13 Best universities for Public Policy / Administration in Switzerland

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 127K citations received by 4.82K 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

#47 in Europe

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Public Policy / Administration

#70 in Europe

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Public Policy / Administration

#84 in Europe

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

4. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Public Policy / Administration

#93 in Europe

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

5. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Public Policy / Administration

#94 in Europe

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Public Policy / Administration

#96 in Europe

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Public Policy / Administration

#130 in Europe

#368 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

8. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Public Policy / Administration

#170 in Europe

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

9. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Public Policy / Administration

#177 in Europe

#483 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

10. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Public Policy / Administration

#232 in Europe

#609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Public Policy / Administration

#352 in Europe

#975 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Public Policy / Administration

#371 in Europe

#1043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

13. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Public Policy / Administration

#463 in Europe

#1327 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.