18 Best universities for Psychiatry 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 Psychiatry. A graph of 4.5M citations received by 112K academic papers made by 18 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 Psychiatry

#21 in Europe

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Psychiatry

#44 in Europe

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

3. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Psychiatry

#69 in Europe

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

4. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Psychiatry

#76 in Europe

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

5. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Psychiatry

#80 in Europe

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

6. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Psychiatry

#111 in Europe

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

7. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Psychiatry

#131 in Europe

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

8. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Psychiatry

#223 in Europe

#621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Psychiatry

#354 in Europe

#1059 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Psychiatry

#465 in Europe

#1552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Psychiatry

#475 in Europe

#1588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Psychiatry

#479 in Europe

#1613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Psychiatry

#511 in Europe

#1748 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Psychiatry

#614 in Europe

#2286 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Psychiatry

#702 in Europe

#2682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Psychiatry

#800 in Europe

#3286 in the World

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Psychiatry

#958 in Europe

#4234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

18. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Psychiatry

#959 in Europe

#4239 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

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

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

Physical Therapy16

Plastic Surgery8

Public Health18

Radiation Therapy11

Radiology and Nuclear medicine17

Respiratory Therapy8

Sonography and Ultrasound7

Sports / Exercise science9

Sports Medicine15