18 Best universities for Psychiatry 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 Psychiatry. A graph of 4.81M citations received by 117K 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

#42 in Europe

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

3. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Psychiatry

#66 in Europe

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

4. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Psychiatry

#73 in Europe

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

5. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Psychiatry

#78 in Europe

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

6. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Psychiatry

#112 in Europe

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

7. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Psychiatry

#129 in Europe

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

8. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Psychiatry

#228 in Europe

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Psychiatry

#359 in Europe

#1089 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Psychiatry

#454 in Europe

#1516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Psychiatry

#475 in Europe

#1592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

12. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Psychiatry

#478 in Europe

#1603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Psychiatry

#508 in Europe

#1729 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Psychiatry

#598 in Europe

#2185 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Psychiatry

#698 in Europe

#2671 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

#784 in Europe

#3194 in the World

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Psychiatry

#948 in Europe

#4165 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Psychiatry

#965 in Europe

#4266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

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 Ethics11

Biomedical Engineering13

Clinical Psychology17

Critical Care Nursing13

Family medicine16

Forensic Science7

Gastroenterology and Hepatology12

Health Science17

Healthcare Management (MHA)18

Medical Physics11

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)16

Occupational Therapy13

Oncology and Cancer research15

Ophthalmology13

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