17 Best Surgeons Medical schools in Switzerland

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 2.71M citations received by 85.7K academic papers made by 17 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 Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Surgery

#20 in Europe

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

2. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Surgery

#34 in Europe

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

3. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Surgery

#88 in Europe

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

4. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Surgery

#93 in Europe

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

5. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Surgery

#99 in Europe

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Surgery

#171 in Europe

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

7. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Surgery

#184 in Europe

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

8. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Surgery

#263 in Europe

#800 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Surgery

#344 in Europe

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Surgery

#348 in Europe

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Surgery

#480 in Europe

#1645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Surgery

#552 in Europe

#1908 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Surgery

#629 in Europe

#2244 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

14. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Surgery

#646 in Europe

#2329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

15. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Surgery

#758 in Europe

#2929 in the World

16. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Surgery

#782 in Europe

#3071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Surgery

#955 in Europe

#4125 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

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

Medicine subfields in Switzerland

Anatomy and Physiology16

Anesthesiology14

Bioethics/Medical Ethics10

Biomedical Engineering13

Clinical Psychology16

Critical Care Nursing12

Family medicine14

Forensic Science8

Gastroenterology and Hepatology11

Health Science16

Healthcare Management (MHA)17

Medical Physics11

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)15

Occupational Therapy11

Oncology and Cancer research14

Ophthalmology10

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine13

Physical Therapy16

Plastic Surgery8

Public Health18

Radiation Therapy11

Radiology and Nuclear medicine17

Respiratory Therapy8

Sonography and Ultrasound7

Sports / Exercise science8

Sports Medicine15