16 Best universities for Nuclear Physics in Switzerland

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 3.1M citations received by 69.9K 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

#34 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: 19,608

4. University of Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Nuclear Physics

#40 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

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Nuclear Physics

#64 in Europe

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Nuclear Physics

#207 in Europe

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

8. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Nuclear Physics

#219 in Europe

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

9. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Nuclear Physics

#258 in Europe

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Nuclear Physics

#650 in Europe

#2408 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Nuclear Physics

#651 in Europe

#2419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

12. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Nuclear Physics

#691 in Europe

#2648 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

13. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Nuclear Physics

#694 in Europe

#2654 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

#2899 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

#766 in Europe

#3044 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

#889 in Europe

#3682 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