19 Best universities for Geology 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 Geology. A graph of 6.85M citations received by 188K 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 Geology

#5 in Europe

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Geology

#18 in Europe

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Geology

#31 in Europe

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Geology

#34 in Europe

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Geology

#96 in Europe

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Geology

#106 in Europe

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Geology

#116 in Europe

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Geology

#267 in Europe

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Geology

#270 in Europe

#716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Geology

#466 in Europe

#1387 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Geology

#562 in Europe

#1809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Geology

#654 in Europe

#2233 in the World

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Geology

#686 in Europe

#2415 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Geology

#763 in Europe

#2797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Geology

#786 in Europe

#2981 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Geology

#819 in Europe

#3166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Geology

#820 in Europe

#3167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

18. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Geology

#914 in Europe

#3668 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

19. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Geology

#1371 in Europe

#6115 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1915

The best cities to study Geology 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