16 Best universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in Switzerland

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 1.79M citations received by 43.6K 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

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Europe

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in Europe

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

4. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Earth science and Geophysics

#63 in Europe

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#69 in Europe

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Earth science and Geophysics

#85 in Europe

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Earth science and Geophysics

#103 in Europe

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#190 in Europe

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Earth science and Geophysics

#230 in Europe

#639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Earth science and Geophysics

#646 in Europe

#2341 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

11. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Earth science and Geophysics

#663 in Europe

#2405 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

12. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#678 in Europe

#2490 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Earth science and Geophysics

#682 in Europe

#2516 in the World

14. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#721 in Europe

#2776 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#731 in Europe

#2869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Earth science and Geophysics

#772 in Europe

#3077 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.