18 Best universities for Environmental Management 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 Environmental Management. A graph of 1.87M citations received by 32.3K academic papers made by 18 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 Environmental Management

#6 in Europe

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Environmental Management

#35 in Europe

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Environmental Management

#51 in Europe

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

4. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Environmental Management

#78 in Europe

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Environmental Management

#171 in Europe

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Environmental Management

#184 in Europe

#540 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Environmental Management

#223 in Europe

#665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Environmental Management

#331 in Europe

#973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Environmental Management

#347 in Europe

#1021 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Environmental Management

#486 in Europe

#1540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Environmental Management

#577 in Europe

#1958 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

12. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Environmental Management

#601 in Europe

#2084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

13. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Environmental Management

#634 in Europe

#2237 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

14. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Environmental Management

#698 in Europe

#2557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

15. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Environmental Management

#727 in Europe

#2677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

16. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Environmental Management

#745 in Europe

#2791 in the World

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Environmental Management

#834 in Europe

#3230 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Environmental Management

#985 in Europe

#3928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

The best cities to study Environmental Management in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zurich, Lausanne, Bern, and Basel.