12 Best universities for Journalism and Digital Media 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 Journalism and Digital Media. A graph of 76.8K citations received by 2.91K 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

#9 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

#27 in Europe

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Journalism and Digital Media

#33 in Europe

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Journalism and Digital Media

#132 in Europe

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Journalism and Digital Media

#145 in Europe

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Journalism and Digital Media

#160 in Europe

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Journalism and Digital Media

#164 in Europe

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Journalism and Digital Media

#186 in Europe

#512 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Journalism and Digital Media

#207 in Europe

#554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

10. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Journalism and Digital Media

#217 in Europe

#590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Journalism and Digital Media

#379 in Europe

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Journalism and Digital Media

#470 in Europe

#1409 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, Geneva, and Bern.