13 Best universities for Public Policy / Administration 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 Public Policy / Administration. A graph of 137K citations received by 4.93K academic papers made by 13 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 Public Policy / Administration

#49 in Europe

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Public Policy / Administration

#68 in Europe

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Public Policy / Administration

#82 in Europe

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

4. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Public Policy / Administration

#90 in Europe

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

5. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Public Policy / Administration

#92 in Europe

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Public Policy / Administration

#94 in Europe

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

7. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Public Policy / Administration

#128 in Europe

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

8. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Public Policy / Administration

#162 in Europe

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

9. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Public Policy / Administration

#182 in Europe

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

10. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Public Policy / Administration

#234 in Europe

#612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Public Policy / Administration

#357 in Europe

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Public Policy / Administration

#372 in Europe

#1039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

13. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Public Policy / Administration

#467 in Europe

#1336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

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