12 Best universities for Classics and Ancient History 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 Classics and Ancient History. A graph of 114K citations received by 6.42K academic papers made by 12 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 Classics and Ancient History

#22 in Europe

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Classics and Ancient History

#44 in Europe

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

3. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Classics and Ancient History

#75 in Europe

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Classics and Ancient History

#95 in Europe

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Classics and Ancient History

#97 in Europe

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

6. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Classics and Ancient History

#104 in Europe

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

7. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Classics and Ancient History

#129 in Europe

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Classics and Ancient History

#178 in Europe

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Classics and Ancient History

#186 in Europe

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Classics and Ancient History

#197 in Europe

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Classics and Ancient History

#400 in Europe

#1056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Classics and Ancient History

#588 in Europe

#1799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

The best cities to study Classics and Ancient History in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zurich, Geneva, Basel, and Bern.