14 Best universities for Anesthesiology 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 Anesthesiology. A graph of 775K citations received by 23.4K academic papers made by 14 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 Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Anesthesiology

#27 in Europe

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

2. University of Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Anesthesiology

#31 in Europe

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

3. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Anesthesiology

#83 in Europe

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

4. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Anesthesiology

#107 in Europe

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

5. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Anesthesiology

#133 in Europe

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Anesthesiology

#180 in Europe

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

7. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Anesthesiology

#187 in Europe

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

8. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Anesthesiology

#291 in Europe

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Anesthesiology

#306 in Europe

#979 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Anesthesiology

#427 in Europe

#1519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Anesthesiology

#503 in Europe

#1850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Anesthesiology

#558 in Europe

#2109 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Anesthesiology

#648 in Europe

#2537 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

14. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Anesthesiology

#687 in Europe

#2746 in the World

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

Medicine subfields in Switzerland

Anatomy and Physiology17

Bioethics/Medical Ethics11

Biomedical Engineering13

Clinical Psychology17

Critical Care Nursing13

Family medicine16

Forensic Science7

Gastroenterology and Hepatology12

Health Science17

Healthcare Management (MHA)18

Medical Physics11

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)16

Occupational Therapy13

Oncology and Cancer research15

Ophthalmology13

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine14

Physical Therapy16

Plastic Surgery8

Public Health18

Radiation Therapy11

Radiology and Nuclear medicine17

Respiratory Therapy8

Sonography and Ultrasound7

Sports / Exercise science9

Sports Medicine15