19 Best universities for Physics 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 Physics. A graph of 13.8M citations received by 398K academic papers made by 19 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. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Physics

#4 in Europe

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Physics

#5 in Europe

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Physics

#51 in Europe

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

4. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Physics

#58 in Europe

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Physics

#82 in Europe

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Physics

#103 in Europe

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Physics

#195 in Europe

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Physics

#284 in Europe

#751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Physics

#316 in Europe

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Physics

#527 in Europe

#1668 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Physics

#594 in Europe

#1941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Physics

#661 in Europe

#2278 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Physics

#719 in Europe

#2578 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Physics

#724 in Europe

#2598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Physics

#750 in Europe

#2699 in the World

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Physics

#806 in Europe

#2997 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Physics

#868 in Europe

#3294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

18. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Physics

#919 in Europe

#3531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

19. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Physics

#1379 in Europe

#6029 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1915

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

Physics subfields in Switzerland

Acoustical Engineering18

Applied/Engineering Physics9

Astrophysics and Astronomy18

Atomic and Molecular physics9

Condensed Matter Physics10

Materials Science18

Medical Physics11

Nanotechnology16

Nuclear Physics15

Optical Engineering18

Quantum and Particle physics19

Theoretical Physics11