16 Best universities for Clinical 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 Clinical Psychology. A graph of 505K citations received by 17.4K 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. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Clinical Psychology

#20 in Europe

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Clinical Psychology

#61 in Europe

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

3. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Clinical Psychology

#67 in Europe

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Clinical Psychology

#70 in Europe

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Clinical Psychology

#102 in Europe

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

6. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Clinical Psychology

#197 in Europe

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

7. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Clinical Psychology

#222 in Europe

#637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

8. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Clinical Psychology

#246 in Europe

#714 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Clinical Psychology

#400 in Europe

#1241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Clinical Psychology

#419 in Europe

#1303 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Clinical Psychology

#479 in Europe

#1592 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

12. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Clinical Psychology

#512 in Europe

#1739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

13. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Clinical Psychology

#539 in Europe

#1859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Clinical Psychology

#574 in Europe

#2043 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

15. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Clinical Psychology

#644 in Europe

#2442 in the World

16. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Clinical Psychology

#661 in Europe

#2532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

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

Psychology subfields in Switzerland

Child Psychology18

Cognitive Science17

Education Majors18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution13

Occupational Therapy11

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology8

Social Psychology19

Special Education8