18 Best universities for Astrophysics and Astronomy 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 Astrophysics and Astronomy. A graph of 3.51M citations received by 81.6K 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. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in Europe

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#15 in Europe

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#30 in Europe

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

4. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#37 in Europe

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#44 in Europe

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#73 in Europe

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#197 in Europe

#467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#294 in Europe

#748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#301 in Europe

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#437 in Europe

#1223 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#531 in Europe

#1590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#618 in Europe

#1974 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#635 in Europe

#2113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

14. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#692 in Europe

#2392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

15. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#784 in Europe

#2814 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

16. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#835 in Europe

#3048 in the World

17. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#879 in Europe

#3293 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#971 in Europe

#3804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

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

Physics subfields in Switzerland

Acoustical Engineering18

Applied/Engineering Physics9

Astrobiology10

Atomic and Molecular physics9

Biophysics11

Condensed Matter Physics9

Optical Engineering18

Quantum and Particle physics19

Theoretical Physics12