13 Best universities for Critical Care Nursing 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 Critical Care Nursing. A graph of 722K citations received by 16.1K 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 Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Critical Care Nursing

#43 in Europe

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

2. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Critical Care Nursing

#51 in Europe

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

3. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Critical Care Nursing

#57 in Europe

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

4. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Critical Care Nursing

#61 in Europe

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

5. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Critical Care Nursing

#69 in Europe

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Critical Care Nursing

#264 in Europe

#705 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

7. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Critical Care Nursing

#266 in Europe

#708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

8. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Critical Care Nursing

#352 in Europe

#1072 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Critical Care Nursing

#365 in Europe

#1137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Critical Care Nursing

#367 in Europe

#1148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Critical Care Nursing

#412 in Europe

#1315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Critical Care Nursing

#418 in Europe

#1334 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Critical Care Nursing

#604 in Europe

#2244 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

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