20 Best universities for Physics in Switzerland

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 24.2M citations received by 744K academic papers made by 20 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

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Physics

#6 in Europe

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Physics

#54 in Europe

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Physics

#55 in Europe

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Physics

#73 in Europe

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Physics

#96 in Europe

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 12,811

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Physics

#189 in Europe

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Physics

#266 in Europe

#714 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Physics

#309 in Europe

#832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Physics

#518 in Europe

#1650 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Physics

#573 in Europe

#1853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Physics

#712 in Europe

#2557 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

13. University of Applied Sciences Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Physics

#717 in Europe

#2578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Physics

#719 in Europe

#2595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 21,038

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Physics

#737 in Europe

#2676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Physics

#750 in Europe

#2748 in the World

17. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Physics

#802 in Europe

#2980 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

18. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Physics

#850 in Europe

#3244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

19. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Physics

#957 in Europe

#3786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 2,944

20. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Physics

#1359 in Europe

#5931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
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 Engineering19

Applied/Engineering Physics9

Astrophysics and Astronomy19

Atomic and Molecular physics9

Condensed Matter Physics10

Materials Science19

Medical Physics11

Nanotechnology17

Nuclear Physics14

Optical Engineering19

Quantum and Particle physics19

Theoretical Physics11