18 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations 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 Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 210K citations received by 9.64K 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. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Communications and Public Relations

#42 in Europe

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Communications and Public Relations

#67 in Europe

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

3. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Communications and Public Relations

#92 in Europe

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

4. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Communications and Public Relations

#104 in Europe

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

5. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Communications and Public Relations

#158 in Europe

#450 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Communications and Public Relations

#182 in Europe

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

7. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Communications and Public Relations

#192 in Europe

#545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

8. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Communications and Public Relations

#213 in Europe

#586 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

9. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Communications and Public Relations

#240 in Europe

#650 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

10. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Communications and Public Relations

#297 in Europe

#801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Communications and Public Relations

#381 in Europe

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Communications and Public Relations

#454 in Europe

#1290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

13. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Communications and Public Relations

#484 in Europe

#1386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Communications and Public Relations

#501 in Europe

#1445 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Communications and Public Relations

#556 in Europe

#1664 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Communications and Public Relations

#563 in Europe

#1686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Communications and Public Relations

#656 in Europe

#2063 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Communications and Public Relations

#754 in Europe

#2577 in the World

The best cities to study Communications and Public Relations in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zurich, St. Gallen, Lausanne, and Geneva.