19 Best universities for Anthropology 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 Anthropology. A graph of 664K citations received by 20.1K academic papers made by 19 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. University of Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Anthropology

#35 in Europe

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Anthropology

#88 in Europe

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Anthropology

#104 in Europe

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

4. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Anthropology

#106 in Europe

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

5. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Anthropology

#122 in Europe

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Anthropology

#142 in Europe

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Anthropology

#161 in Europe

#431 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

8. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Anthropology

#192 in Europe

#506 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Anthropology

#274 in Europe

#717 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Anthropology

#305 in Europe

#797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Anthropology

#379 in Europe

#1035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Anthropology

#473 in Europe

#1350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

13. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Anthropology

#486 in Europe

#1386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Anthropology

#509 in Europe

#1474 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Anthropology

#625 in Europe

#2012 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Anthropology

#642 in Europe

#2123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

17. Webster University Geneva

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Switzerland | Bellevue

For Anthropology

#776 in Europe

#2764 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1915

18. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Anthropology

#866 in Europe

#3238 in the World

19. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Anthropology

#913 in Europe

#3509 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Switzerland

Broadcast Journalism8

Classics and Ancient History13

Communications and Public Relations18

Criminology and Criminal Justice11

Early Childhood Education8

Education Majors18

Forensic Science7

Gender Studies15

Human Rights Law11

Intellectual Property and Patent Law10

International Law12

International Relations and Diplomacy10

Journalism and Digital Media12

Law Enforcement9

Library and Information science16

Media Studies12

Military science9

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution12

Occupational Safety and Health7

Political Economy13

Political Science19

Public Policy / Administration13

Radio and Television broadcasting10

Special Education7

Sports / Exercise science9

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies18

Urban and Regional planning11