12 Best universities for Journalism and Digital Media 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 Journalism and Digital Media. A graph of 115K citations received by 3.37K 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 Journalism and Digital Media

#12 in Europe

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Journalism and Digital Media

#28 in Europe

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Journalism and Digital Media

#59 in Europe

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

4. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Journalism and Digital Media

#154 in Europe

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

5. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Journalism and Digital Media

#160 in Europe

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Journalism and Digital Media

#161 in Europe

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Journalism and Digital Media

#177 in Europe

#502 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Journalism and Digital Media

#193 in Europe

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Journalism and Digital Media

#202 in Europe

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

10. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Journalism and Digital Media

#222 in Europe

#602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Journalism and Digital Media

#423 in Europe

#1243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Journalism and Digital Media

#497 in Europe

#1537 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

The best cities to study Journalism and Digital Media in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zurich, Lausanne, Lugano, and Geneva.