16 Best universities for Nuclear 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 Nuclear Physics. A graph of 2.97M citations received by 68.7K academic papers made by 16 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

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Nuclear Physics

#7 in Europe

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Nuclear Physics

#9 in Europe

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Nuclear Physics

#24 in Europe

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

4. University of Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Nuclear Physics

#41 in Europe

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

5. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Nuclear Physics

#61 in Europe

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Nuclear Physics

#64 in Europe

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Nuclear Physics

#203 in Europe

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

8. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Nuclear Physics

#220 in Europe

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

9. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Nuclear Physics

#257 in Europe

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Nuclear Physics

#634 in Europe

#2327 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Nuclear Physics

#653 in Europe

#2406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

12. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Nuclear Physics

#696 in Europe

#2661 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

13. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Nuclear Physics

#705 in Europe

#2711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

14. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Nuclear Physics

#739 in Europe

#2891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

15. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Nuclear Physics

#777 in Europe

#3095 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

16. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Nuclear Physics

#888 in Europe

#3685 in the World

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

Physics subfields in Switzerland

Acoustical Engineering18

Applied/Engineering Physics9

Astrophysics and Astronomy18

Atomic and Molecular physics9

Condensed Matter Physics9

Materials Science18

Medical Physics11

Nanotechnology16

Optical Engineering18

Quantum and Particle physics19

Theoretical Physics12