11 Best universities for Medical Physics 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 Medical Physics. A graph of 190K citations received by 4.34K academic papers made by 11 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 Medical Physics

#8 in Europe

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

2. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Medical Physics

#28 in Europe

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

3. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Medical Physics

#38 in Europe

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

4. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Medical Physics

#91 in Europe

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

5. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Medical Physics

#100 in Europe

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Medical Physics

#113 in Europe

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Medical Physics

#143 in Europe

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

8. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Medical Physics

#271 in Europe

#712 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Medical Physics

#299 in Europe

#805 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Medical Physics

#306 in Europe

#831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Medical Physics

#321 in Europe

#867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

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

Physics subfields in Switzerland

Acoustical Engineering18

Applied/Engineering Physics9

Astrophysics and Astronomy18

Atomic and Molecular physics9

Condensed Matter Physics9

Materials Science18

Nanotechnology16

Nuclear Physics16

Optical Engineering18

Quantum and Particle physics19

Theoretical Physics12