16 Best universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics 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 Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 1.9M citations received by 44.4K academic papers made by 16 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 Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Europe

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Europe

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in Europe

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

4. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Earth science and Geophysics

#62 in Europe

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#70 in Europe

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Earth science and Geophysics

#84 in Europe

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Earth science and Geophysics

#104 in Europe

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#189 in Europe

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Earth science and Geophysics

#232 in Europe

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Earth science and Geophysics

#641 in Europe

#2334 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

11. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Earth science and Geophysics

#662 in Europe

#2409 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

12. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Earth science and Geophysics

#677 in Europe

#2496 in the World

13. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#687 in Europe

#2560 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

14. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#725 in Europe

#2793 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#729 in Europe

#2861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Earth science and Geophysics

#769 in Europe

#3051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

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