17 Best universities for Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 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 Meteorology and Atmospheric Science. A graph of 1.84M citations received by 49.1K academic papers made by 17 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 Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#3 in Europe

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#7 in Europe

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#25 in Europe

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#105 in Europe

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#110 in Europe

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#148 in Europe

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#235 in Europe

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#325 in Europe

#884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#379 in Europe

#1047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#570 in Europe

#1864 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#601 in Europe

#2044 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#627 in Europe

#2160 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#638 in Europe

#2208 in the World

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#678 in Europe

#2397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#722 in Europe

#2603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#787 in Europe

#2938 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#963 in Europe

#3825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

The best cities to study Meteorology and Atmospheric Science in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zurich, Lausanne, Bern, and Geneva.