20 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 8.99M citations received by 342K academic papers made by 20 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

Switzerland | Zurich

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#25 in Europe

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#33 in Europe

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#62 in Europe

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

4. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#64 in Europe

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

5. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#69 in Europe

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#95 in Europe

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#135 in Europe

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#219 in Europe

#526 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#226 in Europe

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#343 in Europe

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#439 in Europe

#1144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

12. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#442 in Europe

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

13. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#589 in Europe

#1698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#660 in Europe

#2007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#670 in Europe

#2071 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#740 in Europe

#2413 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#758 in Europe

#2551 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#766 in Europe

#2600 in the World

19. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1202 in Europe

#4981 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1915

20. Les Roches-Gruyere University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bulle

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1473 in Europe

#6815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zurich, Bern, Lausanne, and Geneva.