19 Best universities for Geology 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 Geology. A graph of 9.64M citations received by 221K 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

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Geology

#5 in Europe

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Geology

#21 in Europe

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Geology

#25 in Europe

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Geology

#28 in Europe

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

5. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Geology

#101 in Europe

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Geology

#102 in Europe

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Geology

#107 in Europe

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Geology

#256 in Europe

#697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Geology

#275 in Europe

#758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Geology

#446 in Europe

#1345 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Geology

#589 in Europe

#1978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Geology

#605 in Europe

#2030 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Geology

#652 in Europe

#2291 in the World

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Geology

#769 in Europe

#2904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Geology

#770 in Europe

#2907 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Geology

#796 in Europe

#3038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

17. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Geology

#826 in Europe

#3198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

18. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Geology

#873 in Europe

#3505 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

19. Webster University Geneva

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Switzerland | Bellevue

For Geology

#1384 in Europe

#6188 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 Geneva.

Environmental Science subfields in Switzerland

Agricultural Science16

Earth science and Geophysics16

Environmental Chemistry13

Environmental Engineering13

Environmental Management18

Geography and Cartography19

Geotechnical Engineering15

Hydrology and Water resources management8

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science18

Mining Engineering5

Petrology and Geochemistry15

Urban and Regional planning11

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation16