17 Best universities for Cognitive Science in Switzerland

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Cognitive Science. A graph of 1.88M citations received by 36.7K 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. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Cognitive Science

#13 in Europe

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. University of Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Cognitive Science

#15 in Europe

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

3. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Cognitive Science

#16 in Europe

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

4. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Cognitive Science

#25 in Europe

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Cognitive Science

#45 in Europe

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

6. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Cognitive Science

#93 in Europe

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

7. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Cognitive Science

#117 in Europe

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Cognitive Science

#123 in Europe

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

9. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Cognitive Science

#234 in Europe

#622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

10. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Cognitive Science

#318 in Europe

#919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Cognitive Science

#364 in Europe

#1099 in the World

12. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Cognitive Science

#372 in Europe

#1127 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Cognitive Science

#445 in Europe

#1462 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Cognitive Science

#614 in Europe

#2233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Cognitive Science

#768 in Europe

#3063 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Cognitive Science

#776 in Europe

#3094 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

17. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Cognitive Science

#836 in Europe

#3410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

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

Psychology subfields in Switzerland

Child Psychology18

Clinical Psychology17

Education Majors18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution12

Occupational Therapy13

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology7

Social Psychology19

Special Education7