18 Best universities for Ecology 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 Ecology. A graph of 5.46M citations received by 136K academic papers made by 18 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 Ecology

#6 in Europe

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Ecology

#16 in Europe

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Ecology

#23 in Europe

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Ecology

#52 in Europe

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Ecology

#103 in Europe

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Ecology

#104 in Europe

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Ecology

#139 in Europe

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

8. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Ecology

#260 in Europe

#699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Ecology

#279 in Europe

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Ecology

#349 in Europe

#959 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Ecology

#568 in Europe

#1871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Ecology

#642 in Europe

#2288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Ecology

#657 in Europe

#2354 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Ecology

#674 in Europe

#2425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Ecology

#731 in Europe

#2707 in the World

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Ecology

#735 in Europe

#2728 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Ecology

#848 in Europe

#3434 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Ecology

#923 in Europe

#3834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

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

Environmental Science subfields in Switzerland

Agricultural Science16

Earth science and Geophysics16

Environmental Chemistry13

Environmental Engineering12

Environmental Management17

Geography and Cartography19

Geotechnical Engineering15

Hydrology and Water resources management8

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science17

Mining Engineering5

Petrology and Geochemistry13

Urban and Regional planning10

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation13