20 Best universities for Mathematics in Switzerland

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Mathematics. A graph of 24.2M citations received by 744K academic papers made by 20 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. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Mathematics

#10 in Europe

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Mathematics

#12 in Europe

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Mathematics

#47 in Europe

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Mathematics

#61 in Europe

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Mathematics

#88 in Europe

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Mathematics

#94 in Europe

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Mathematics

#144 in Europe

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 12,811

8. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Mathematics

#268 in Europe

#702 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Mathematics

#329 in Europe

#881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Mathematics

#390 in Europe

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Mathematics

#421 in Europe

#1183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. University of Applied Sciences Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Mathematics

#652 in Europe

#2220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%

13. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Mathematics

#696 in Europe

#2473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Mathematics

#705 in Europe

#2540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 21,038

15. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Mathematics

#733 in Europe

#2691 in the World

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Mathematics

#735 in Europe

#2695 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Mathematics

#756 in Europe

#2865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Mathematics

#779 in Europe

#2991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 2,944

19. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Mathematics

#901 in Europe

#3675 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

20. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Mathematics

#1292 in Europe

#5693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1915

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

Mathematics subfields in Switzerland

Actuarial Science10

Applied Mathematics12

Blockchain and Cryptography15

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics17

Math Teachers15

Operations Research10