19 Best Law schools 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 Law. A graph of 3.05M citations received by 121K 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. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Law

#30 in Europe

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Law

#37 in Europe

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Law

#61 in Europe

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

4. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Law

#67 in Europe

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

5. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Law

#88 in Europe

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Law

#121 in Europe

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

7. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Law

#139 in Europe

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

8. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Law

#164 in Europe

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Law

#259 in Europe

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Law

#295 in Europe

#766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Law

#358 in Europe

#945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Law

#385 in Europe

#1027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

13. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Law

#562 in Europe

#1650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Law

#603 in Europe

#1824 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Law

#696 in Europe

#2276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Law

#719 in Europe

#2417 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Law

#856 in Europe

#3168 in the World

18. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Law

#909 in Europe

#3491 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

19. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Law

#1030 in Europe

#4145 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1915

The best cities to study Law 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