20 Best universities for Psychology in Switzerland

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 24.2M citations received by 744K academic papers made by 20 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

#15 in Europe

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Psychology

#44 in Europe

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

3. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Psychology

#61 in Europe

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 17,744

4. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Psychology

#62 in Europe

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

5. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Psychology

#68 in Europe

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

6. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Psychology

#81 in Europe

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Psychology

#87 in Europe

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 12,811

8. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Psychology

#215 in Europe

#590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Psychology

#292 in Europe

#829 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

10. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Psychology

#413 in Europe

#1269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Psychology

#427 in Europe

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Psychology

#566 in Europe

#1971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Psychology

#576 in Europe

#2027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 2,944

14. University of Applied Sciences Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Psychology

#585 in Europe

#2069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%

15. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Psychology

#593 in Europe

#2086 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

16. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Psychology

#598 in Europe

#2104 in the World

17. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Psychology

#692 in Europe

#2626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

18. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Psychology

#693 in Europe

#2630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

19. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Psychology

#715 in Europe

#2759 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

20. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Psychology

#1113 in Europe

#4934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
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 Psychology17

Clinical Psychology17

Cognitive Science18

Education Majors19

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution13

Occupational Therapy12

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology8

Social Psychology20

Special Education8