16 Best universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics 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 Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 1.33M citations received by 37.3K 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

#12 in Europe

#52 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: 18,576

4. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#77 in Europe

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

5. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Earth science and Geophysics

#81 in Europe

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Earth science and Geophysics

#85 in Europe

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Earth science and Geophysics

#103 in Europe

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#210 in Europe

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Earth science and Geophysics

#228 in Europe

#622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Earth science and Geophysics

#664 in Europe

#2411 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

11. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Earth science and Geophysics

#671 in Europe

#2454 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

12. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Earth science and Geophysics

#674 in Europe

#2480 in the World

13. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#712 in Europe

#2714 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

14. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#713 in Europe

#2718 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

15. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#728 in Europe

#2789 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

16. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Earth science and Geophysics

#766 in Europe

#3015 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.