15 Best universities for Nuclear 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 Nuclear Physics. A graph of 1.99M citations received by 56.1K academic papers made by 15 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

Switzerland | Zurich

For Nuclear Physics

#10 in Europe

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Nuclear Physics

#11 in Europe

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Nuclear Physics

#24 in Europe

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

4. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Nuclear Physics

#47 in Europe

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

5. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Nuclear Physics

#61 in Europe

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

6. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Nuclear Physics

#62 in Europe

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

7. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Nuclear Physics

#200 in Europe

#466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

8. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Nuclear Physics

#227 in Europe

#529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Nuclear Physics

#258 in Europe

#621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Nuclear Physics

#616 in Europe

#2188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

11. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Nuclear Physics

#708 in Europe

#2680 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

12. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Nuclear Physics

#712 in Europe

#2698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

13. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Nuclear Physics

#720 in Europe

#2748 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

14. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Nuclear Physics

#754 in Europe

#2969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

15. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Nuclear Physics

#796 in Europe

#3190 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

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

Physics subfields in Switzerland

Acoustical Engineering18

Applied/Engineering Physics9

Astrophysics and Astronomy18

Atomic and Molecular physics9

Condensed Matter Physics10

Materials Science18

Medical Physics11

Nanotechnology16

Optical Engineering18

Quantum and Particle physics19

Theoretical Physics11