13 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools 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 Occupational Therapy. A graph of 102K citations received by 3.46K 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

#33 in Europe

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Occupational Therapy

#46 in Europe

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

4. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Occupational Therapy

#63 in Europe

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Occupational Therapy

#84 in Europe

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

6. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Occupational Therapy

#86 in Europe

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

7. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Occupational Therapy

#125 in Europe

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

8. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Occupational Therapy

#209 in Europe

#511 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

9. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Occupational Therapy

#287 in Europe

#749 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

10. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Occupational Therapy

#316 in Europe

#851 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

11. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Occupational Therapy

#359 in Europe

#998 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

12. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Occupational Therapy

#377 in Europe

#1045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Occupational Therapy

#447 in Europe

#1247 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.