20 Best universities for Environmental Science in Switzerland

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 24.2M citations received by 744K academic papers made by 20 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

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
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

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Environmental Science

#36 in Europe

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Environmental Science

#97 in Europe

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 12,811

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Environmental Science

#104 in Europe

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Environmental Science

#112 in Europe

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Environmental Science

#262 in Europe

#727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Environmental Science

#282 in Europe

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Environmental Science

#363 in Europe

#1035 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Environmental Science

#561 in Europe

#1828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Environmental Science

#590 in Europe

#2012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

13. University of Applied Sciences Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Environmental Science

#673 in Europe

#2410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Environmental Science

#680 in Europe

#2438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 21,038

15. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Environmental Science

#683 in Europe

#2458 in the World

16. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Environmental Science

#762 in Europe

#2845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

17. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Environmental Science

#805 in Europe

#3125 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Environmental Science

#845 in Europe

#3366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 2,944

19. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Environmental Science

#868 in Europe

#3536 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

20. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Environmental Science

#1274 in Europe

#5558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
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.