17 Best universities for Clinical 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 Clinical Psychology. A graph of 734K citations received by 19.9K academic papers made by 17 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

#17 in Europe

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Clinical Psychology

#59 in Europe

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

3. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Clinical Psychology

#62 in Europe

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Clinical Psychology

#70 in Europe

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Clinical Psychology

#95 in Europe

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

6. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Clinical Psychology

#197 in Europe

#571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

7. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Clinical Psychology

#207 in Europe

#598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

8. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Clinical Psychology

#286 in Europe

#839 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

9. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Clinical Psychology

#421 in Europe

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

10. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Clinical Psychology

#431 in Europe

#1353 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

11. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Clinical Psychology

#495 in Europe

#1683 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

12. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Clinical Psychology

#504 in Europe

#1740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

13. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Clinical Psychology

#518 in Europe

#1795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

14. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Clinical Psychology

#569 in Europe

#2059 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

15. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Clinical Psychology

#647 in Europe

#2537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

16. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Clinical Psychology

#656 in Europe

#2580 in the World

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Clinical Psychology

#714 in Europe

#2930 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

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 Resolution12

Occupational Therapy13

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology6

Social Psychology19

Special Education6