19 Best universities for Psychology 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 Psychology. A graph of 6.33M citations received by 190K 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

Switzerland | Zurich

For Psychology

#17 in Europe

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Psychology

#46 in Europe

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

3. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Psychology

#58 in Europe

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

4. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Psychology

#66 in Europe

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

5. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Psychology

#69 in Europe

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

6. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Psychology

#83 in Europe

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Psychology

#91 in Europe

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Psychology

#222 in Europe

#602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Psychology

#286 in Europe

#813 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Psychology

#417 in Europe

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Psychology

#457 in Europe

#1413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Psychology

#507 in Europe

#1577 in the World

13. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Psychology

#570 in Europe

#1906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

14. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Psychology

#571 in Europe

#1908 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Psychology

#674 in Europe

#2489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Psychology

#682 in Europe

#2528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

17. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Psychology

#728 in Europe

#2740 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

18. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Psychology

#933 in Europe

#3948 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

19. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Psychology

#1081 in Europe

#4710 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, Lausanne, and Geneva.

Psychology subfields in Switzerland

Child Psychology18

Clinical Psychology16

Cognitive Science17

Education Majors18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution13

Occupational Therapy11

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology8

Social Psychology19

Special Education8