16 Best Physical Therapy 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 Physical Therapy. A graph of 892K citations received by 27.6K academic papers made by 16 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

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Physical Therapy

#36 in Europe

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Physical Therapy

#42 in Europe

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

3. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Physical Therapy

#74 in Europe

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

4. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Physical Therapy

#76 in Europe

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

5. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Physical Therapy

#93 in Europe

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

6. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Physical Therapy

#94 in Europe

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

7. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Physical Therapy

#142 in Europe

#372 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

8. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Physical Therapy

#337 in Europe

#903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Physical Therapy

#384 in Europe

#1047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

10. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Physical Therapy

#397 in Europe

#1132 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Physical Therapy

#398 in Europe

#1139 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

12. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Physical Therapy

#423 in Europe

#1233 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Physical Therapy

#532 in Europe

#1720 in the World

14. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Physical Therapy

#594 in Europe

#2024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

15. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Physical Therapy

#614 in Europe

#2120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

16. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Physical Therapy

#738 in Europe

#2786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

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

Medicine subfields in Switzerland

Anatomy and Physiology17

Anesthesiology14

Bioethics/Medical Ethics9

Biomedical Engineering13

Clinical Psychology17

Critical Care Nursing13

Family medicine16

Forensic Science7

Gastroenterology and Hepatology11

Health Science17

Healthcare Management (MHA)17

Medical Physics11

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)16

Occupational Therapy13

Oncology and Cancer research15

Ophthalmology12

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine14

Plastic Surgery8

Public Health18

Radiation Therapy11

Radiology and Nuclear medicine17

Respiratory Therapy8

Sonography and Ultrasound7

Sports / Exercise science9

Sports Medicine15