19 Best universities for Geography and Cartography 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 Geography and Cartography. A graph of 5.14M citations received by 163K 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 Geography and Cartography

#5 in Europe

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Geography and Cartography

#13 in Europe

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Geography and Cartography

#38 in Europe

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Geography and Cartography

#47 in Europe

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Geography and Cartography

#108 in Europe

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Geography and Cartography

#144 in Europe

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Geography and Cartography

#159 in Europe

#431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Geography and Cartography

#305 in Europe

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Geography and Cartography

#319 in Europe

#820 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Geography and Cartography

#371 in Europe

#976 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Geography and Cartography

#496 in Europe

#1380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Geography and Cartography

#574 in Europe

#1698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Geography and Cartography

#634 in Europe

#1977 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Geography and Cartography

#645 in Europe

#2046 in the World

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Geography and Cartography

#767 in Europe

#2709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Geography and Cartography

#806 in Europe

#2951 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Geography and Cartography

#821 in Europe

#3050 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Geography and Cartography

#841 in Europe

#3160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

19. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Geography and Cartography

#1259 in Europe

#5353 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1915

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