19 Best universities for Geography and Cartography 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 Geography and Cartography. A graph of 7.7M citations received by 197K 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

#6 in Europe

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Geography and Cartography

#17 in Europe

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Geography and Cartography

#38 in Europe

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Geography and Cartography

#50 in Europe

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

5. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Geography and Cartography

#103 in Europe

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Geography and Cartography

#141 in Europe

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Geography and Cartography

#147 in Europe

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Geography and Cartography

#300 in Europe

#778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Geography and Cartography

#319 in Europe

#837 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Geography and Cartography

#369 in Europe

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Geography and Cartography

#523 in Europe

#1540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Geography and Cartography

#536 in Europe

#1592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Geography and Cartography

#620 in Europe

#1957 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Geography and Cartography

#649 in Europe

#2102 in the World

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Geography and Cartography

#781 in Europe

#2814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Geography and Cartography

#786 in Europe

#2841 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Geography and Cartography

#817 in Europe

#2999 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Geography and Cartography

#856 in Europe

#3224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

19. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Geography and Cartography

#1328 in Europe

#5657 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.