17 Best universities for Cognitive Science 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 Cognitive Science. A graph of 1.29M citations received by 31.7K 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

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Cognitive Science

#9 in Europe

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Cognitive Science

#13 in Europe

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

3. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Cognitive Science

#15 in Europe

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Cognitive Science

#25 in Europe

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Cognitive Science

#50 in Europe

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Cognitive Science

#95 in Europe

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

7. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Cognitive Science

#101 in Europe

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

8. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Cognitive Science

#140 in Europe

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

9. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Cognitive Science

#294 in Europe

#806 in the World

10. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Cognitive Science

#322 in Europe

#919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Cognitive Science

#370 in Europe

#1085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Cognitive Science

#391 in Europe

#1177 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

13. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Cognitive Science

#428 in Europe

#1355 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Cognitive Science

#603 in Europe

#2122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Cognitive Science

#765 in Europe

#3015 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

16. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Cognitive Science

#797 in Europe

#3181 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

17. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Cognitive Science

#802 in Europe

#3233 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 Psychology16

Education Majors18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution13

Occupational Therapy11

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology8

Social Psychology19

Special Education8