15 Best universities for Sports Medicine 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 Sports Medicine. A graph of 432K citations received by 13.6K academic papers made by 15 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 Sports Medicine

#29 in Europe

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Sports Medicine

#43 in Europe

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Sports Medicine

#50 in Europe

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

4. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Sports Medicine

#63 in Europe

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Sports Medicine

#80 in Europe

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Sports Medicine

#100 in Europe

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

7. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Sports Medicine

#121 in Europe

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Sports Medicine

#264 in Europe

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Sports Medicine

#329 in Europe

#852 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

10. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Sports Medicine

#369 in Europe

#984 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

11. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Sports Medicine

#392 in Europe

#1061 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

12. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Sports Medicine

#460 in Europe

#1314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

13. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Sports Medicine

#537 in Europe

#1703 in the World

14. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Sports Medicine

#650 in Europe

#2227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Sports Medicine

#673 in Europe

#2311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

The best cities to study Sports Medicine in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zurich, Lausanne, Bern, 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