental Science

#380 in Europe

#1075 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Environmental Science

#582 in Europe

#1941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Environmental Science

#610 in Europe

#2075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Environmental Science

#628 in Europe

#2178 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Environmental Science

#697 in Europe

#2498 in the World

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Environmental Science

#749 in Europe

#2794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Environmental Science

#785 in Europe

#2986 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Environmental Science

#850 in Europe

#3320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

18. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Environmental Science

#875 in Europe

#3446 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

19. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Environmental Science

#1348 in Europe

#5839 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.