13 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools 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 Occupational Therapy. A graph of 111K citations received by 3.64K 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 Occupational Therapy

#26 in Europe

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Occupational Therapy

#32 in Europe

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Occupational Therapy

#47 in Europe

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

4. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Occupational Therapy

#58 in Europe

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

5. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Occupational Therapy

#82 in Europe

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

6. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Occupational Therapy

#84 in Europe

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

7. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Occupational Therapy

#126 in Europe

#337 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

8. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Occupational Therapy

#206 in Europe

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

9. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Occupational Therapy

#285 in Europe

#732 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

10. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Occupational Therapy

#305 in Europe

#817 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

11. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Occupational Therapy

#372 in Europe

#1031 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

12. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Occupational Therapy

#384 in Europe

#1065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Occupational Therapy

#454 in Europe

#1281 in the World

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