19 Best universities for Psychology 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 Psychology. A graph of 8.59M citations received by 216K academic papers made by 19 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 Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Psychology

#17 in Europe

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Psychology

#46 in Europe

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

3. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Psychology

#61 in Europe

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

4. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Psychology

#65 in Europe

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Psychology

#69 in Europe

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

6. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Psychology

#81 in Europe

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

7. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Psychology

#90 in Europe

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Psychology

#223 in Europe

#623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Psychology

#291 in Europe

#828 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Psychology

#353 in Europe

#1032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

11. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Psychology

#421 in Europe

#1302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Psychology

#550 in Europe

#1887 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Psychology

#564 in Europe

#1961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

14. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Psychology

#589 in Europe

#2053 in the World

15. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Psychology

#652 in Europe

#2411 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

16. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Psychology

#662 in Europe

#2461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

17. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Psychology

#675 in Europe

#2525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

18. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Psychology

#727 in Europe

#2754 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

19. Webster University Geneva

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Switzerland | Bellevue

For Psychology

#1100 in Europe

#4827 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1915

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

Psychology subfields in Switzerland

Child Psychology18

Clinical Psychology17

Cognitive Science17

Education Majors18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution12

Occupational Therapy13

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology6

Social Psychology19

Special Education6