19 Best universities for 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 History. A graph of 2.86M citations received by 98.2K 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. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For History

#23 in Europe

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For History

#29 in Europe

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For History

#46 in Europe

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

4. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For History

#53 in Europe

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

5. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For History

#89 in Europe

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For History

#120 in Europe

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For History

#130 in Europe

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For History

#258 in Europe

#651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For History

#278 in Europe

#693 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For History

#367 in Europe

#929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For History

#446 in Europe

#1205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For History

#450 in Europe

#1218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For History

#642 in Europe

#1993 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For History

#652 in Europe

#2025 in the World

15. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For History

#741 in Europe

#2500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

16. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For History

#787 in Europe

#2824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

17. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For History

#813 in Europe

#2947 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

18. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For History

#888 in Europe

#3369 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

19. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For History

#1164 in Europe

#4820 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1915

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Switzerland

Broadcast Journalism7

Classics and Ancient History12

Communications and Public Relations18

Criminology and Criminal Justice10

Early Childhood Education7

Education Majors18

Forensic Science8

Gender Studies15

Human Rights Law12

Intellectual Property and Patent Law10

International Law12

International Relations and Diplomacy10

Journalism and Digital Media12

Law Enforcement11

Library and Information science15

Media Studies12

Military science10

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution13

Occupational Safety and Health6

Political Economy11

Political Science19

Public Policy / Administration13

Radio and Television broadcasting9

Special Education8

Sports / Exercise science8

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies18

Urban and Regional planning10